I'm excited to
share with you baby play activities that I've used in my work as a pediatric Occupational Therapist and in my own home with my two babies.
Not exact matches
If you have other ideas for ways you can
play with your
baby sister or
baby brother, please
share your idea below for other children to read!
Next time nap time goes haywire and Sadie wakes up early, I choose to scoop her up
with joy and enthusiasm at the opportunity to have special one - on - one
play time together which she has gotten so little of over the last year since
sharing life
with a
baby sister.
Sharing from their unique experiences as well as their
shared philosophy, Megan and Laura
play the role of big sisters, wrapping their arms around the shoulder of the new mother trying to navigate the confusing world of life
with a
baby and answering those important questions: «What if the «right» way doesn't feel «right»?»
Baby enjoys many stints of Tummy Time (5 - 8 minutes at a time at this point) and closely supervised
play with non-baby toys like those I share in my book Begin With A Blanket: Creative Play For Infants (ribbons and bells and tissue paper and Mylar balloons, for examp
play with non-baby toys like those I share in my book Begin With A Blanket: Creative Play For Infants (ribbons and bells and tissue paper and Mylar balloons, for examp
with non-
baby toys like those I
share in my book Begin
With A Blanket: Creative Play For Infants (ribbons and bells and tissue paper and Mylar balloons, for examp
With A Blanket: Creative
Play For Infants (ribbons and bells and tissue paper and Mylar balloons, for examp
Play For Infants (ribbons and bells and tissue paper and Mylar balloons, for example).
I
shared in a recent blog article about how and why visual
play with your new
baby is important for learning and development.
I've created some printable black and white
play cards for my
babies and I'd love to
share them
with you... and since I'm a child development nerd I'll also
share different ways to
play with them.
Leave a comment to
share with other parents what you were able to find in your home to keep your
baby playing and moving!
I let him
play with his old toys and asked him if he would be willing to
share the toys
with the
baby soon and teach him how to
play with them.
We learn about what toys and foods are not safe to
share with the
baby and how to
play gently so that he doesn't hurt or scare the
baby.
The other believes in a more «nurturing» approach and engaged in room
sharing,
baby - led weaning, limiting screen time (movies are allowed as a group activity in the living room only) to encourage imaginative
play with or without mom or dad, and still snuggles the child to sleep.
I'll
share the my three biggest tips (my «secret ingredients») for
playing with your
baby in ways that support development.
Now, whenever I've taken my
babies to community
play areas
with shared toys, I did always TRY to make an effort to keep the toys out of their mouths.
To replace the special time you
share together when you breastfeed, spend time rocking, cuddling, and
playing with your
baby.
My
baby is 3.5 months and sleeping in a pack n
play in our room, partly because I'm not ready to put him in his room he will
share with my 2.5 yr old son.
As
baby gets older, there are plenty of opportunities for parents to
share increased skin to skin contact time, through
baby massage, giving
baby a bath, taking a nap together, or just
playing simple games together (Peek a boo
with baby in your lap and a board book!)
Pack n
play: I love the idea of little
babies visiting
with their tired parents so we can
share dinner or the evening
playing games.
She is already learning to
share and to communicate
with her
baby sister, her cousins, and
play date friends.
This is why, as evening approaches, we place such an enormous value on hanging out as a family, eating dinner together,
sharing our gratitude journals, gathering
with friends,
playing music, singing, sitting in the sauna and hot tub and (my personal favorite)
playing Exploding Kittens and Bears vs.
Babies.
Our Australian Shepherd thinks each new kitty is her
baby... washes,
plays with and cuddles them to sleep, then releases them to grow up,
with everyone living in harmony under one roof (including the
sharing of food).
His Facebook page
shares photos of a visiting opossum,
with the caption, «Opogogio my brother... He lost his mom when he was a
baby... He snuggles like a cat and he
plays with toys like a dog ❤️ JOSH»
Multiple salon areas invite you to relax in a hammock
with a favorite book, or
share a bottle of fine wine while
playing your favorite tunes on the sound system or
baby grand piano.
About Blog A natural mamma who
shares my own experiences
with raising my two high needs boys and writes about breastfeeding,
baby led weaning, babywearing,
play, school life, travel, and everything in the middle.