Everyday moments are a great time to help your child learn and grow. Here are two examples how a simple daily activity can help your child grow and learn. The related developmental areas are listed after each example. Reading or showing books to your child Sitting on your lap, a child holds his head up, looks at the pictures, listens to your voice, and begins to try to turn pages with his fingers.           Physical Well-Being, Health, and Motor Development Being held helps a child feel close to you, knowing that you want to read with her.          Social and Emotional Development A child enjoys choosing a book and deciding when to turn the pages.        Approaches Toward Learning Reading shows a child how wonderful books are and all they can teach him.       Cognition and General Knowledge Reading with a child helps her learn words and stories and begin to understand that the words on the page mean something.       Language, Literacy, and Communication