Babies develop different skills through symbolic play when pretending to be doctors.

Although imaginative play is just beginning at this age, children start to imitate actions they observe in adults.

Language and Communication: They listen and repeat.

In this story-reading activity, even though babies are still very young, listening to stories and looking at pictures supports several areas of their development.

Language and Communication:

They learn new words, sounds, and expressions, and begin to recognize names.