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20. Can she take tablets?
21. Can he take medicine easily?
22. Is she allergic to anything?
23. Are the rashes itchy?
Questions about the baby’s development.

Baby 1-3 months

Physical development

1. Can he raise his head up when he lies down on his chest?
2. Can he hold a small toy for a short time?
3. Can he move his eyes to look at his mobile toys? Or look at people who pass by?
4. How much does he weigh?
5. How tall is he?
Personality and mental development

6. Does he prefer looking at other people’s faces to looking at toys?
7. Does he use his hands to explore his own face?
Social, emotional, and intellectual development

8. Does he have eye contact with his parents?
9. Does he smile at familiar people?
10. Does he cry for what he wants?
11. Can he differentiate between his parents’ voices and other voices?
12. Does he turn in the direction of the source of the voice?

Language development

13. Can he respond to familiar people by making a sound in his throat

Suggestions for mothers

1. You should look deeply into the eyes of the baby while breast feeding.
2. You should sing for the baby.
3. Give colorful toys to the baby.
4. Move your face slowly so the baby can turn his face slowly to look at you.