Nurturing your Newborn: 0-4 Months
Newborn babies are learning who the important adults are in their lives and building attachments. They are starting to develop important routines for eating and sleeping, and these routines may be different for each family. Parenting a newborn is easier when we pay attention to the baby’s cues and signals and respond quickly with love and kindness.
The back-and-forth interactions between adult caregivers and babies this age – including facial expressions, eye contact, and imitating each other’s sounds – are essential for babies’ brain development. Infants learn about the world through their senses. To increase babies’ sensory abilities, use nurturing touch, soft talking and sounds, and slow movements.
All children grow and develop at their own pace. If you have concerns about your child’s development, contact your healthcare provider.
Colorado’s Early Learning & Development Guidelines
The Early Learning & Development Guidelines offer age-specific tips and resources to support children’s physical, cognitive and social-emotional development from birth through age 8. The Guidelines include downloads and videos that describe key aspects of babies’ learning and development, age 0-4 months.
Is someone you love struggling with post-partum depression or anxiety?
All babies cry — some more than others.
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Developmental Milestones
Milestones refer to things a child should be able to do at each age.
As parents, it’s important to monitor our children’s development and notify your health care provider if anything concerns you.
All of us have “temperament” or our own personal style that is present since birth.
A child’s temperament impacts the way they approach and react to the world.
Understanding your child’s temperament can help you parent more effectively.
