Milestones
What is a baby's first type of communication?
What is crying.
What organ is proportionally largest in a newborn compared to an adult?
What is the brain.
What country has the tradition of giving new parents a "baby box"?
What is Finland.
What is the safest sleep position for infants?
What is the most common first word worldwide?
What is Mama.
At what ages does a baby begin to crawl?
What is 9 months.
What is the soft spot on a baby's skull called?
What is the fontanelle.
What famous scientist did not speak until age 4?
Who is Albert Einstein.
This tiny bedtime helper doesn't chase monsters, but it does keep the dark from feeling too big.
What is a nightlight.
What color are most newborns' eyes at birth?
What is blue or gray.
At what age do most babies roll over?
What is 4-6 months.
What part of a newborn's body makes up about 25% of their total length?
What is the head.
What decade saw the invention of disposable diapers?
What is the 1940s.
How many hours a day does a newborn sleep on average?
What is 14-17 hours.
This item or activity keeps a newborn snug as a bug; transforming even the wiggliest baby into a cozy little burrito.
What is a swaddle or swaddling.
At what age should a baby begin walking independently?
What is 15 months.
What is the only fully developed sense at birth?
What is hearing.
What ancient civilization is credited with the first baby bottles?
What is ancient Rome.
At what age do most babies begin consolidating nighttime sleep?
What is around 3-4 months.
This everyday baby sound happens because a newborn's diaphragm is still learning the rhythm of breathing, making it one of very first "noises" babies make.
What are hiccups.
At what age does a baby begin to follow objects with their eyes?
What is 2 months.
This newborn feature is present in every baby, disappears within months, and is so strong at birth it can support their entire body weight - though doctors strongly advise against testing it.
What is the grasp reflex.
This centuries-old baby essential was once woven from reeds or willow branches and used to keep infants close while parents worked. Today it's often made of plastic or fabric, but the classic version still rocks gently from side to side.
What is a bassinet or Moses basket.
What is the term for a baby's day-night confusion?
What is reverse cycling.
This rare newborn trait covers some infants in fine, downy hair at birth - a leftover from life in the womb- and usually disappears within the first few weeks.
What is lanugo.