A baby's first year is one of the most important for brain development.
During this time, a baby’s brain undergoes rapid growth.
Exposure in the first year to regular physical movement, social and bonding interactions, spoken language and sensory stimulation sets children up to have better cognitive, emotional, physical and learning abilities later in life.
Your baby will learn by doing, watching, hearing and interacting. Your baby will develop their skills and abilities on their way to achieving their milestones through regular practice.
Developmental milestones are a set of age-specific skills or tasks that are used to track your baby’s progress.
Milestones have been divided into five key developmental areas:
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Physical
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Social
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Emotional
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Cognitive
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Language
Starting Steps has targeted these developmental areas with a program designed to get your baby moving, interacting, problem solving, bonding and communicating in order to assist them meet their developmental milestones.
Whilst most babies reach certain developmental milestones at a similar age, it’s important to note that all babies are individuals and will grow and develop at their own pace. A great reminder of this is in the Bluey episode, Baby Race (highly recommended!).
See our guides of age appropriate developmental milestones that you can observe.
If you’re seeing delays in developmental areas or if your baby shows signs of losing skills, we recommend you seek advice from a health professional.
The developmental milestone information has been sourced from the Early Years Learning Framework Practice Based Resources- Developmental Milestones.
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