www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au 1800 882 436 How your baby learns Birth to 3 years In the ﬁrst 3 years of your baby's life, they will go from being totally dependent on you for everything to becoming their own little person. Know more about how your baby learn and develop and how you can help and guide them. 3-6 months Reach out for toys Play with various hand toys Build blocks, post shapes, scribble Build towers, draw, thread beads Read and talk to your baby Make sounds, look at your baby’s eyes ‘Peek a Boo’ games encourage babble Look at picture books and use single words Smile, hug and play with your baby Feelings of being happy, angry or sad may show Play next to other children, encourage pretend play Put words together, ask questions Move arms and legs, roll from side to side Sit and hold toys Crawl and pull to stand Walk, squat to play Run, climb stairs, pull large toys 6-12 months 15-24 months 2-3 years From birth 18-24 months 2-3 years From birth 3-6 months 9 months 2-3 years 15-18 months 3-5 months 6-9 months 9-12 months 2-3 years 1-2 years Things to remember: Not all babies develop at the same pace. This is meant to be a guide only on how you can help you baby learn and develop. If you are concerned at all about how your baby is developing, speak to your doctor or maternal child health nurse or call Pregnancy, Birth and Baby on 1800 882 436.

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www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au1800 882 436

How your baby learnsBirth to 3 years In the first 3 years of your baby's life, they will go from being totally dependent on you for everything to becoming their own little person. Know more about how your baby learn and develop and how you can help and guide them.

3-6 months

Reach out for toys Play with various hand toys

Build blocks, post shapes, scribble

Build towers, draw, thread beads

Read and talk to your baby

Make sounds, look at your baby’s eyes

‘Peek a Boo’ games encourage babble

Look at picture books and use single words

Smile, hug and play with your baby

Feelings of being happy, angry or sad may show

Play next to other children, encourage pretend play

Put words together, ask questions

Move arms and legs, roll from side to side

Sit and hold toys Crawl and pull to stand

Walk, squat to play

Run, climb stairs, pull large toys

6-12 months 15-24 months 2-3 years

From birth 18-24 months 2-3 years

From birth 3-6 months 9 months 2-3 years15-18 months

3-5 months 6-9 months 9-12 months 2-3 years1-2 years

Things to remember:Not all babies develop at the same pace. This is meant to be a guide only on how you can help you baby learn and develop. If you are concerned at all about how your baby is developing, speak to your doctor or maternal child health nurse or call Pregnancy, Birth and Baby on 1800 882 436.