Baby Development

Follow the links below to find information on how babies and toddlers develop and the stages they go through.

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:   Attachment - Professionals
Publisher:   Headroom (South Australia)
Description:   Attachment could be called baby bonding. It is a term used to describe the relationship between an infant and their carer.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Eating things that are not food
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Pica may be a sign that the child has a developmental, behavioural, emotional, nutritional or health problem.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   A baby in the family
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Have you just heard that you're going to have a new baby in the family? Are you excited about it? Are you a bit worried about it? Maybe you haven't thought about it much? When you see the new baby, these are some things that you may notice first.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Crying baby
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Crying is the main way babies have of letting us know when they need help, but it is not always easy to work out why a baby is crying.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Attachment - Parents
Publisher:   Headroom (South Australia)
Description:   Attachment could also be called baby bonding. It is a term used to describe the relationship between an infant and their carer.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Baby massage
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Western civilisation has only recently discovered the gentle art of baby massage, something that other cultures have been practicing for thousands of years.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Social and emotional growth from age 1-2
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Discusses how one-year-olds deal with their own and other's feelings, and how they get along with other people.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Physical development: 1-2 years
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Discusses the physical growth - and improvements in coordination, strength and mobility - of one-year-olds.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Thinking: babies
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to how your baby thinks, and games you can play to help thinking develop.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Toddler behaviour: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An in-a-nutshell guide to toddler behaviour, with explanations of toddlers' behaviour, toddlers' feelings, how you can encourage good behaviour in toddlers, and how to discipline toddlers. Offers tips on how to encourage good toddler behaviour and help a toddler change behaviour.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Baby walkers
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   A baby walker consists of a rigid frame on wheels with a sling seat. Babies can sit in the seat before they are able to sit alone or crawl.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   About babies - their senses
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Newborn babies may seem very helpless and vulnerable, and in many ways they are, but they can see, hear, taste, smell and feel. They communicate their feelings and needs (such as their need for comfort and feeds) by crying.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Talking to your newborn baby - play ideas
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to newborn communication, talking and listening skills. Includes ideas for games and play to help develop you communicate and talk with a newborn baby and develop baby communication and talking.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Toddler embarrassment
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Some time between 15-24 months, babies become much more self aware. Self-awareness can lead to embarrassment. This article includes tips on dealing with your child's embarrassment, and on encouraging empathy.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Empathy: big feelings from little ones
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   For years, scientists didn't think young children could get beyond their own feelings or needs. Research now shows that during the second year of life, children begin to develop concern for other people, and often try to comfort them. Includes practical tips on encouraging empathy.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   How you communicate with babies and toddlers
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to communicating with babies and toddlers, with an emphasis on using touch, tone of voice, and body language as forms of nonverbal communication with babies.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   The more talk the better
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An outline of research showing that children's vocabulary, talking skills, language and communication skills develop better when parents talk to them more. Emphasises the importance of talking to children about everyday things, and includes practical tips for talking more to your child.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Understanding babies' emotions
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An outline of research showing that even very young babies can recognise and respond to emotions, and indicating emotional development in babies begins at a very early age. Includes tips for encouraging babies' emotional development and understanding babies' emotions.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Bonding with your new born baby
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An overview of the importance of bonding between parents and babies, with information on how newborn brains develop through physical affection, emotional nourishment and mental stimulation. Also explains how adults can communicate with newborns through talk, touch and facial expressions.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Your baby is reading your face
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A discussion of social referencing in babies. Explains that by watching an adult's facial expressions and listening to tone of voice, babies as young as 10 months old can use emotional information to make decisions.
Date:   May 2010

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