Play and communication with 1-6 month old babies

DID YOU KNOW? - Copying the sounds and movements babies make helps the people who care for them understand what they are communicating -- and respond to their interests and needs. Babies explore and imitate their surrounding environment - You can use safe household items to play with your children. - Babies like to put things into their mouths because their mouths are sensitive. Using taste and touch helps them learn warm and cool, and soft and hard. - 1-3 month old babies see things best when they are between 8-12 inches away. By 3 months, babies have a greater range of vision. - Babies like to reach for and grab fingers and objects. - Babies look at their hands and feet as if they are just discovering them. This helps them practice eye-hand coordination, and also learn what belongs to their body and what does not. - Babies love to see people and faces. - Babies enjoy making new sounds, like squeals and laughs. - Babies start to learn about how to have a conversation with another person, even before they can say words. Next article: