Baby Games
The First Six Months
6-12 Month Baby Games
In the first six months of life baby games and play are a way for your new child to make some sense of their world. At first they will not even know where they end and the rest of the world begins. Despite their complete dependence on their parents, even at this young age children are taking their first tiny steps towards independence.
They will learn to control their eyes and head, hands to grasp objects, and to adjust their posture. In this short space of time they will also start to understand the concept of cause-and-effect. All this needs to be learnt on their own but by providing interactive baby games and the right environment we can aid them to learn more readily. **TIP- Don't get too caught up in the timing of your baby's achievements, of more importance is that you enjoy each stage, and the pleasure that your baby gets from their play. Soon you will be looking back and wondering where the time has gone!
 Sight- A baby's vision is limited to a small 'bubble' in the first weeks of life. Faces and bold and brightly coloured objects will interest her above all else. Baby games involving mirrors, rattles and simple household items will help her to begin to visually track objects.
Touch- Two forms of touch are vital for babies.
* Touch between parents and baby.
* Baby learning that he can control his movements and hold objects. This is a key stage that is reached in the first six months of life. This form of learning, known as 'direct learning' happens through trial and error and only through a baby's innate curiosity. Smell & Taste- Young babies have an acute sense of smell, being able to distinguish their mother's breast milk from anothers. Your baby probably recognizes your smell before long before she can focus on your face. Sound- Your voice is your baby's favourite sound. It soothes him upon entering a room and by four months he will be making many vocal sounds based upon your speech and its rhythms. Singing and rhymes are favorite baby games that will continue and develop right throughout his childhood. Social- After just the first 4 weeks, through watching and listening to your own actions, your baby is learning her first skills in the art of conversation. She will learn to watch your eyes and face for cues, hear your tone of voice, and wait for pauses in 'conversation'. Her initial responses of 'cooing' and returning your smile are the first of many 'conversations' you will have, well before she says her first word. Once your child moves beyond six months of age his focus will move from faces and voices onto objects. Play will fill almost all of his waking hours and most toys will be explored with hands and mouth, he will learn to sit and crawl...more 6-12 month baby games here.
Baby Signing- Teaching your baby / toddler sign language is fun and easy! Even half a dozen signs will make it so much easier to understand what your child needs, long before they are able to speak!
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