Baby Activities

Your baby’s first year is a time of discovery for you both. On iChild we have some fun activities for you to do together to help your baby's development. We also have some lovely nursery rhymes for you to sing!

New Nursery Rhyme Album

Sarah J. MacDonald's Magical World of Nursery Rhymes is now available to buy at iTunes and Amazon as an MP3 album.

You can listen to all the wonderful tracks and receive 2 FREE MP3 songs here, plus you can also download the lyrics and colouring-in sheets.

Free guide to life as a parent

Sign up today to Stepping Stones, the NCT’s latest free information service for parents.

Covering pregnancy, your baby’s development and life as a parent, Stepping Stones will take you from your third month of pregnancy to your baby’s second birthday.

Development activities for babies aged 0-12 months

• Physical Development
• Knowledge and Understanding of the World
• Creative Development
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Communication
• Problem Solving and Reasoning
  

Money - The First 12 months

Young babies are not in themselves that expensive, particularly if you choose to breastfeed exclusively. All they really ask is to be warm, dry, fed and loved. But if as new parents you are struggling with the loss of an income and trying to balance that with buying all the kit you think you need for your baby, it can add up into quite a stressful time financially.

F&C has produced some articles relevant to the first 12 months, giving information on Budgeting, The Child Trust Fund, and How to Open a Child Trust Fund.