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In my last blog post, I shared some insight into your baby’s brain development during the first year of life. Now I’d like to share some tips to help you encourage your child’s development throughout year one. Parenting Tips for Newborns through Age One: Talk to your infant, sing, and listen and react to your

Have you ever wondered why your toddler isn’t responding to you with what you believe should be a “normal” reaction? Or you can’t understand why your baby keeps opening and shutting the closet door over and over again? Humans are one of the few species on earth born “unfinished.” At birth, our brains are nowhere

Your baby is a social animal and is dependent on your reactions to his efforts at language. You can reinforce your baby’s speech in a variety of ways by capturing your child’s attention and engaging him in the process of learning. Here are nine ways you can help encourage your baby’s speech development: Play games

She’s finally here: your brand new bundle of joy. Cradled in your arms, you gaze at your new baby and feel. . . nothing. You are not overwhelmed with joy or happiness and you are not overcome with love and sweet emotions as you imagined you would be, and as you have been told you

We continue exploring your baby’s world in the womb by considering the research of Dr. Patricia Kohl, from Seattle. Her work tells us that your baby begins to learn language as early as four months in utero. Kohl’s studies show that immediately after birth, your baby will responds to your voice and language, even when