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Infants and Toddlers - Help Me Grow Baby Bill of Rights  

 

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TALK TO ME,
Sing, hum, babble, or even read the funnies to me! I dont know what you're saying, but I need to hear you and I do know what you mean, even if I may not know the words.Like your voice tones mean, I love you, or when you yell, I hear, You're a pest! Unless you communicate with me, how can I learn I learn from you.

HOLD ME,
Everything is so big and new to me. I don't understand where I am. Or who I am. And I get scared, but when you hold me, your heartbeat makes me feel I belong here. I belong to you.

ANSWER MY CRY,
I don't cry to get you upset or get you mad. I cry because I can't tell you how I feel any other way. Maybe I'm cold...or wet...or hungry...or scared...or lonely. Answer my cries, you'll soon know what each one means.

YOU WON'T SPOIL ME!!!
You'll help me be a better baby and make you happier, too.

LOVE ME,
Like me; Love me just as I am. Don't expect me to do what I can't do. Like being toilet-trained. My muscles aren't ready yet. I know I'm messy. But I'm growing. Overlook my baby weakness. You're the most important person in my world. I can't make it without you. So get to know me. Have fun with me, and love me...just as I am.