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ED467077 - Healthy Start, Grow Smart: Your Three-Month-Old

Category
Executive Agency Publications
Collection
Education Reports from ERIC
SuDoc Class Number
ED 1.615:
Date Issued
January 1, 2002
Source Institution
Department of Education, Washington, DC.; Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.; Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Publication Type
Guides - Non - Classroom
Subject
Child Development, "Child Health, Child Rearing, Child Safety, Developmental Stages, Early Parenthood, Infant Behavior, Infant Care, Infants, Pamphlets, Parent Materials, Sleep
Identifiers
Infant Distress, Infant Feeding, Single Parents
Abstract
Distributed by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, this pamphlet provides parents with information and advice about their infants in the third month of life. The pamphlet provides information on communicating with the infant through body language, preparing for the 4-month checkup, recordkeeping, infant feeding, sleep patterns, ways to facilitate the infant's development, infant safety, pacifiers, and toys. Also included is a description of typical behavior for a 3-month-old and answers to commonly asked questions. The pamphlet then describes infant emotional development and suggests games to play, things to do, and ways to help the baby learn. Mothers' needs for exercise, relaxation, and social and emotional support are also discussed. The pamphlet concludes with a list o f information resources.