Month-by-Month Baby Care Guide
Care recommendations, developmental goals and parenting tips for every month of your baby's first year.
Note: Guide content is currently only available in Turkish.
Your Baby's Development Stage
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1. Ay
Remember that your baby needs to feed frequently. Build a bond through touch and eye contact.
Developmental Goals
Development of vision and hearing abilities begins.
Play Suggestions
Use soft-sounding toys to capture your baby's attention.
Parenting Tips
Hold your baby close and speak loving words to them.
2. Ay
Your baby will start making more sounds. Talk to them and help them recognize different voices.
Developmental Goals
The ability to distinguish sounds increases.
Play Suggestions
Shake colorful toys or sing songs to your baby.
Parenting Tips
Engage with your baby by making eye contact.
3. Ay
Your baby may start learning to lie on their tummy and lift their head. Don't skip tummy time.
Developmental Goals
Begins to hold themselves up on their tummy.
Play Suggestions
Play tummy time games on a fun, colorful surface.
Parenting Tips
Don't miss regular pediatric check-ups to track developmental milestones.
4. Ay
Babies start moving more this month. You can practice supported sitting.
Developmental Goals
Moves more and begins to explore their surroundings.
Play Suggestions
Practice supported sitting and keep soft toys nearby.
Parenting Tips
Playing on the floor together with your baby will develop their motor skills.
5. Ay
Offer colorful and textured toys to increase your baby's interaction with playthings.
Developmental Goals
Begins to explore colorful and textured objects.
Play Suggestions
Increase interaction by offering toys with different textures.
Parenting Tips
Talk to your baby during playtime to help develop their vocabulary.
6. Ay
This is the time to introduce solid foods. Consult your doctor and transition to appropriate foods.
Developmental Goals
Can transition to solid foods. Teeth may begin to emerge.
Play Suggestions
Develop your baby's palate by introducing a variety of foods.
Parenting Tips
Watch out for allergies when feeding your baby new foods.
7. Ay
Your baby may try to grasp objects and bring them to their mouth. Provide safe toys.
Developmental Goals
The ability to grasp objects and explore them orally increases.
Play Suggestions
Give your baby small objects to hold and practice their grip.
Parenting Tips
Create a safe play area where your baby can access objects freely.
8. Ay
Babies may start crawling at this stage. Don't neglect to create a safe space for them.
Developmental Goals
Begins crawling and becomes mobile to explore their surroundings.
Play Suggestions
Set up soft floor surfaces and place interesting toys around them.
Parenting Tips
Remember to secure dangerous objects and block off stairs.
9. Ay
Babies now learn to sit independently. They may slowly begin trying to pull themselves up to stand.
Developmental Goals
Learns to sit independently.
Play Suggestions
Encourage your baby to pull on nearby objects while seated near raised surfaces.
Parenting Tips
Make sure you have an environment that supports your baby's walking development.
10. Ay
Your baby can push and pull objects. Play games to develop their fine motor skills.
Developmental Goals
The ability to push and pull objects develops.
Play Suggestions
Play with toys that your baby can push and pull in different directions.
Parenting Tips
Schedule active playtimes to develop your baby's motor skills.
11. Ay
Babies may take a few steps at this stage. Support them by holding their hands to encourage walking.
Developmental Goals
Gains confidence in beginning to walk.
Play Suggestions
Sit next to your baby and reach out your hands to encourage them to come to you.
Parenting Tips
Create an environment that supports and encourages walking.
12. Ay
Your baby can now walk and say simple words. Encourage speech and teach new words.
Developmental Goals
Can walk and vocabulary expands rapidly.
Play Suggestions
Teach words by reading stories and singing songs together.
Parenting Tips
Plan a variety of activities to encourage play and learning.