Baby's First Year Guide
This is a month by month guide to your Baby's First Year. It covers milestones and development, sleeping, babycare, immunisation reminders, feeding and more.
- Baby's First Year - 1 month old
- Baby's First Year - 2 month old
- Baby's First Year - 3 month old
- Baby's First Year - 4 month old
- Baby's First Year - 5 month old
- Baby's First Year - 6 month old
- Baby's First Year - 7 month old
- Baby's First Year - 8 month old
- Baby's First Year - 9 month old
- Baby's First Year - 10 month old
- Baby's First Year - 11 month old
- Baby's First Year - 12 month old
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0-6 Months
Amazing video: baby takes first steps just after birth
A newborn girl has impressed hospital staff by taking her first steps on the day she was born.
Babies can stand up on their own at four months - here's the proof
A new study is demonstrating that babies can do more than we think they can.
Stunning images show baby brain development
First images of how babies' brains develop have been released in a landmark study that will eventually tell us more about brain growth and life outcomes than we've ever known before.
This newborn knows what he wants - and gets it
The astonished parents of a newborn whose 18-day-old bub is already feeding himself, shared a clip of their little one's feat to YouTube - and it's truly incredible viewing.
Children inherit intelligence from their mothers
Mothers have always been good at passing on advice, now it seems they are also likely to be the ones responsible for how intelligent their children are.
Month-by-month guides to your baby's first year
This is a month by month guide to your baby's first year.
6-12 Months
If you make your own baby food you'll love this Instagram account
Tired of making carrot purée? Take a look at this mum's homemade baby food creations.
How to encourage your baby's gross motor development skills
There are some everyday things that parents can do to improve gross motor skills and coordination.
Babies not confused when learning two languages
It comes naturally to bilingual bubs.
20 unconventional parenting milestones to celebrate
Baby books come ready to go with spaces for photos and lines to fill out the dates of classic baby milestones — baby's first haircut, baby's first tooth, baby's first solid food — these are all things that new parents want to remember and share. But what about the milestones that leave us hysterically laughing (or crying), like baby's first inappropriate public outburst?
'Rain Man' gene discovery to help parents
Rain Man won four Oscars back in 1989 and now three decades later Australian scientists have discovered more about the brain of the man who inspired the film.
Why ‘baby talk’ is good for your baby
People often tell new parents to avoid sing-song "baby talk" with their new addition to the family because it will slow the child's language development.
Lisa Wilkinson says parents are 'crazy' for allowing kids access to iPads
Lisa Wilkinson has slammed parents who expose their toddler children to technology.
Why you should never tell a parent to 'just wait and see'
When I became a parent I learned to fear many things – trucks, motorbikes, sunny streets with no shade, any kind of renovations and especially lawnmowers.
When your babies miss their milestones
Babies grow at different rates. They're all wonderful little creatures who do things in their own time.
Baby talk: how to help kids discover language
In the beginning, don't worry how stupid you feel - just talk. When a baby is a newborn the content doesn't matter, and language learning has already begun in the womb.
Babies know whether you are naughty or nice
Studies have shown that infants in the first months of life try to avoid dealing with social wrongdoers.
How baby talk is beneficial for brain development
When I do talk to the baby, he ignores me anyway. How important is it to talk to the baby? And if it is important, what should I talk about?