Development isn’t a race. It’s a flow. 

Every baby—and parent—is figuring it out at their own pace.

Instead of milestones, we encourage you to focus on this amazing moment.

Your baby’s brain makes more than one million neural connections per second in these first three years. Simple, consistent interactions with baby today can have profound, lifelong benefits.

Here’s how baby’s brain is developing this month, and how you can support their progress. 

Developmental Highlight 

Baby’s brain is becoming more integrated, allowing them to take more control of their body and actively engage with their environment. 

Catch baby’s newfound coordination and motor skills in action, when they:

• Discover their hands and feet.
  
  
• Track people and objects.
  
  
• Swat and grab for interesting items

Baby’s learning with every move. And each little accomplishment makes them eager to try again—and again and again—often inspiring their first social smiles!

Though brain development is a combination of genes and experiences, science has proven that back-and-forth, or serve-and-return, interactions with a loving, caring adult are essential to baby's ability to learn, grow, and thrive. 

Think of back-and-forth interactions like a game of catch:

• Baby smiles or coos, you respond in return.
  
  
• Baby reaches for an object, you name what they’re reaching toward.
  
  
• Baby cries, you provide comfort. 

With every interaction, baby’s brain mirrors the expressions and reactions they see. Your voice uniquely comforts baby, while also helping them learn the motor movements and sound patterns they’ll need to eventually turn thoughts into words. 

Brain-Building Activity 

Sportscasting in Parentese

Routine: Anytime

Studies have shown that speaking in parentese—a high-pitched, sing-song voice with elongated vowels and exaggerated tones—improves baby’s language acquisition. (Ms. Rachel is a master of parentese!)

Unlike baby talk, parentese is made of grammatically correct words and sentences accompanied by exaggerated facial expressions, which help baby connect emotion to language. 

• As you spend time with baby, narrate what you’re doing step-by-step, like a sportscaster, and pause for baby to respond.
  
  
• Encourage dialogue with enthusiastic responses to baby’s coos, babbles, or crying.
  
  
• Keep in mind that sportscasting is beneficial in all moments. If baby’s fussy, tired, or hungry, you can talk them through it and share how you’re addressing their needs.

You’ve Got This

Every day you’re laying the foundation for baby’s brain development through loving, consistent care. Your relationship will help baby grow resilience, adapt to difficulties, and take on challenges as they grow up. 

Knowing that baby is so dependent on you can feel like a lot of pressure. Sometimes you’re going to lose your patience, run out of steam, and make mistakes. These moments are not just okay—they're good.

Every misstep is an opportunity to repair. You’re teaching baby how to recover, return to safety, and grow confident in the ebb and flow of relationships. You’re teaching baby that you’ll stick around—even when things are hard. 

When you need a minute, take one.  When you feel lost, find a way to reconnect.  When you need a cry, have at it. 

You’ve got this.

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