Yes. Your child will learn more from you than anyone else during her lifetime. Babies are born ready to learn! They are learning even before they are born. Research shows that when you talk to, hold and care for your child, the brain is stimulated and the child learns to trust. He learns that you care. He learns that the world can be a good and safe place. The foundation you are building by forming a strong bond with your baby will help your baby’s brain and body grow in the best ways possible. Parents tend to interact differently with boys and girls. Studies show that parents tend to imitate and encourage girls to be verbal, which may be one of the reasons girls usually talk earlier than boys. Parents tend to focus on motor skills with boys. It is important for parents to stimulate verbal development as well as physical development for boy babies and girl babies. All babies need stimulation in all the different areas of development.

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