The Magic of Everyday Moments
Remember, everyday moments are rich bonding and learning opportunities. Enjoy the magic of these moments with your child.
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The Magic of Everyday Moments™
Loving and Learning Through Daily Activities
If you are like most parents today, your greatest challenge is probably caring for your baby while also taking care of yourself and your responsibilities. The competing demands on your time and energy make finding the time to connect with your baby no small challenge. But daily activities, such as feeding, bathing and grocery shopping, don’t need to take time away from bonding with and enjoying your baby. In fact, these everyday moments are rich opportunities to encourage your child’s development by building her:
- self-confidence
- curiosity
- social skills
- self-control
- communication skills
Most of all you build her desire to learn about her world.
The booklets in this series are not intended to be general guides to everything that is happening at each specific age. Instead, they focus on how, through interactions with your baby during everyday moments, you can support your baby’s social, emotional and intellectual development.
It’s the special interplay between parent and child that makes everyday moments so meaningful. The potential is limitless. The starting point is you.