An infant’s brain doubles in size between birth and age 1. The first year of your baby’s life is an important one for their development. Activities involving different parts of the brain help those brain areas connect.
Our baby doesn’t necessarily need fancy toys , almost any activity that gives them an opportunity to interact with their environment can be considered playful with the right stimulation.
It’s hard to imagine when an infant or a toddler isn’t playing, Play is part of how your baby learns about the world around them. Everything is new to them, so each sound, sight, smell, or touch is a new piece of a puzzle they’re trying to put together also it helps babies develop hand-eye coordination and stimulate their sense of touch..
It may be a few years before your baby is able to speak in full sentences, but language learning actually starts well before their first birthday, and playtime is a good way to develop it.
Talking, reading, and singing to your baby also help nurture their understanding of words and language. Music has been shown to boost babies’ brain development.
In their first year babies goes from not being able to hold up their own heads to rolling over, crawling, and even standing up and taking their first steps. Playtime can help them hit these important milestones by building motor skills.
Smiling back is a form of play that teaches a baby a critical social emotional skill. You can get your baby’s attention and a smile anytime you want ― just by smiling yourself. It also may be helpful to make funny expressions for your baby to observe and imitate, so they learn to read and interpret faces.
Playtime is a great way to connect with your baby. “I think babies learn the best when engaged in interactions with their parents. Parents are babies first and favorite toy.
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