From the author: Work with your child and enjoy it! So, you have a baby, everything around is teeming with information about the development of children, and you don’t understand what to do with this little bundle. And it’s impossible to really take it and it’s too early to learn languages. How to develop him, how to entertain him and what to do with him besides feeding, changing diapers and rocking him to sleep?1. Body. A child of the first year of life learns and develops through bodily sensations. Hugs, cuddles, massages, carrying in arms (in different positions), gymnastics, swimming. Dynamic gymnastics. A very big word, but it has very simple elements. Just lift the child up like an airplane, hold him upside down by the legs, by the arm and leg, and much more can be easily found on the Internet.2. Speech. Now you are a “talker bird”. Comment on everything, recite rhymes, name everything. And also shapes, colors, location, etc. “Here is a red car, here is a blue car, here is a yellow car.” “The bunny has the ball, Mashenka has the ball, mom has the ball.” You talk and comment on everything. Well, you’re also developing your child’s passive vocabulary3. Tactile sensations. Here is a leaf, here is grass, here is a ball, here is soft, here is hard, here is hot, here is cold, here is rough, here is smooth. Skin is the largest organ in humans. This is a great way to develop a child's intelligence. We touch with our hands, stamp with our feet, stroke the skin with different materials. This also teaches you to feel his body, fingers and legs.4. Interaction. Yes Yes. Society is developing very well. There is someone to watch, someone to copy. Of course, it’s also useful for mom. I would like to point out that in our age of diapers, napkins, comfortable clothes, strollers, slings and other things, a child is not a hindrance! You can do many activities with your child. And this will be the best development. It is human nature that children were carried with them from birth (not for hunting, of course). So enjoy! Go to museums with your child, visit parks, play with other children, communicate with people. Happy mother, happy child!)5. Monkeys. Mirror neurons in the brain have designed us humans in such a way that we learn by copying. Wave your hand to dad in the morning “bye bye”, smile at the baby, then he will learn to smile. If you want him to stick out his tongue, show him your tongue. Do you like the way your husband looks around? Let him squint more often in front of the baby. And don’t forget that the child develops by repeating after us. If you want him to read, don’t force him to read, but read to him from birth. You can read your books aloud. If you want something to clean up, clean it up; if you want someone to laugh, laugh!