Baby Development
Cognition 18 - 24 m
A New World of Abstract Thought and Imagination At the age of two, toddlers' cognitive skills transform: they are less reliant on the concrete world, and can envision abstract ideas,...
Cognition 12 - 18 m
Understanding Evolving in Leaps and Bounds At this point, no problem seems unsolvable for your baby and no obstacle too hard to overcome. You can almost hear his mind fast...
Understanding and Sense of Control
As they grow, babies begin to understand the connection between cause and effect. They see that there is a connection between their actions and the world around them and begin...
Cognition 9 - 12 m
The Boundless Curiosity of Your Developing Baby Hold on and join the ride - your baby has become a veritable "scientist." Every day brings on a new experiment as she...
Eye Contact in Babies: Expert Advice
When parents’ and babies’ eyes meet something very special happens – an emotional connection is established. Read about eye gaze and eye contact in this insightful article and learn what...
Fascinating Facts about Music and Babies
At the moment of birth, baby’s brain is a little over a quarter of the size of an adult’s brain and grows rapidly in the first three years. This ione...
Cognition 6 - 9 m
Growing and Gaining Knowledge By now your baby's understanding of causal relationships is much more developed. He not only distinguishes between cause and effect, but also understands how the result...
Cognition 3 - 6 m
Discovering the Ability to Make a Difference Your baby has already begun showing signs that she understands that certain actions will bring about certain results. She now repeats such actions...
A Look at Baby's First Year of Sleep
Sleep is a basic physiological need required for body growth, brain maturation, learning and memory. For this reason and others, sleep is one of the most important things for your...
Cognition 1 - 3 m
Starting to Make Sense of the World Your world as a family is starting to take shape, as your baby begins to realize that there are order and rules to...
Baby Development: Talking to Babies
When parents talk to young infants they facilitate their development in a way that is highly important for the organization of their brain and future accomplishments in life. Long before...
Cognition 0 - 1 m
Tools for Life Outside the Womb Most of the learning that takes place in a baby's first month occurs with you – the mother or the primary caretaker. Baby is...