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Look at your face

Respond to your voice and other sounds

Hold your finger

Such on her hand

Sleep more during the day than at night

Rest when your baby sleeps

Keep your baby safe when washing her

Make sure your baby's crib is safe

Hold your baby so she can see your face

Keep your baby protected from extreme weather

Hold and cuddle your baby.

Sing and talk to her.

Watch how she responds to your eyes and your voice.

Stroke and massage her

Recognize familiar voices

Lift his head briefly

Cry when hungry, cold, wet, or lonely.

Stay awake for more than one hour.

Move arms and legs around

Coo

Look at faces and follow them with his eyes

Accept help from others

Schedule your own postpartum check-up

Learn ways to cope with your baby's crying

Put pictures of interesting shapes and patterns safely around the crib

Use your baby's name when you talk to him.

Talk and sing to your baby.

Carry him around with you.

When your baby coos, talk back to him.

Give your baby lots of hugs and smiles.

Make gurgling and sighing sounds

Smile back when you smile

Grasp toys

Lift head and turn head to one side

Turn body from side to back

Give her a safe, light rattle to hold

Take an infant CPR class

Continue to support your baby's head

Lie her on her stomach when she is awake to develop movement skills

Do not hold hot liquids while holding her

Try to fit exercise into your schedule

Put her close to your in an infant seat. Do not put the infant seat on a bed or soft surface, where it may turn over.

Greet your baby with a smile and her name. Talk to her about what you are doing and seeing. Copy and repeat the sounds she makes.

Read to your baby.

Begin a bedtime routine such as a bath, a story, a song and going into the crib.

Play with different things she can touch: a stuffed animal, a wooden block, a metal spoon.

Lift his head and chest

Roll over

Laugh and squeal with delight

Hold hands open

Bring hands together and hands to mouth

Drool

Reach for a toy

Check smoke detectors

Listen to your baby and copy his sounds

Talk to him during feeding and dressing

Keep your baby's clothes and blankets loose enough for moving in new ways

Try to take a break each day and do something for yourself

Hold his favorite toys close in front of him. Let him practice reaching

Help your baby get used to other adults, like a babysitter, friends and family. Let others hold and talk to him.

Read nursery rhymes and sing songs.

Ask your baby questions, such as "Would you like to go for a walk?"

Know her own name

Push up onto hands while on stomach

Sit and balance for a short time

Stretch out her arms to be picked up

Try to put her feet in her mouth

Use your baby's name often

Offer your baby breastmilk, formula, water or some juice in a cup

Do something nice for yourself, such as call a friend or go to a movie

Play peek-a-boo

Go out together often. Name people, animals, and things you see.

Offer your baby toys from above, behind, or below. Encourage her to stretch, turn and crawl.

Get up on his hands and knees

Crawl or move by scooting on his belly

Be attached to a special blanket or toy

Move a toy from hand to hand

Be afraid when away from you

Drop or bang toys to see what happens

Put everything in his mouth

Look at picture books

Pull to a standing position

Wave bye-bye

Name the things your baby squeals for-say "crackers," as you hand them to him

Allow your baby to feed himself with his fingers and make a mess

Keep daily routines simple

Let your baby give you a toy

Provide lots of safe space for exploring

Get together with other parents and children

Take older children some place special

Go to a parenting class

Roll a ball to your baby

Sing and dance with your baby to all kinds of music

Look through a magazine or picture book, pointing at and naming the objects you see-baby, dog, car, flower and so on. Your baby will enjoy looking at colorful pictures and learning new words.

Let your child play with small pots and pans, strainers, spoons, and plastic measuring cups.

Play "pouring and dumping games." Your child may like emptying a box or bucket. Outdoors, use a bucket or cup with sand or water. Indoors, use water in the bathtub, or small blocks or other things that are too big to choke on. At first, your child may not be ready to put things back. This can become part of the game as he gets older.

Take a few steps alone

Repeat behavior that gets attention

Drink from a cup

Pick up small things

Point with her finger

Try to climb stairs

Keep a regular bedtime routine

Give her chances to play alone and with others

Praise her

Test smoke detectors

Use bicycle helmets on you or your baby when going for a ride

Help your baby to touch your eyes, nose and mouth with her fingers. Name each body part.

Look for stories with animal pictures. Make animal sounds: moo, oink, quack, and meow.

Play hand games like pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo.

Let the baby sit with the family during meals.

Put on music and dance with your baby.

Eat with a spoon

Copy other people

Listen to a story

Like to pull or push toys

Say "No", as a way to feel independent

Point to things he wants

Mark paper with crayons

Use the same rules all the time

Use the right size car seat

Be honest - say what you mean

Respect when he says "No"

Cut hood strings out of clothes to prevent choking

Tell your baby when you are happy with his behavior

Hold and cuddle your toddler - tell him you love him.

Sing songs with hand movements such as "Itsy-Bitsy Spider."

Name feelings: sad, scared, happy, and angry.

Practice going up and down stairs, staying close by.

Take short walks. Be careful near dogs, driveways and streets.

Let him touch a wet towel, a rough tree, a soft blanket. Go outside to feel rain, snow, grass and bricks. Name the different feelings.

Introduce him to other children.

Say 15-20 words

Use 2 or 3 words together

Look at picture and name things

Throw a ball

Follow simple directions

Listen to a story

Give hugs and kisses

Discuss rules with family members

Give her 2 simple choices - "Do you want milk or juice?"

Brush your child's teeth

Get a potty

Do not expect her to share toys

Get non-toxic paint, clay, crayons, and markers for your child

Take short family trips - to a zoo, an aquarium or a children's museum.

Do simple chores together. Have her put clothes in the laundry basket or put away boxes of cereal or paper towels.

Encourage make-believe. Pretend cooking with pots and pans or use old clothes for dress-up.

Let her explore safe places. Let her try activities.

Go up and down stairs one at a time

Kick a ball

Want to do more things without help

String large beads

Begin to dress and bathe himself

Be ready for toilet training

Show interest in his activities

Expect him to play beside others more than with them

Help your child use words to express feelings

Expect him to be frustrated when things do not go his way

Try not to say "no" all the time

Use praise often

Sorting things is fun. Cut or tear out magazines pictures. Sort the pictures into groups. "Let's make a pile for big things and another one for little things." Ask questions about the pictures.

Help your child find ways to calm down - give him simple, quiet things to do, such as coloring, reading, or playing with clay or puzzles.

Know her name and age

Draw shapes

Dress herself

Ask "Why" a lot

Pedal a tricycle

Play with others

Play make-believe

Find out about preschool programs

Make a dentist appointment for your child

Go to story hours and children's museums

Be patient when she ask "Why"

Give a simple answer

Teach your child to use a bike helmet

Use correct words for body parts

Go to the local library; get a library card

Try out clean and safe playgrounds. Look for one with:

Soft surfaces

Rubber or canvas swings

Climbers with more than one way to climb up and down

Slides no higher than five feet

Platforms with guardrails

No peeling or chipping paint

No spaces for fingers and hands to be pinched

Understand that other people have feelings too

Make friends

Show a sense of humor

Brush teeth with help

Test limits

Make up rhymes

Teach your child how to express feelings with words

Provide safety scissors, paper, crayons and glue for artwork

Limit TV to one hour a day, or less

Ask about his daily activities

Talk to your child about protecting himself. He should never go with strangers. He should tell a trusted adult if anyone touches him in an uncomfortable way.

After your child watches a TV program, talk to him about it. Ask him what part he liked best.

Teach your child that different people come from different cultures. Go to festivals and celebrations in your community.

Choose her own friends

Know her address and phone number

Play simple board games

Draw a person

Recognize letters and numbers

Be left-or-right handed

Skip, skate, jump rope

Sign your child up for school

Give her time to adjust to her new school

Read for your own enjoyment

Speak with her teacher often

Teach her to cross street safely

Ask your child about her day

Get involved with school activities

Bike ride, ice skate, roller skate with the right clothes and safety equipment. Always wear a helmet.

Make books. Ask her to tell you a story. Write it down in her own words. Ask her to add pictures.

Practice counting things in your home. Count the chairs, pillows, mirrors, or toothbrushes.

Prepare her for starting school. Read books about going to school. Visit the new school together. Ask her how she feels about it.

Do regular chores

Read some words

Play games with rules

Start a hobby

Have a "best" friend

Be more patient

Talk about feelings more clearly

Give your child simple jobs

Get to know your child's friend and their families

Provide a quiet place for him to read, write, draw, and do homework.

Make sure he is in a safe place after school

Give praise for a job well done.

Teach your child how to answer the telephone. Make sure he does not tell strangers who is home and who is not. Teach him to dial 911 in an emergency.

Find out about local teams, classes and recreational groups. Visit them. Try out new activities before joining.