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Teaching your baby sign language
By 10 to 14 months babies usually speak their first word, but they can learn to use sign language from a much younger age.
Encouraging your baby's cognitive skills
A baby will develop their cognitive skills through a range of play activities. You can help encourage this learning through some of these play tips and ideas.
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6 ways to help your baby learn at bedtime
Bedtime might not seem like the most natural choice for a baby to learn new things, but a new study suggests it's the best time for them to develop memories and retain new behaviours.
Why movement is so important for your baby's growth
Letting your child move as much as possible in the early years – using all senses, engaging in the real world, preferably outside – will help them grow up healthier, smarter, calmer and stronger.
My baby plays with Barbie, and I'm okay with that
Barbie is a representation of some of the happiest times in my childhood, and I’m all for fostering a similar love within my baby girl.
Is this the world's most expensive daycare?
Forget finger painting and play dough - the curriculum at this New York daycare centre includes maths, science and literature, all for an exorbitant annual fee.
'Babysuiting' is the next big thing
The premise is simple: put your baby in a suit, laugh at how squishy her face is, wait for her to become a CEO.
Why 'baby talk' is best
If you've found yourself cooing in ‘baby talk’ to your baby, you're off to a good start - recent research has confirmed that that this kind of communication can be more beneficial for your child's language development than using normal speech.
Video: Girl meets dad's identical twin for first time
An adorable video showing a baby meeting her father’s identical twin has quickly gone viral.
Would you let your baby swim in croc-infested waters?
A family has defended themselves against criticism after letting their baby boy play in a croc-infested river.
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The iPad Apptivity Seat: just what every newborn needs?
Fisher-Price has released a baby seat which comes complete with a space for an iPad. But is their 'Newborn to Toddler Apptivity' seat the worst toy idea ever?
Parents under pressure to educate babies
Exercise classes for brain development, language programs for a love of learning, DVDs to enrich and entertain: today's parents are bombarded by products to give their child every chance at future success.
Experts say no to baby teaching products
A product that says it can teach babies to read from three months is being used in Australia, despite its makers being prosecuted for misleading claims in the United States.
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