B a r b a r a s h e r I l L u s t r a t I o n s b y r a L p h

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A R I A T I O N S
This is a game whose variations continue throughout your baby’s child-
hood. You can keep showing your child new things until the time comes
when he starts showing you what’s new!
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⽧ Babies are developing their eyesight and visual acuity.
⽧ They are increasing their ability to focus on things that are close and
things that are distant.
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⽧ They are developing their perceptual knowledge of the many things
there are to see, feel, and smell.
⽧ They are developing their color vision, which comes in when they are
around two to three months of age.
⽧ They are being introduced to the idea that there are many things in
their neighborhood and that these things have names.
⽧ They are feeling that the world is a safe place to be because they are
experiencing it from the loving safety of their parent’s or loved one’s
arms.
⽧ They are increasing their ability to pay attention by realizing that there
are many things worth attending to in their life.
All this, thanks to you.
Where’d It Go?
Babies love hide-and-seek games. You’ve probably already had the fun 
of playing peek-a-boo with your child and watching her delight when 
your face reappears. Peek-a-boo is the first hide-and-seek game. In this
game of Where’d It Go? you increase the challenge as your baby gets more
adept.
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Open and focused
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Scarf
Box
Bag
Toy or other small object for hiding