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LESSON I.
The Baby—Its Growth and Development.
Weight at birth.
Rate of increase of weight.
The pliancy of the bones of the infant.
Bone formation and solidification.
The relatively large size of the skull of the infant.
How to support the head and back in lifting and carrying a
baby.
The age at which the openings at the top of the head close.
Movements of the baby.
Ages at which a child can hold up its head, sit, crawl and
walk.
LESSON II.
The Baby—Its Growth and Development (Continued).
Breathing.
The crying of a child at birth.
The rate of breathing in infancy as compared with adult life.
The Heart and circulation.
The Pulse—its comparative rates at different ages.
Ages at which the senses of taste, smell, sight and hearing
are present.
Age and order of appearance of milk teeth.
LESSON III.
The Baby's Skin and Clothes.
Structure of the skin.
Functions of the skin.
How the skin is continually dying.
Why baths are necessary.
Relatively greater area of skin in the young.
Effects of chills on the skin.
Need for warmth.
Clothing.
Dangers of flannelette.
Day and night clothes.
Washing of baby's clothes.