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Why and how newborn babies' sleep patterns change

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More about the Moro reflex: your baby's 'startle' response

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Your baby's moving arms and legs are signs of anticipation... and fun!

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Getting hands on with your baby's brain development!

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Mouth exploration started in the womb and will continue to help them

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Newborn head control – early and developing reflexes

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How babies recognise and then remember people

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Tummy time, head control and upper body benefits

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Identifies objects by their function, for example if you say, "What do we sit on?" answers, "Chair."

Your child has been listening to language in many different formats, such as conversations, stories, tv programs and songs. They have come a long way since their development of language began; from listening to language, attaching meaning to language, saying first words to speaking using words and sentences. [7] They are starting to overcome their overextension of words (using one word to group a wide variety of objects) and are able to group objects in categories that make more sense. 

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