{"id":1447,"date":"2019-05-06T11:11:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T10:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aptaworld-ng.clickify.dev\/?page_id=1447"},"modified":"2021-01-06T05:56:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T04:56:05","slug":"supporting-your-babys-emotional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting your baby&#8217;s emotional development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1447\" class=\"elementor elementor-1447\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cace5b4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-eae-slider=\"11523\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"cace5b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce02c5c\" data-eae-slider=\"33136\" data-id=\"ce02c5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be40cf2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"14971\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"be40cf2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5799df7\" data-eae-slider=\"65141\" data-id=\"5799df7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d83db elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"30d83db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Capa_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"394.382px\" height=\"394.382px\" viewBox=\"0 0 394.382 394.382\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 394.382 394.382;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g>\t<g>\t\t<path d=\"M343.958,146.179c-18.919-52.181-65.994-90.199-120.973-99.409c-0.913-0.335-1.894-0.591-3.002-0.654   c-0.688-0.037-1.431-0.03-2.125-0.061c-6.808-0.911-13.683-1.48-20.673-1.48c-65.69,0-124.956,41.422-146.779,101.604   C22.56,146.505,0,169.257,0,197.194c0,27.925,22.56,50.686,50.412,51.009c21.823,60.179,81.083,101.604,146.779,101.604   c25.574,0,50.132-6.352,71.919-17.567c-4.999-4.372-9.84-9.17-14.145-14.327c-17.769,8.189-37.4,12.817-57.78,12.817   c-59.984,0-113.825-39.214-130.941-95.356l-2.399-7.867l-8.126,1.218c-1.827,0.274-3.331,0.39-4.707,0.39   c-17.61,0-31.932-14.321-31.932-31.932c0-17.604,14.322-31.935,31.932-31.935c1.376,0,2.88,0.131,4.719,0.393l8.12,1.2   l2.393-7.858c11.603-38.06,40.112-68.29,75.947-83.838c-8.001,17.719,2.862,39.555,20.968,48.08   c22.566,10.62,59.071,11.996,74.465-11.094c6.941-10.407,0.779-23.568-7.612-30.689c-11.764-9.971-28.825-11.387-42.785-5.849   c-11.298,4.484-6.378,22.947,5.075,18.407c8.3-3.285,15.851-3.535,23.814,0.834c10.925,6.007,0.859,12.863-6.776,15.059   c-14.23,4.092-35.226,0.755-46.354-9.234c-14.042-12.607,4.046-26.917,15.238-30.832c12.142-4.253,25.478-5.194,38.319-4.729   c51.916,7.39,96.343,43.879,111.59,93.892l2.399,7.858l8.123-1.199c1.826-0.269,3.336-0.393,4.713-0.393   c17.609,0,31.932,14.325,31.932,31.941c0,17.598-14.322,31.931-31.932,31.931c-1.377,0-2.887-0.127-4.701-0.396l-8.135-1.212   l-2.399,7.867c-0.853,2.789-1.863,5.523-2.893,8.232c2.893-0.682,5.9-1.071,8.994-1.071c6.795,0,13.177,1.705,18.778,4.713   c23.517-4.53,41.37-25.228,41.37-50.064C394.376,169.257,371.816,146.499,343.958,146.179z\"><\/path>\t\t<path d=\"M156.893,190.563c-16.404,0-16.404,25.441,0,25.441S173.303,190.563,156.893,190.563z\"><\/path>\t\t<path d=\"M237.471,188.974c-16.41,0-16.41,25.446,0,25.446C253.875,214.414,253.881,188.974,237.471,188.974z\"><\/path>\t\t<path d=\"M197.185,279.885c20.685,0,37.527-16.836,37.527-37.521c0-5.285-4.28-9.541-9.548-9.541c-5.261,0-9.535,4.262-9.535,9.541   c0,10.169-8.275,18.438-18.438,18.438c-10.163,0-18.444-8.269-18.444-18.438c0-5.285-4.271-9.541-9.539-9.541   c-5.271,0-9.542,4.262-9.542,9.541C159.661,263.049,176.497,279.885,197.185,279.885z\"><\/path>\t\t<path d=\"M306.802,259.882c-38.478-22.073-91.216,39.78,0,86.558C398.973,299.163,344.098,238.503,306.802,259.882z    M306.802,324.792c-45.565-27.023-32.803-50.284-16.776-50.284c7.496,0,11.192,5.048,16.776,10.34   c5.571-5.279,9.273-10.334,16.775-10.334C337.692,274.514,354.231,296.588,306.802,324.792z\"><\/path>\t<\/g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b002c14 arabic-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b002c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/from-7-to-12-months\/\">Between 6 to 12 months<\/a> your baby may start to express discomfort or display emotions such as anger and fear. During this time, they will look to you for security especially in times of uncertainty. That&#8217;s why it is critical during this period to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/how-bonding-supports-your-babys-brain-development\/\">establish a strong bond with your little one<\/a> and build a safe, secure and positive environment so that he can grow healthily.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d494341 elementor-section-stretched arabic-right elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"2463\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"d494341\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e36c88\" data-eae-slider=\"53714\" data-id=\"4e36c88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9542cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9542cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Establish rules on behaviour<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d701f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d701f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Reinforce good behaviour by clapping your hands, smiling at him and praising his actions<\/li><li>Discourage negative behaviour by using a firm tone and expression and ignore him for a while before reassuring him that you still love him<\/li><li>Tell your little one what he should do and model that behaviour so that he can copy it<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b9e7b4\" data-eae-slider=\"56915\" data-id=\"5b9e7b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa340d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aa340d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build a happy and supportive environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abdafd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abdafd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Maintain a positive and supportive relationship among family members to promote positive emotions<\/li><li>Avoid conflicts in front of your baby<\/li><li>Encourage members of the family to engage and play with your baby to help him create happy memories and build self-confidence.<\/li><li>Manage negative emotions and calm yourself down before you tend to your baby<\/li><\/ul><p>Always remember that as your child grows and develops, he will also become more sensitive to his surroundings. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s essential to help make him feel safe, loved and secured by maintaining a positive home environment, so he can grow up to be a well rounded individual.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d83ffde elementor-section-stretched arabic-right elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"3675\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"d83ffde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01a2bd9\" data-eae-slider=\"60211\" data-id=\"01a2bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279873f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"279873f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further Reading<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1ca8b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"2008\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"e1ca8b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f00db1\" data-eae-slider=\"24663\" data-id=\"4f00db1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6e30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da6e30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/getting-to-know-your-baby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1031\" alt=\"Getting to know your baby\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db4d0e9\" data-eae-slider=\"65360\" data-id=\"db4d0e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbf2337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/getting-to-know-your-baby\/\">Getting to Know Your Baby<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88acf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a88acf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After the intensity of labour, meeting your newborn baby for the first time is an overwhelming experience. You\u2019ll be relieved, proud, amazed and sore in equal measure. Thanks to a rush of oxytocin, you\u2019ll also be head-over-heels in love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60effc elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f60effc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/getting-to-know-your-baby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c91c012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"75313\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"c91c012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0647e27\" data-eae-slider=\"21273\" data-id=\"0647e27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9f99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a9f99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/sleep-routine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/child-sleeping-in-bed-with-teddybear-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7602\" alt=\"Young boy sleeping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/child-sleeping-in-bed-with-teddybear-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/child-sleeping-in-bed-with-teddybear-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/child-sleeping-in-bed-with-teddybear-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/child-sleeping-in-bed-with-teddybear-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/child-sleeping-in-bed-with-teddybear-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/child-sleeping-in-bed-with-teddybear-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-325fb61\" data-eae-slider=\"9505\" data-id=\"325fb61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad9352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ad9352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/sleep-routine\/\">Good Sleep Routine<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64fd6b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64fd6b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When it comes to introducing a sleep routine for your baby, it\u2019s important to be realistic in your expectations. When they\u2019re very young, they\u2019ll simply sleep, wake and feed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c16c34 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c16c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/sleep-routine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between 6 to 12 months your baby may start to express discomfort or display emotions such as anger and fear. During this time, they will look to you for security especially in times of uncertainty. That&#8217;s why it is critical during this period to establish a strong bond with your little one and build a &#8230; <a title=\"Supporting your baby&#8217;s emotional development\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Supporting your baby&#8217;s emotional development\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":183,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1447","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Supporting your baby&#039;s emotional development - Apta Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Between 6 - 12 months, your baby may start to express discomfort or emotions such as anger &amp; fear. During this time, they will look to you for security.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Supporting your baby&#039;s emotional development - Apta Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Between 6 - 12 months, your baby may start to express discomfort or emotions such as anger &amp; fear. During this time, they will look to you for security.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Apta Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-06T04:56:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\\\/\",\"name\":\"Supporting your baby's emotional development - Apta Africa\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-06T10:11:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-06T04:56:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"Between 6 - 12 months, your baby may start to express discomfort or emotions such as anger & fear. During this time, they will look to you for security.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Baby\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/baby\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Supporting your baby&#8217;s emotional development\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Apta Africa\",\"description\":\"Apta Africa\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Apta Africa\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Aptafrica-Logo-FINAL.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Aptafrica-Logo-FINAL.png\",\"width\":881,\"height\":172,\"caption\":\"Apta Africa\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.aptafrica.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Supporting your baby's emotional development - Apta Africa","description":"Between 6 - 12 months, your baby may start to express discomfort or emotions such as anger & fear. During this time, they will look to you for security.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Supporting your baby's emotional development - Apta Africa","og_description":"Between 6 - 12 months, your baby may start to express discomfort or emotions such as anger & fear. During this time, they will look to you for security.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/","og_site_name":"Apta Africa","article_modified_time":"2021-01-06T04:56:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/","url":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/","name":"Supporting your baby's emotional development - Apta Africa","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-06T10:11:40+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-06T04:56:05+00:00","description":"Between 6 - 12 months, your baby may start to express discomfort or emotions such as anger & fear. During this time, they will look to you for security.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Getting-to-know-your-baby-1024x682.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/supporting-your-babys-emotional-development\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Baby","item":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Supporting your baby&#8217;s emotional development"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/","name":"Apta Africa","description":"Apta Africa","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Apta Africa","url":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aptafrica-Logo-FINAL.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aptafrica-Logo-FINAL.png","width":881,"height":172,"caption":"Apta Africa"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1447\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}