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Finding books with interactive elements like fold outs or noises are fun surprises! Let baby take their time turning the pages.

Helps baby develop language skills and interactive elements can excite baby's senses.

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When does sensory development begin?

Related Milestones

Turns head to visually track objects while sitting

7–9 Months

Turns several pages of a chunky (board) book at once

7–9 Months

Experiments with the amount of force needed to pick up different objects

7–9 Months

Related Abilities

Is interested in interacting with others, e.g. peek-a-boo (7-9 months)

Maintains balance while sitting and using two hands together to explore toys

Uses both hands equally to play with toys (7-9 months)

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