Baby Development...
From Helpless To Helpful in Just One Year!

Babies follow a quite predictable line of development milestones during their first year. First they just sleep, then become a bit more awake, starts to smile, then talk etc.

It is fun to know what to look for and what you can do to encourage your baby.

But don't become competitive! Babies are different. If your baby rolls over early or late compared to the average says absolutely nothing about the prospects of him becoming a doctor or a rockstar or a happy person for that matter...

Our oldest son didn't walk until he was 20 months old. That is considered quite late by any time table. Was it a problem? No! Was he unnormal? No! He just liked crawling, I suppose!

Most kids are completely normal, whether they are early or late compared to the statistical development milestones.

Of course, if you are worried that something might be wrong with your baby, promptly talk to a pediatrician!

A newborn baby doesn't need all that much stimulation. But the older your baby gets, the more interested will he become in his surroundings and in playing.

As a parent, if you are the one responsible for taking care of the baby all day long, it can become quite tedious to try to entertain the little one unless you know what to do.

Knowing a bit about baby development and what the baby might be interested in at different stages help.

Below you can learn about your baby's development month by month as well as find tips on how to play to encourage your baby at different stages.

For a thorough guide on how activities to stimulate baby development, also check out the book Raising Smarter Babies. It includes activities to stimulate everything from social development to interest in music and mathematics. Highly recommended!

Now, click on the links below to learn more about your baby's development in the months to come.

Baby Development Month By Month

• Your Newborn Baby - A Sleepy New Family Member
• Your 1 Month Old Baby - Starting To Wake Up
• Your 2 Months Old Baby - Starting To Get To Know Each Other
• Your 3 Months Old Baby - Loves His Family
• Your 4 Months Old Baby - A Content Little Darling
• Your 5 Months Old Baby Am I Missing Something?
• Your 6 Months Old Baby - Baba, Dada
• Your 7 Months Old Baby - Testing Your Limits
• Your 8 Months Old Baby - Exploring The World
• Your 9 Months Old Baby - Understanding The Power of Words
• Your 10 Months Old Baby - Preparing To Walk And Talk
• Your 11 Months Old Baby - Look Who's Talking
• Your 12 Months Old Baby - A Happy Chap

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