Play and communication with newborn babies

DID YOU KNOW?

• Right from the beginning babies can see, hear and smell you.

• Newborns learn through seeing, hearing, feeling, and moving.

• Newborns recognize their mother immediately.

• Healthy babies can see, hear, and smell at birth.

• Talking to babies from birth is very important, even before.

• Babies need to move freely and safely to grow.

• Within a few days, babies can start smiling when people smile at them.

• Babies communicate their needs. They learn to trust that someone will pay attention to their movements, sounds, and cries.

• Breastfeeding on demand strengthens interaction and growing trust.

• Children show interest in breastfeeding by becoming fussy, sucking their hand, or moving their head toward the breast. This is how mothers can learn to recognize that a child is hungry before the child starts to cry.