
What is joint attention and why does it matter?
Key points: Engaging in shared attention efforts is one of the easiest ways to bond with your child while supporting…
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Key points: Engaging in shared attention efforts is one of the easiest ways to bond with your child while supporting…
Key points: Serve and return are back and forth interactions between a parent and a child, where the adults share…
Introducing solids to a baby is very exciting. And since we use the same parts of our mouth for eating…
Key points: Baby’s brain develops 90% of its adult size in the first three years. Early experiences shape neural connections…
Key points: Pointing is one of the earliest ways in which babies communicate before they can speak, and can begin…
Key points: Turning your home into a musical environment positively influences a child’s cognitive, physical, linguistic, and social-emotional development. Experiment…
Key points: Children need cues and pauses to do the things we ask them to do. Music and obstacle courses…
Key points: 1. Baby sign language encourages early communication. 2. It reduces frustration and supports language development. 3. Start with…
Key points:1. Children understand concepts like big and small and start grasping numbers and spatial prepositions.2. Gestures play a role…
Key points:1. Babies start communicating through gestures around 5 months.2. Gestures facilitate learning by regulating children’s attention and providing conceptual…
Key points:1. Children’s language development progresses in distinct stages during the first few years.2. Babies start with vowel and guttural…
Key points: Object manipulation in early development is crucial for later language, communication, and gestural skills. Exploration of objects is…
Key points: Your child’s manipulative skills involve using objects to complete tasks and are essential for understanding the world. They…
Key points: 1. Play is essential for a child’s development, fostering exploration, learning, creativity, and social interaction. 2. When playing…
Key points: 1. Babies’ brain development depends on responsive interactions with caregivers. 2. “Serve and return interactions” with caregivers are…
Key points: 1. “Being there” involves serve and return interactions. 2. Occasional lapses in attention are normal. 3. Not all…
Key points: Begin reading to your baby early with short and simple books, focusing on one concept at a time…
Key points: 1. Developmental delays vary, so remember each child has their own pace. 2. Look for red flags like…
If you have been paying close attention to your baby, you have probably noticed that before they can even talk,…
Key points: Hand gestures are natural and prevalent in communication across different cultures and are important in language development, as…
Key points: Baby’s language development begins before first words. First attempts at language include cries, coos, and babbling. First words…
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