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From Baby to Big Kid

An e-newsletter that showcases how children learn and grow each month from birth to 3 years. From Baby to Big Kid translates the science of early childhood and offers strategies parents can tailor to their unique family situation and to the needs of their child.
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Why Begin with Infants? - Excerpts from an article that highlights how various early literacy skills develop beginning at birth. Read More

Tips for Choosing Books for Babies and Toddlers - Offers suggestions on the types of books that appeal to and are appropriate for children aged birth to five. Read More

Supporting Your Child’s Communication Skills - Browse this resource to discover playtime, language, and literacy activities for each month of the year. Read More

Songs, Rhymes and Fingerplays in Spanish and English - Provides words to songs, rhymes, and fingerplays appropriate for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Read More

Learning to Write and Draw - Discusses strategies for using everyday moments and routines to help children develop early literacy and other school readiness skills from birth to 3 years. Read More

Dual Language Development: Double the Benefit - Many young children today are regularly exposed to two—or more—languages. Read about how children learn multiple languages at the same time and how you can support your baby or toddler in the process. Read More

Beginnings of Literacy - Zero to Three Journal article that explains how early literacy skills emerge in the context of imaginative play and loving relationships. Read More

A Book Is a Child's Companion - Zero to Three Journal essay which explores the magical way in which sharing books ignites a love of reading in infants and toddlers. Read More

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Learning & Growing Together: Understanding and Supporting Your Child’s Development - Using personal vignettes, reflective questions, and discussion points to engage the reader, it empowers parents and caregivers to become their own best resource by helping them think in new ways. More Details


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Healthy Minds 9-12 months Provides age-based information to parents that links research on child and brain development to the important ways which babies and toddlers grow and learn in months 9 to 12.

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