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Babies |
 Birth to 1 Year Old
What to Expect
Babies grow and change dramatically during their first year. They learn
to look at their hands and toes and play with them. They learn to cry when their
parents leave them and to recognize their own names.
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- Develop some control over their bodies. They learn to
hold up their heads, roll over, sit up, crawl, stand up and, in some cases,
walk.
- Become aware of themselves as separate from others. They
learn to look at their hands and toes and play with them. They learn to cry
when their parents leave and to recognize their own names.
- Play games. Babies first play with their own hands.
Later they show an interest in toys, enjoy "putting in and taking out" games
and eventually carry around or hug dolls or stuffed toys.
- Relate to others. Babies first respond to adults more
than they do to other babies. Later they notice other babies, but they tend
to treat these babies as objects instead of people. Then they pay attention
when other babies make sounds.
- Communicate and develop language skills. Babies first
cry and make throaty noises. Later they babble and say "mama" and "dada."
Then they make lots of sounds and begin to name a few familiar people and
objects. They begin to enjoy hearing rhyming and silly language.
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What Babies Need
Babies require |
- Loving parents or caregivers who respond to their cries
and gurgles and who keep them safe and comfortable;
- Opportunities to move about and to practice new physical
skills;
- Safe objects to look at, bat, grab, bang, pat, roll and
examine;
- Safe play areas; and
- Many opportunities to hear language, to make sounds and
to have someone respond to those sounds.
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Information source: U.S. Department of Education - Helping Your Preschool Child |
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