Parenting an Infant Comes with Big Rewards and Challenges

All infants:

• Love to explore the world around them, so you have to make your home safe.

• Have their own personalities, which may be different from their parents'.

• Put new and stressful demands on parents, so parents may need to ask for help.

• Need routines that match their unique abilities, and parents may need to adjust their schedules to fit this new individual.