6 Essentials to Your Baby’s Development

Having a baby is probably the most stressful thing you’ll ever do. You’ll have countless sleepless nights wondering whether they’re okay, you’ll be watching their every move, and worrying whenever you’re not around. This is all perfectly natural because you love them, but how can you give yourself a little peace of mind that you’re starting your child’s life on the right foot? Here are 6 Essentials to Your Baby’s Development to give you that peace of mind.

Food

Your growth, health, and happiness are all linked to getting the right nutrients for your body. If you have a toddler, they need a perfect balance of vitamins, minerals, and enrichments to ease them through this energetic, exciting period of their development. You should always choose a brand with as much good stuff in it as possible, and none o the bad, like S-26 Alula Original Formula for toddlers. Once you’ve got the perfectly designed food, you can be far more relaxed about your child’s wellbeing.

Building Bonds

A child’s early bonds will stick with them for life. You should nurture are many positive relationships as possible with your child, so invite friends over to spend time with them and your child will learn new, positive behaviors. It’s a good idea to complete activities with your child, so try out some easy crafts and projects that will benefit your child by focusing on one-on-one learning time.

Play Time

Play is one of the most important aspects of childhood. and is essential for your baby’s development. You should positively encourage your child’s imagination and energy, which will help them to develop emotional maturity and intelligence. If your child is over-stimulated, then sensory toys can help to calm them down, and encouraging the use of all five senses has a great impact on your child’s physical development.

Family Dinner

Having dinner with your child acts as social and emotional preparation for later life. Children who grew up eating dinner with their families perform better in school and are less prone to depression and anxiety. The younger you start, the more beneficial it will be, so get your kid a high chair, sit around the table and eat together. They’ll thank you for it later!

Bedtime Stories

Reading to your child can positively impact their intelligence, speech development, and healthy habits. A child who grew up with bedtime stories is far more likely to continue reading as they grow older. Although, no matter how young they are, they will absorb information and remember patterns of speech and words, this kind of knowledge will really come into play when they start going to school!

Limit Screen Time

There are many great resources and entertaining apps for kids on tablets and phones but try to encourage your child to experience the real world as well. Limiting screen time will spark your child’s natural curiosity and sense of adventure, the experiences they gain as a child will build who they are as a person in the years to come. So, try to find a good screen time balance to encourage your child to be social, playful, and energetic.

These 6 essentials to your baby’s development will set you on the right path!

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Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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