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Guide Your Baby Every Day

Babies learn by exploring the things around them. Show your baby
how to look at, listen to, touch or smell something new or different.
Hold your baby so she can see things. Help her hold objects like her
socks or a rattle. As she grows, give her safe objects to feel, shake or
put into her mouth.
 Be your baby’s teacher. She will see how you react to things. When
you get excited about a toy or object, she’ll get excited too. As she
grows, show her how things work—for example, how doors open
and close. Talk about what you are doing. For example, “I am
putting the food in the pot to cook it.”
 When a baby is learning something new, it helps her to try it again
and again. With your help and support this can be fun, and your
baby will like trying new things.
 Protect your baby from harsh disapproval, teasing or punishment. A
baby doesn’t understand right from wrong. She doesn’t know what
things are dangerous for her to do. Watch her to keep her safe.
Remove her from situations where she can be hurt or injured.
 Talk and sing to your baby. Even before she is able to speak, this
helps her develop language skills. Babies learn best when you talk
to them.
 Read to your baby from the earliest months of her life and continue
this habit as she grows.
Babies Have People Skills, Too

From the start, your baby is interested in your face. She notices your
expressions and tone of voice. She reacts to your emotions. For
example, when you say something in a soft and loving way, she will
relax and feel more secure.
Scientists have learned that babies show emotions as early as when
they are one month old. Something else scientists have learned is that
feeling good helps babies learn better.
Why? Happy babies are more alert, attentive and responsive. Babies
remember things better when they are happy and at ease. The way
you hold and talk to your baby can help her feel happy.
Babies who are alert and feeling good are more likely to look at things,
explore and play. They will pay attention more. For example, they will
try to make new things happen with toys or make sounds with people.
This helps them learn and remember new things.
Brief periods of distress or difficulty will occur. These will not harm a
child. Short periods of negative emotions can be helpful for your baby.
You should do something quickly to help her feel better. From this she
will learn you care about what she tries to tell you. Long periods of
negative emotion, like crying, can do harm.
In the first month, the negative emotion that occurs is distress or a
response to pain. Later, she will show sadness and anger. Next comes
fear. All people have these emotions to protect themselves. Help your
baby be at ease with having emotions. Respond to her emotions in a
warm and loving way.
You can tell what your baby is feeling by changes in her facial
expression. You can also see what she is feeling by her posture,
movements and the sounds she makes.

Label: Your Newborn

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