Toddlers are developing independence and gaining a strong sense of self-identity. They increasingly insist on working on tasks by themselves and exerting control over their...
Older infants are ready to explore their world and are becoming more adventurous as their increasing mobility allows them to have new experiences. They are...
Infants 4–8 months old are becoming more alert and mobile. They learn about their world through their senses and emerging physical skills. Babies at this...
In the first months following birth, babies change and grow quickly. Even when babies are born early or with medical concerns, they quickly begin to...
Babies are born to learn. Their eagerness to learn, curiosity, and openness to new experiences seem to come naturally. Nurturing these characteristics in infants and...
Babies start learning from the moment they are born and some of the things they learn in the first months of their lives are foundational...
Newborns’ preference of speech sounds over other types of stimulation indicates that babies are hardwired to learn human language. However, this preference will not guarantee...
From the moment they are born, babies prefer to look at human faces compared to other visual stimuli and recognize their parents’ faces better than...
Babies’ interest in other people, evident in the early months of life, extends to their interest in other children and forms the foundation of later...
Physical health is an important prerequisite for infants’ growth and development in all domains. Any disruption to normal growth patterns or the development of physical...