Play and communication with 1-6 month old babies
DID YOU KNOW?
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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
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You can use safe household items to play with your children.
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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.
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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.
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Babies like to reach for and grab fingers and objects.
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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.
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Babies love to see people and faces.
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Babies enjoy making new sounds, like squeals and laughs.
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Babies start to learn about how to have a conversation with another person, even before they can say words.