up his legs towards his tummy and clenches his fists, and he may
cry if you try to stretch out his legs. All of this is quite natural.
• His fists
are closed or slightly open, and he may be able to grasp
if something is placed in his open hand, but he soon drops it.
• Your baby starts to discover his limbs from birth. He does not
realise that he possesses arms and
legs but this will start to
change now, as he begins to discover his body. The parts that he
will discover first are his hands and feet.
• The baby is able to follow moving objects with his eyes and to
fix his gaze on moving objects. He has been able to do that from
birth,
for short periods, and now you can play with him eye to eye
by putting your face very close to his face and shaking your head;
you will find that he will usually fix his gaze on you.
Linguistic development
The newborn baby does not make any linguistic advances in the
first month, although he may make some random sounds that
have no meaning.
Social-‐emotional development
This refers to the child’s interaction with the people around him.
All of the developments at this stage are involuntary, such as
stopping crying when he is picked
up or when he hears his
mother’s voice.
The baby may gurgle at the age of one month, or he may coo like
a pigeon, or shout or mumble to express his feelings. Do not
hesitate to respond to him in the same
manner and speak to him
face-‐to-‐face.
The second month
Physical development
1. Now the baby starts to open his
eyes more than in the first
month, when he spent most of his time sleeping with his eyes
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