Like snowflakes, no two infants are exactly alike. A baby grows and develops at his or her own rate. The key is not to compare your child to others.
Infants learn about the world through touch, sight, sound, taste and smell.
They learn about relationships from how people touch and hold them, and from the tones of voice and facial expressions people use when caring for them. This early sense of trust will help them develop positive relationships for the rest of their lives. If adults handle a baby roughly or if they always seem anxious and irritated when they feed and diaper an infant, that child may learn that being with other people is not a pleasant experience. He or she will not develop that basic sense of trust and may have difficulty relating to others. An infant's first relationships can set the pace for relationships that will come later in life.