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You're the Role Model
Fill your baby’s life with good examples to copy.
Babies are learning from everyone and everything they see. You are a role model for you baby—from day one!
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You are your baby’s first teacher.
Your home is your child’s first classroom. Every waking hour, your
child is learning something. And most likely, it’s something from
you.
Your baby was born a copycat.
You don’t have to teach your newborn to copy you, because babies are
born with a natural ability to copy basic facial expressions.
So when you smile, your baby might smile too. If you stick your
tongue out, your baby might stick out his tongue in return.
Your baby learns by copying your behavior.
Babies learn a lot by watching what you do and then trying it
themselves — whether it’s positive or negative.
So watch what you do. Do you yell when you’re stuck in traffic? Do
you blame others when you get frustrated with yourself? Whatever
you do, your baby is probably learning something from you, her
most important teacher.
Your baby may remember what she copies.
By age one, babies can remember and imitate actions they observed
a month ago. They learn what mommies and daddies can do by watching
what you do.
Your baby may copy other people.
Every person your baby watches might teach her something. Because
your baby has the ability to copy something from everyone he
meets.
Your baby might copy what she sees on TV.
Research shows that children under the age of two are on average
exposed to at least two hours a day of TV. If your child watches
TV, he may also be copying TV behavior. A study reveals that
even toddlers 14- to 24-months-old will copy simple actions they see on TV.
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