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copy. Countless parents are shocked to hear their kids lineup own words coming from their toddlers’ mouths! They Do W eekda y s AM Babies are growing every minute and are espe- 6:30 Barne y & F riends cially quick learners so it is important for parents What 7:00 Sesame S tr eet You Do! to make decisions about behaviors that lead to 8:00 C yber chase 8:30 A rthur o as I say. Not as I do”. growth and positive development. 9:00 C liff or d the Big Red Dog “DIf something seems odd You are your child’s first teacher, but 9:30 Dr agon T ales about this, you’re right! Having an 10:00 It’ s A Big Big W orld have you considered that you are not 10:30 Jakers! infant is like living in front of a your child’s only teacher? In some 11:00 C aillou mirror. They do what you do! homes, television can be a close 11:30 Mist er Rogers ’ N eighborhood How wonderful is it that babies, second. American households W eekda y s PM by simply watching their parents, consume many hours of television 2:30 Reading Rainbo w / Bob the Builder can learn important building 3:00 Betw een the Lions daily. This includes infants under two 3:30 Dr agon T ales blocks for growth and social years old who are exposed to an 4:00 It’ s A Big Big W orld behaviors? Down the road, these average of two hours a day. You can 4:30 A rthur 5:00 C yber chase behaviors can eventually lead to make healthy choices by selecting a healthy adulthood because television that is non-violent, Sunda y s AM parents are first teachers. 6:30 Barne y & F riends educational and commercial free. 7:00 Make W a y f or N odd y On the other hand, babies are not able to discrimi- You can also limit the amount of television your 7:30 C liff or d’ s P upp y D a y s nate when it comes to knowing what behaviors to infant or young child sees. Remember, every 8:00 T homas & F riends 8:30 Bob the Builder copy, and this is where it gets tricky. Your baby will encounter your baby makes is an amazing 9:00 Dr agon T ales also imitate things you prefer she or he did not opportunity for learning. 9:30 P ost car ds fr om Bust er 10:00 A rthur S chedule is subjec t to Tal a r i s R e s e a rch I n s t i t u te w w w.t a l a r i s.o rg/ s p o t l i g ht _ co pycats.ht m c h a n g e w i t h o u t n o t i ce. 10:30 Ma y a and Miguel Go to w w w.thir teen.org 11:00 C yber chase f o r a c u r rent l i s t i n g. Grab, Bang, Drop: Explore! Babies ar e na tur al scien tists . T he y t est e v erything , including y ou! C hildr en at the South Street Seaport learn about the w orld ar ound them b y pursuing new e xperienc es and e xperimen ting with their surr oundings . T heir curiosity driv es them t o New York’s most beloved gr ab , bang , dr op and thr o w an y it em tha t a ttr acts their a tt en tion. Enc our- FREE family festival returns age their e xplor a tion but alw a y s r emember tha t babies ar e not born with for it’s thirteenth year! And kno wledge about the dangers of their en vir onmen t. Your child is c on- this year’s Children’s Day stan tly trying t o make sense of her w orld based on her limit ed kno wledge promises to be the best yet! and she is using y our r eactions t o guide her thr ough the pr oc ess . Your Gordon from Sesame Street w or ds , bod y language and r eactions t ell y our child whether y ou ar e hosts Center Stage where e x cit ed about his disc o v eries or impa tien t with his t esting . It importan t t o there’s lots of fun and help babies learn t o enjo y these new e xperienc es , but keep in mind , as excitement with children’s par en ts and car egiv ers it’s up t o us t o keep them saf e and set limita tions . favorites like Barney and Driver Daniel. 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See How I Grow! Just like trees change, the way you look has also changed as you have gotten older. In the empty boxes below, draw or glue three pictures of yourself at different ages. Then think about how you look different or the same in each of those pictures. ¡Mira Cómo He Crecido! Tal como sucede con los árboles, la forma cómo tú te ves también va cambiand conforme has ido creciendo. En las casillas vacías a continuación, dibuja o pega tres retratos tuyos de distintas edades. Luego piensa en lo que te hace ver diferente o igual en cada una de los retratos.

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