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Baby's signs: Learn about signs your baby shows in advance.
Coping strategies: Displays helpful advice during leaps.

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Upcoming Leap Schedule

• Leap 1
  Characteristics: New senses and perceptions develop. Baby may cry more anxiously or be suddenly surprised.
  Baby's signs: Baby becomes restless and cries more easily.
  Coping strategies: Hold baby lots and speak gently to reassure them.
• Leap 2
  Characteristics: Ability to recognize patterns improves. Reactions to sounds and light become sharper.
  Baby's signs: Baby becomes sensitive to different situations and may cry or fuss more.
  Coping strategies: Maintain a calm environment and create a secure space.
• Leap 3
  Characteristics: Baby begins to understand smooth transitions. They track objects with their eyes and become interested in moving things.
  Baby's signs: Baby moves arms and legs more and fusses more.
  Coping strategies: Provide toys that babies can easily grasp to support play.
• Leap 4
  Characteristics: Baby begins to understand events. For example, they notice cause and effect like "shake it and it makes sound."
  Baby's signs: Baby experiments with moving limbs and making new sounds. Also suddenly becomes more clingy and anxious.
  Coping strategies: While baby enjoys new behaviors, they feel anxious easily, so maintain regular routines and provide reassurance.
• Leap 5
  Characteristics: Baby becomes interested in how things work and relationships. They understand physical space and structure through actions like stacking blocks.
  Baby's signs: Play with grabbing and releasing objects increases, but instability also increases and baby may fuss.
  Coping strategies: Allowing new discoveries promotes brain development. Also reassure baby through holding and talking.
• Leap 6
  Characteristics: Baby begins to categorize objects and people. For example, they group toys of the same type or distinguish specific animals and shapes.
  Baby's signs: Baby increasingly attempts to actively imitate adults' actions and words.
  Coping strategies: To develop categorization skills, incorporate block play sorted by color and shape. Also actively verbalize daily actions and things to help language comprehension.
• Leap 7
  Characteristics: Baby develops ability to understand sequences. For example, they remember steps like putting on shoes before going outside. Memory also develops significantly during this period.
  Baby's signs: Baby wants to feed themselves, do things themselves, and try alone. Confusion and crying increase.
  Coping strategies: Actively incorporate play requiring sequences like tidying up. Respect their desire to do things themselves while providing help when needed.
• Leap 8
  Characteristics: Baby begins to think about what to do and in what order to achieve what they want. Problem-solving abilities develop, like climbing on a chair to get a toy.
  Baby's signs: Emotions like joy, anger, sadness become more apparent. Activity increases and baby often feels frustrated by failures.
  Coping strategies: Let baby play freely with blocks and building toys. Increase successful experiences and praise them.
• Leap 9
  Characteristics: Baby begins to understand that things have certain rules and principles. For example, they learn physical principles like "throw something and it falls" and routines like "wash hands before eating."
  Baby's signs: Baby tests things parents say "no" to, or repeats things they were praised for, showing interest in social rules. Self-assertion strengthens and fussiness increases.
  Coping strategies: Increase opportunities to teach rules and sequences about things baby is interested in. For example, having them understand simple rules like washing hands before meals or waiting their turn positively influences development.
• Leap 10 (World of Systems)
  Characteristics: Baby begins to understand complex situations and how things interact to make the whole work. For example, they recognize the environment around them as a "system," like family routines and roles at home.
  Baby's signs: Baby can remember previously experienced situations and take appropriate actions in similar situations. May feel stressed by communication.
  Coping strategies: It's important to broaden understanding of systems through various experiences. Also, as independence strengthens, respect baby's communication and show understanding.