What’s my baby doing now?

 Looking skills

• can focus 18-25cm from face
• is attracted to bright colours
• is attracted to contrasts
• will fix on and follow bright objects briefly

Listening skills

• startles to loud noises
• attracted to voices
• attracted to music

Understanding of the world

• has little understanding yet
• reacts to what is happening around her

Early communication skills

• primitive turn-taking using general body movements
• attracted to eyes
• starting to attend to objects

Things that make learning fun
Looking skills

• noise makers (like small rattles)
• music boxes or chimes
• bright and contrast coloured mobiles and pictures
• toy frames for bassinettes, cots and reclining baby chairs
• play mats with a variety of different textured panels
• wrist rattles
• teethers
• soft small toy animals with different textures

Everything you do can help your baby to learn.

Your baby can see your eyes while feeding.