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A class can help your little munchkin learn and let you make new friends too. Double benefits, we say.

- Ilisa Cohen

SOON AFTER my son was born and I began meeting other moms, I heard about baby music classes in our area. It wasn’t long before I wondered if simply enjoying time with my baby at home was somehow slacking off. Fortunately, experts say there’s no need to sign up before you’re both ready—if you sign up at all. “Baby classes are great as long as they are both developmentally appropriate and fun, but they’re absolutely not necessary,” says Dr. Laura A. Jana, author of The Toddler Brain: Nurture the Skills Today That Will Shape Your Child’s Tomorrow. Still, if you’re looking to socialise or you’d like to combat cabin fever, you may want to try a class.

choose wisely