Parenting at mealtime & playtime

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Fast Facts:

  • Continue breastfeeding on demand
  • Take turns in conversations to help build your child’s language skills
  • Your baby will develop the ability to pick up small objects with fingers
  • Your child might enjoy action songs and rhymes
  • Tell your baby stories
  • Eat family meals at the table
  • Build your child’s words – talk to them
  • Read to your baby daily
  • Baby sleeps approximately 14 hours daily

Videos:

Common Myths Among Parents – Dina Rose, PhD
6-12 Months: Tips
Family Meal Time
Family Play Time
Healthy Sleep Habits: Getting Ready for Nap

Reading to Your Child

 

Resources:

Parenting at Mealtime & Playtime Handout – 6 – 12 Months
English – Spanish

baby_readingYour Baby at 6 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

Your Baby at 9 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

New Independence, The Young Toddler

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Fast Facts:

  • Continue breastfeeding on demand
  • Take turns in conversations to help build your child’s language skills
  • Your baby will develop the ability to pick up small objects with fingers
  • Your child might enjoy action songs and rhymes
  • Tell your baby stories
  • Eat family meals at the table
  • Build your child’s words – talk to them
  • Read to your baby daily
  • Baby sleeps approximately 14 hours daily

Videos:

Common Myths Among Parents – Dina Rose, PhD
6-12 Months: Tips
Family Meal Time
Family Play Time
Healthy Sleep Habits: Getting Ready for Nap

Reading to Your Child

 

Resources:

Parenting at Mealtime & Playtime Handout – 6 – 12 Months
English – Spanish

baby_readingYour Baby at 6 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

Your Baby at 9 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

New Independence, The Young Toddler

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Fast Facts:

  • Continue breastfeeding on demand
  • Take turns in conversations to help build your child’s language skills
  • Your baby will develop the ability to pick up small objects with fingers
  • Your child might enjoy action songs and rhymes
  • Tell your baby stories
  • Eat family meals at the table
  • Build your child’s words – talk to them
  • Read to your baby daily
  • Baby sleeps approximately 14 hours daily

Videos:

Common Myths Among Parents – Dina Rose, PhD
6-12 Months: Tips
Family Meal Time
Family Play Time
Healthy Sleep Habits: Getting Ready for Nap

Reading to Your Child

 

Resources:

Parenting at Mealtime & Playtime Handout – 6 – 12 Months
English – Spanish

baby_readingYour Baby at 6 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

Your Baby at 9 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

New Independence, The Young Toddler

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Fast Facts:

  • Continue breastfeeding on demand
  • Take turns in conversations to help build your child’s language skills
  • Your baby will develop the ability to pick up small objects with fingers
  • Your child might enjoy action songs and rhymes
  • Tell your baby stories
  • Eat family meals at the table
  • Build your child’s words – talk to them
  • Read to your baby daily
  • Baby sleeps approximately 14 hours daily

Videos:

Common Myths Among Parents – Dina Rose, PhD
6-12 Months: Tips
Family Meal Time
Family Play Time
Healthy Sleep Habits: Getting Ready for Nap

Reading to Your Child

 

Resources:

Parenting at Mealtime & Playtime Handout – 6 – 12 Months
English – Spanish

baby_readingYour Baby at 6 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

Your Baby at 9 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

New Independence, The Young Toddler

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  • Ohio Department of Health
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