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Baby’s first year · Chapter 4

Week 52

One year: your family's own story

These 52 pages are a notebook of family life, not a timetable of abilities for a baby. Look back and keep the stories that matter to you. Record your own arrangements, relationships and support without turning another family's year into a standard for yours.

A parent holds a baby while a grandfather points to a bird in a garden.Family life

READ. REFLECT. PREPARE.

One year: your family's own story

These 52 pages are a notebook of family life, not a timetable of abilities for a baby. Look back and keep the stories that matter to you. Record your own arrangements, relationships and support without turning another family's year into a standard for yours.

Baby development and health

Reviewed development information for this week is being prepared. Explore the practical ideas and reading below in the meantime.

A little preparation

Two small things to try

  1. Give the year a title.

  2. Invite each willing family member to add one memory.

Optional ideas for everyday family life. Choose what works for you.

Useful reading

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