Our babies go through so much in such a short period of time. Check out what goes on during each developmental leap to better understand The Wonder Weeks. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 1: Knowing You from Others Newborn Baby Sleeping Even at birth, your newborn displays some brilliant behavior: She not only can recognize your face by now, she actually likes it better than strangers faces. Learn why this recognition matters. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 2: Copying Mouth Movements Newborn baby diaper change By his second week, Baby realizes that you and he are very similar beings. Watch as he mirrors the faces you make at him! Your Brilliant Baby in Week 3: A Discerning Sense of Touch Newborn Baby sleeping on Mom These days, your newborn is getting a feel for the world around him—literally! Learn how meaningful touch is for your baby right now. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 4: Identifying Smells, Sounds, and Tastes Mom holding 4 week old baby Amazingly, your newborn’s abilities to hear, smell, and taste are already hard at work making sense of her environment. Heres why your voice, scent, and taste matter so much in week four. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 5: Crying to Gain Your Trust Newborn Baby Crying Knowing what’s normal about your baby’s tears can help you better meet her needs. This week, learn the why’s of Baby’s cries. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 6: Detecting Patterns Baby playing in ground swing Bullseye! Baby is intrigued by high-contrast (especially black and white) designs in his sixth week. Here, learn why patterns matter. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 7: Combining Use of Senses Baby laying on back Can you believe that by now, Baby can correctly match an item shes mouthed to an item she sees? Learn more about how your brilliant Baby combines her senses. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 8: Emerging Emotions Smiling Baby No more gassy smiles for your eight-week-old! By now, hes smiling in response to your own grin. Read why! Your Brilliant Baby in Week 9: Cooing and Parentese Mom smiling, baby smiling Parents across cultures speak to babies in the same soft, sometimes squeaky way you do. Heres how Baby benefits from it in her ninth week. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 10: The Mystery of Colic Newborn baby smiling As hard as it is to hear, colicky babies excessive crying is, well, normal. Heres why, and how you can cope with the mystery of colic. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 11: Raising a Bilingual Child mother and newborn baby Lots of families worry whether raising their children around multiple languages will confuse them. Not so, say researchers. Learn why starting even in week 11, Baby is programmed to learn many languages. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 12: Correlating Dads and Diapers Dad playing with Baby Whats the real reason why Baby is so calm with Mom and so fussy with Dad? She smells like food—and comfort. Read what dads can do to gain favor in week 12. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 13: The Myth of Spoiling Baby Sick Baby Afraid you might spoil Baby if you dotingly attend to her cries? Dont be, say researchers. Heres why comforting your baby when shes sad makes great sense in week 13. Your Brilliant Baby in Week 14: Understanding Cause and Effect Baby playing with mobile By Babys fourteenth week, she is beginning to understand cause and effect—that is, that kicking her mobile or yelping for Mommy makes things happen. Baby is learning what she can do—find out more!
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:46:56 +0000
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