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Baby & toddler

Useful information about caring for your baby or toddler, including common concerns about their health, development and feeding. We're here with information and support as your baby grows.

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  • Caring for your baby or toddler
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dad and baby
12-18 Months - Life with your baby
Mum kissing baby
3-6 months - Life with your baby
Games and play for development: 0-6 months
Games and play for development: 0-6 months
Games and play for development: 12-18 months
Games and play for development: 12-18 months
Games and play for development: 18-24 months
Games and play for development: 18-24 months
Games and play for development: 6-12 months
Games and play for development: 6-12 months
Parent playing peekaboo with their baby
Helping your baby to talk
social skills
How and when do babies develop social skills?
Raising a bilingual baby or child
Raising a bilingual baby or child: 8 tips for how to do it
Parent kissing baby on the forehead
Separation anxiety and how to cope
Family with new baby
Sibling relationships and sibling rivalry
boy having a tantrum
Toddler tantrums: the facts and how to cope
Toddler playing
Your baby’s development 18-21 months
Toddlers
Your baby’s development 21–24 months
baby smiling
Your baby’s development: 0-3 months
Mother and baby
Your baby’s development: 6-9 months
family on sofa
Your baby’s development: physical stages

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