Birth to 3 Months Old
Newborns to 3 Months Can:
- Look at the book you are holding
- Watch the looks on your face & begin to copy them
- Listen to the sounds you make & begin to copy them
- Start to smile, coo or move their arms and legs
- Pay attention for a minute or 2 at a time
You Can:
- Find a quiet, cozy place to cuddle up with a sturdy book or 2
- Name & point to the pictures your baby is looking at
- Turn the pages following your baby’s interest
- Act out pictures using your face, hands and voice
- Copy the sounds your baby makes & her expressions. This back & forth lets your baby know you care about what she is saying.
4 to 5 Months Old
4 to 5 Month Olds Can:
- Reach toward a book & pat the pictures in it
- Copy some of the sounds you say & the looks on your face
- Pay attention to a book for only a few minutes at a time
- Begin to have favorite books
- Smile, laugh, squeal, reach for the book. Lets you know they want to keep going.
You Can:
- Find a quiet, cozy place to cuddle up with a sturdy book or 2
- Name & point to the pictures your baby is looking at
- Turn the pages, follow her interest
- Act out pictures using your face, hands and voice
- Copy the sounds your baby makes & her expressions. This back & forth lets your baby know you care about what she is saying.