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Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations

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THE EARLY MONTHS<br />

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the eight-month-old and older infant.<br />

When adults understand the sucking,<br />

clinging, body position, smiling, crying,<br />

and gazes of the young baby, they<br />

are better able to respond to the baby’s<br />

needs.<br />

By recognizing and giving appropriate<br />

responses to a baby’s early developmental<br />

achievements, adults offer<br />

an incredible gift. Adults communicate<br />

that the path the baby is progressively<br />

moving along is understood and supported.<br />

This communication lays the<br />

foundation for the young baby’s emerging<br />

emotional security and attachment<br />

relationships, which are essential for<br />

all learning and development throughout<br />

the early years.

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