| Babies - keeping them safe - (Better Health Channel) |
| Babies - keeping them safe The day finally arrives when it is time to take your new baby home with you. You might feel joy, excitement or apprehension - or a mixture of all three. Being a new parent may sometimes feel like an overwhelming task - try to break the things you need to do down into small simple steps.Keep your baby safeMake keeping your baby safe a priority. These are some of the main safety issues to keep in mind: * Take your baby home from hospital safely in a capsule. * Provide a safe environment at home. * Provide a safe environment when you are out. * Provide a safe environment where your baby sleeps - this includes SIDS prevention. |
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| Child development - nine to 12 months - (Better Health Channel) |
| Child development - nine to 12 months Your baby is moving around now and the pace of life has quickened somewhat. They are 'talking' and making recognisable sounds, and they will love it when you talk to them and repeat single words. Your baby may be clingy and wary of strangers, but they are forming special relationships with family members too. Their unique personality is becoming much clearer to you. |
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| Child development - one to two years - (Better Health Channel) |
| Child development - one to two years It is in the course of this year that your toddler understands they are a completely separate person from you. This not only causes them to worry about the possibility of you leaving them, but also causes the much repeated words 'me' and 'mine'. |
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| Child development - six to nine months - (Better Health Channel) |
| Child development - six to nine months By six to nine months of age, your baby begins to realise they are a separate person surrounded by their own skin. They no longer experience floating in a sea of feelings and needs, where the outside and the inside are all mixed together. They start to understand you are separate from them, and may worry when they can't see or feel you nearby. |
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| Child development - three to four years - (Better Health Channel) |
| Child development - three to four years Your three to four year old is moving out of babyhood into childhood. They are at the beginning of learning how to get on with others, and can control their feelings better (although they are still likely to have the odd tantrum). |
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| Child development - three to six months - (Better Health Channel) |
| Child development - three to six months Most parents find having a baby from three months very enjoyable. Your baby will have overcome many of the internal 'settling down' processes that newborns have. They are most likely a very social being, who delights in being with you, and you have usually learned enough of your baby's ways and messages to get their responses right most of the time. |
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| Child development - two to three years - (Better Health Channel) |
| Child development - two to three years Toddlers between the ages of two and three years are beginning to talk in sentences and sometimes say things in a big and definite voice. We can be tricked into thinking our toddlers are more grown up than they really are. The most important thing to remember is that your two or three year old is still a baby. |
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