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Just in Time Parenting Newsletters

Last Updated: December 12, 2007 Related resource areas: Parenting

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Contents

Month 1

  1. You and Your Baby are Learning Together
  2. What's It Like to be a 1-Month Old?
  3. Talk to Your Baby as You Care for Him
  4. Feeding Your Baby
  5. Crying is a Call for Help
  6. These Tips Can Help You Cope with a Crying Baby
  7. Child Care
  8. Take Time to Care for Yourself and Your Baby

Month 2

  1. What's It Like to Be Two Months Old?
  2. Crying is a Call for Help
  3. Feeding Time is a Special Time to Build Love and Trust
  4. Let’s Play and Help Me Learn
  5. Learning to Look: An Eyes & Ears Game
  6. Keeping Your Baby Healthy
  7. Sleeping Safely
  8. Give Your Baby a Kick Start to Healthy Eating and Fitness

Month 3

  1. A Special Note to Mom and Dad
  2. What's It Like To Be Three Months Old?
  3. Is Your Baby Doing Enough?
  4. Feeding Your Baby
  5. Developing a Routine
  6. Let's Play … Help Me Learn
  7. You are Your Baby's First and Best Teacher
  8. Brothers and Sisters Need to Feel Needed

Month 4

  1. Babies are Busy Building Their Brains
  2. What's It Like To Be Four Months Old?
  3. Games Babies Play
  4. Give Your Baby a Kick Start to Healthy Eating and Fitness
  5. Some Babies Begin to Teethe About Now
  6. Out of Sight, Out of Mind
  7. Baby Walkers: No Safe Strollers: YES
  8. Time for a Well-Baby Check

Month 5

  1. Child Guidance: Discipline and Safety
  2. What's It Like To Be 5 Months Old?
  3. Games Babies Play
  4. Feeding Your Baby
  5. It's Time to Baby Proof Your Home!
  6. Crib Toy Safety Alert
  7. What Happened to Time for Us?
  8. Help Me Learn

Month 6

  1. Children Learn From Watching Parents
  2. What's It Like to be 6 Months Old?
  3. Baby's First Tooth
  4. When Your Doctor Says It Is Time to Start Solids
  5. Games Babies Play
  6. Babies Love Babies
  7. Discipline is Teaching
  8. Fathers Are Changing

Month 7

  1. Your Baby's World Is Growing!
  2. What's It Like to Be 7 Months Old?
  3. Play With Me: It Helps Me Learn
  4. Feeding Your Baby
  5. Your Baby's Eyes
  6. Language Games
  7. Mom and Dad
  8. Are You Talking with Other Parents?

Month 8

  1. This is the Age of Curiosity
  2. What's It Like to be 8 Months Old?
  3. Toes are Tasty!
  4. Feeding Your Baby
  5. Fear of Separation
  6. Spanking Your Baby Doesn't Work
  7. Car Safety
  8. Setting Family Rules
  9. Curl Up with a Good Book

Month 9

  1. Learning To Talk
  2. What's It Like to be 9 Months Old?
  3. Play with Me: It Helps Me Learn
  4. Feeding Your Baby
  5. The Secret to Good Behavior: Reward It!
  6. When Your Baby Can Stand: New Hazards
  7. When You Feel Good, Your Baby Does Too!
  8. Fears and Insecurities

Month 10

  1. TIME TO TEACH THE "AHHH" GAME
  2. WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE 10 MONTHS OLD?
  3. PLAY WITH ME: IT HELPS ME LEARN
  4. FEEDING YOUR BABY
  5. HAS YOUR BABY STARTED TEASING YOU ON PURPOSE?
  6. MY BABY CALLED THE TEACHER, MAMA
  7. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR
  8. HAPPY MEALS

Month 11

  1. YOUR BABY LEARNS ABOUT LOVE FROM YOU
  2. WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE 11 MONTHS OLD?
  3. PLAY WITH ME: IT HELPS ME LEARN
  4. FEEDING YOUR BABY: FAT DOES NOT EQUAL HEALTHY
  5. REMOVE DRAWSTRING HAZARDS
  6. WELCOME TO THE NO-NO'S
  7. MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME
  8. PRIME TIME PARENTING

Month 12

  1. Building Self-Confidence
  2. What's It Like To Be 12 Months Old?
  3. Feeding Your Baby: What and When?
  4. Games Babies Play
  5. Prevent Childhood Poisoning
  6. Setting Limits
  7. What's Ahead?

Complete Newsletters

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Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
Month 6
Month 7
Month 8
Month 9
Month 10
Month 11
Month 12

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