Your go-to guide for your baby's first smile, including signs, age and what you can do to help...
the communication of positive affection compared with the experience with objects, and have noticed that the child, from 8 to 10 and 12 months, tends to significantly increase the behavioural sequence “smiles-looks at an object, then looks toward the face of the adult, maintaining the smile.”
, "They may even imitate your facial expressions – for example, copying you when you stick out your tongue."Research has said babies are born smiling and developing babies appear to start to smile in the womb. occurs from birth to one month of age but has no purpose. It's spontaneous and has no relevance to what they have seen.If your moment hasn't come just yet and you want to know how to make your baby smile, the key is to talk to them often and give lots of eye contact.
When they do smile, this is the way they are going to communicate with you now. You can also be a bit silly with them, as they tend to react more with this. Make funny faces and noises, and even try out 'peek-a-boo' and see what they do! After 6 months, your baby will also try an open mouth smile which follows with laughter. Your baby will be selective with who they share their smile with - the special people in their life.
Once your baby has cracked their first grin, they will continue to do so regularly, and it won't be long before you hear some squeals of excitement and other noises too.
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