Most dad and mom wish to do every part they will to assist their baby be taught and develop, and there's loads they can do to assist their child grow. In actual fact, most parents are most likely already helping baby along without even realizing it. Every track sung, every word spoken, each time eye contact is made or child gets a cuddle serves a developmental purpose, say the consultants. Meri Wallace, a baby and family therapist and author of Birth Order Blues (Henry Holt & Co., May 1999) and Keys to Parenting Your Four Year Old (Barron's Educational Series, August 1997). "Everything you do that is responsive and affectionate and loving is supporting the baby's improvement. The child who just isn't getting that, even when she is being fed and having her diaper changed often, is not going to thrive or develop usually. "Children will learn the way to sit down up and stand and walk.

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