Growth and Development City of Toronto [Video]

Baby’s grow and develop at different rates. Baby’s first year is a time of lots of growing for your baby in many ways. Your baby will learn in their first year milestones such as:

learn to crawl
respond to their own name and other people
smile, laugh
reach out to things
look at you
learn to feed on solid foods.

Tips to Support Your Baby’s Development

Your baby’s brain is like a sponge, absorbing many things in their environment through their senses, especially in the first three years of life. Parents/caregivers play a key role in monitoring their child’s development.

Parents/caregivers are their baby’s favourite toy. Playing with your baby provides an opportunity for lots of stimulation for your baby. Here are some examples of activities: