Navigate your baby's first year with confidence using our month-by-month parenting guides
Practical tips, feeding schedules, growth milestones, real mom stories, and checklists for the first month of parenting.
Explore Month 1Month 2 focuses on first smiles, bonding, and early growth milestones.
Explore Month 2Month 3 emphasizes social interaction, improved motor skills, and strengthening neck muscles.
Explore Month 3Focus on rolling, better head control, and early communication cues.
Explore Month 4Babies start exploring more, rolling independently, and sitting with support.
Explore Month 5Introduction of solids, improved grasping, and interactive play.
Explore Month 6Babies sit steadily, babble more, and respond socially.
Explore Month 7Crawling begins, fine motor skills improve, and social interactions deepen.
Explore Month 8Babies pull to stand, understand more words, and enjoy active play.
Explore Month 9Early words emerge, mobility increases, and interactive games like peek-a-boo are fun.
Explore Month 10Babies take first steps, show independence, and explore surroundings safely.
Explore Month 11Celebrate the first birthday; walking and talking skills develop rapidly.
Explore Month 12