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I’m Moving Everywhere!

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Now that I’ve learned how to hold up my head on my own and can push myself up onto my hands and knees, you’ll see me start moving more than ever! Whether I’m scooting, crawling, rolling, or anything in between,…

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Keeping My Routine When You Aren’t Home

  • Deployed

When you aren’t home, it can be a lot harder to stay up-to-date on my routine. Some things you can do are to ask the person who takes care of me to give me lots of support when there’s a…

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Being Close To You Helps Me to Feel Safe

  • At Home

From the moment I’m born, you are the center of my world. When I can sense that you are close to me, when you comfort me with a hug, when you let me lay on your chest, and when I…

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Playing With Me When You Aren’t Here – Babies and Young Toddlers

  • Deployed

When you aren’t home, it can seem like playing with me is impossible. But that isn’t true! You can still play with me using just your voice or video. If you are calling, sing me songs or tell me a…

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Kitchen Band

Kitchen Band

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A fun thing for me to do when you are in the kitchen is to play with my kitchen band! What is that? It is a collection of pots and pans you don’t mind that I play with, rubber storage…

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Nurses and Doctors

Nurses and Doctors

  • Hospital or Clinic

Sometimes, visiting a big place with lots of strangers can be scary, especially if I see people who are sick, or who are hurting. If I am not ready, please leave me with a trusted adult so that I won’t…

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When I Am Fussy or Won’t Stop Crying

When I Am Fussy or Won’t Stop Crying

  • At Home

I may be saying, “I am feeling out of sorts, off my routine.” Or I may be saying, “I feel tension in the house.” I may simply be saying, “My body is growing and changing and I am extra sensitive…

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If a Lot of Noise Makes Me Upset

If a Lot of Noise Makes Me Upset

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When I cry and get fussy when there is a lot of noise and/or people around, I may be saying, “It is upsetting—hard for me to take in all of the changes.” You can support me by keeping my daily…

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When I Am Fussy

When I Am Fussy

  • At Home

What I might be saying is, “I am feeling sick, or tired, or hungry.” I might be trying to tell you I am sad or mad, or just overwhelmed by everything going on around me. You can help me by…

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If I Hesitate with My Injured Parent

If I Hesitate with My Injured Parent

  • Hospital or Clinic

When I hesitate to look at or talk to my injured parent or, I shy away from touching, hugging, or kissing my injured parent, I may be saying, “It’s been a long time. I need time to reconnect.” You can support…

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If I Peek, Look Away, then Peek Again

If I Peek, Look Away, then Peek Again

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When I peek at my injured parent in the hospital bed, then look away, then peek again, what I may be saying is, “I’m starting to reconnect.” You can support me by giving me time. I will let you know…

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How I Learn to Regulate My Emotions

How I Learn to Regulate My Emotions

  • At Home

Did you know that I need to learn how to regulate my emotions before I can follow rules and understand limits? That’s right! And I don’t have the ability to calm myself when I am first born. I need you…

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Cozy Corner

Cozy Corner

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When I was first born I didn’t really need a cozy corner, but as I move around more, crawling and cruising along the furniture, a cozy corner will be a nice place for me to go when I need to…

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Activity Bag

Activity Bag

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I am so little, I don’t have patience! You can help me by taking an activity bag wherever we go. It doesn’t have to be big; in fact, you might be able to fit it in my diaper bag! Pick…

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Talk to Me

Talk to Me

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Did you know that I can recognize your voice as a newborn? Even before I am born, I can hear the sounds around me. When I am only minutes old, I will turn toward my mother’s voice over other sounds…

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Scent of You

Scent of You

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I am comforted just by your smell. If you have to leave me for any length of time, like a deployment, why not leave me with something that smells like you! Perhaps it can be one of your t-shirts you…

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