Safety
Doctors recommend babies sleep in this position.
What is on their back?
This term describes a baby born before 37 weeks.
What is preterm?
Most babies say their first word around this age.
What is about 12 months?
Babies often experience this type of digestive discomfort, causing fussiness and crying.
What is colic?
To prevent shocks, all unused electrical outlets should have this.
What are outlet covers or safety plugs?
Babies should ride in this car seat position.
What is rear-facing?
This organ connects mother and baby during pregnancy.
What is the placenta?
This is the typical age range for first independent steps.
What is 12–15 months?
This yellowing of the skin is common in newborns.
What is jaundice?
Heavy furniture like bookshelves should be secured to this to prevent tipping.
What is the wall?
This room in the home causes the most injuries to young children.
What is the kitchen?
A baby gets half of their DNA from each parent—this structure carries it.
What are chromosomes?
Most babies can hold their head up steadily without support by this age.
What is about 4 months?
Many newborns are born with this white, cheesy coating on their skin that protects them in the womb.
What is vernix?
This type of barrier is recommended at the top and bottom of stairs.
What is a safety gate?
Solid foods are generally introduced around this age.
What is about 6 months?
This hormone helps with bonding and milk production.
What is oxytocin?
This milestone marks understanding that caregivers exist even when unseen.
What is object permanence?
This is the medical term for a soft spot on a baby’s head
What is fontanelle?
These colorful household items are often mistaken by toddlers for candy.
What are laundry detergent pods?
This is the leading cause of injury-related death in infants under 1.
What is suffocation?
This is the sticky first stool a newborn passes.
What is meconium?
This reflex causes toes to fan out when the sole of the foot is stroked.
What is the Babinski reflex?
A harmless birthmark appearing as flat, bluish-gray patches on the skin is called this.
What is a Mongolian spot?
This type of plant is poisonous if ingested by babies.
What are houseplants like poinsettia, philodendron, or oleander?