, tummy or chest as it can be unsettling.Baby boost: like massage, brushing is a calming sensation that will stimulate your baby's sense of touch.Brush-a-bye baby

and encourage your babyThere's a lot you can do to stimulate and encourage your babyEven at 11 months old, you can often tell if your baby is a bookworm. Book-loving babies will sit happily on their own for a few minutes flicking through a pile of brightly

-old is on the move, and loving it!Help them learnThere's a lot you can do to stimulate and encourage your babyStimulate her learning with encouragement and playAt nine months your baby will hold and compare two toys, bang them and try to fit them together, or put one

There's a lot you can do to stimulate and encourage your babyStudies show that by four months babies can understand things hidden from view do still exist, so try playing a simple hide-and-seek game. Show your baby a brightly coloured toy, hide it under a

He's in double figures at last! Okay, so it's months and not years, but his development is moving at a cracking pace. More than ever before you're probably aware of your baby's personality, as he's starting to make his feelings very clear.1. Your

to find out what's going to happen next. He's starting to make connections about cause and effect.1. If he's going to crawl at all, he'll probably start this month. About 15 per cent of babies never crawl, and there's no problem with that, but by eight

't quite believe your little baby can manage to get so far across the room on his own. Some seven-month-olds can even drag themselves into a sitting position from lying on their stomach by pushing down on their arms. 3. His fine motor skills are coming

This is an astonishing month when your baby's development comes on in leaps and bounds. If one of you spends a night away, you'll be amazed at the difference 24 hours have made. Enjoy this month - it's the fastest-running part of the action.1