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Early Learning: Focus on Birth to Five
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Parenting Pointers

Parenting Pointers can help you be the best parent you can be!
Learn how to understand and talk to your baby. Find out how he develops and how to read his cues. Learn how to encourage her and help her explore. And know what to do to calm both you and your baby when you need it the most.

You can read Parenting Pointers articles on this Web site and watch short video clips online for great examples.

Parenting Pointers are part of Early Learning: Focus on Birth to Five. The campaign features nine 60-second television spots available on your local PBS station. Parenting Counts also offers early learning workshops and a variety of parenting and caregiver materials available online and in print. Early Learning: Focus on Birth to Five was developed in cooperation with Talaris Research Institute, KCTS/Seattle and PBS.

Develop approaches to parenting your baby and toddler. Learn what’s on his mind and how to communicate with your growing child.

The Pointers

Speaking Parentese
Discover a special way to talk to a baby.

Copycats
Learn why your baby copies you.

Reading Your Baby’s Cues
Find out what your baby’s signals mean and how to respond to them.

Soothing the Stress
How calming down helps both you and your baby!

Testing It Out
Babies explore the world by testing their surroundings.

Be Expressive
You are your baby’s first teacher!

Tantrums
Fits are a normal part of your child’s emotional development.

Valuing Emotions
Recognizing emotions teaches kids how to handle feelings.

Good Communication
Babies learn to speak by listening to you.

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Parenting Pointers
Speaking Parentese
Copycats
Reading Your Baby's Cues
Soothing the Stress
Testing It Out
Be Expressive
Tantrums
Valuing Emotions
Good Communication
Age & Stage Milestones
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