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Cognitive Development: One Year Old.
American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/pages/Cognitive-Development-One-Year-Old.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
AAP.
Developmental milestones: 3 to 4 year olds.
American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/preschool/pages/Developmental-Milestones-3-to-4-Year-Olds.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
AAP.
Developmental milestones: 7 months.
American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/pages/Developmental-Milestones-7-Months.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
AAP.
Developmental milestones: 12 months.
American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/pages/Developmental-Milestones-12-Months.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
AAP.
Emotional and social development: Birth to 3 months.
American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/pages/Emotional-and-Social-Development-Birth-to-3-Months.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
AAP.
Emotional development: 1 year olds.
American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/pages/Emotional-Development-1-Year-Olds.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
AAP.
Hand and finger skills: 1 year olds.
American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/pages/Hand-and-Finger-Skills-1-Year-Olds.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
AAP.
Language development: 4 to 7 months.
American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/pages/Language-Development-4-to-7-Months.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
AAP 2021.
When can my unborn baby hear me?
I’d love to be able to read and sing to them.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/milestonemomentseng508.pdfOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
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Important Milestones: Your Baby By Four Months.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-4mo.htmlOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
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Important Milestones: Your Baby By Six Months.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-6mo.htmlOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
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Important Milestones: Your Baby By Nine Months.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-9mo.htmlOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]
CDC.
Important Milestones: Your Baby By One Year.
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Important Milestones: Your Baby By Eighteen Months.
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