Baby Development
How Much Sleep Does a Baby Need?
Take a look at the following age-by-age chart to help you understand what you can expect regarding babies' sleep-wake cycle, but remember that your baby may differ from the average....
Language & Communication 18 - 24 m
A World of Words These six months are marked by rapid development of your baby’s vocabulary and his grammatical ability to form basic sentences. New words every day, two-word sentences...
Language & Communication 12 - 18 m
Language: An Opening into your Child’s Inner World By your baby’s first birthday, she is usually able to say at least one clearly identifiable word and to understand quite a...
Language & Communication 9 - 12 m
Baby’s First Words As your baby approaches his first birthday, words become a more substantial part of his developing world of understanding. His first word is just around the corner,...
Playing with Your Baby
Playtime is not only a whole lot of fun for parent and baby, it is a time when baby learns, grows and develops through exploration, interaction and bonding. Read full...
Language & Communication 6 - 9 m
Baby Talk Your baby's expressive verbal language skills develop quite dramatically during this period, making communication that much more fun and rewarding. Adorable Intonations Baby connects several syllables of different...
Language & Communication 3 - 6 m
The Foundations of Speech At three months, your baby takes “baby steps” toward comprehending and expressing words. You will doubtless thoroughly enjoy hearing him prattle away in a symphony rich...
Language & Communication 1 - 3 m
Cooing, Babbling and More Welcome to the adorable “cooing” stage! Enjoy as your baby’s soft involuntary gurgles slowly transform into intentional cooing and smiles and laughter enrich her communication. The...
Sensory Regulation in Babies
Sensory regulation, the way we process and react to stimulation received through our senses, plays a central role in baby’s cognitive, social and motor development. Parents play an important part...
Language & Communication 0 - 1 m
The Language of Crying The very first stage in language development is the "crying stage". Your newborn's only means of communication when he is just born is crying, a fact...
Language Development and Reading
Books play a significant part in supporting baby’s growth and development by enriching their language and introducing them to the social world they are living in. However, studies find it...
Language & Communication
Language & Communication Language and other forms of communication enable us to share our ideas, thoughts and feelings. Learn about the various stages of language and communication development to gain...