From the Experts: Watch Me Learn! Watch Me Grow!
From birth to age 5, children are learning and growing by listening and watching the world around them.
First 5 California partnered with Brazelton Touchpoints Center and the Center for Child & Family Studies WestEd to bring you this short video that takes you through several ways you can help stimulate your child's healthy development and how to identify different milestone moments along the way.
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