By the age of 1, the baby may hold and walk very well, but the mother should know that the baby's ability to observe and focus is also quite "adult" already. At this time, the baby's need to play increases, it is easy for the baby to feel bored and irritable. Mother must "lure" how to make the baby laugh?
Play with your baby and make your baby laugh, mom!
Stay home on a rainy day
1 / Together gnaw cake
The mother took one end of the cookie and tilted her head back and forth so she could try to nibble on the other end. The times of slipping will make the baby laugh. Mother remember not to "play" too hard for the baby, sometimes also have to pretend to lose and pretend to make the baby more interesting.
2 / Cows find toys
Mom hides a musical toy in the corner of the closet, under the bed or the drawer. Then invite your baby to find out who is faster. The special point is that the mother and daughter must crawl together to go to the place where the toy is hidden!
3 / Explore the kitchen
All that is new attracts the baby. You can mix beans into a bowl and play sorting games with your baby.
4 / Handicrafts
Prepare clay or mother can make ingredients from flour or rice flour to add color to play with your baby in figuring. This game will make the house quite messy, but to make the baby happy, it's okay mom!
Go out
5 / Let's watch together
In a supermarket or shopping mall, moms can help keep the baby happy by observing other people's activities. For example, looking at the chef cooking food, the artist arranging flowers or simply watching the hamsters running around in a glass cage.
Let your baby look in the mirror to stimulate development When the baby has passed the main eating and sleeping period, about 3 months or more, the mother can carry the baby around the house to visit. Especially, when the mother was first exposed to the mirror, she noticed the change in the baby's facial expression. In fact, every child loves seeing himself in the mirror. Instead of letting your baby ...
6 / Books are a source of joy
You can drop by the bookstore nearby to read stories. However, mothers should read them together if they do not want them to tear their books!
7 / Toy bottle
While going to the supermarket, mothers can use bottle-top toys such as flyers, covers, plastic bags or water bottles to give them "relief from melancholy". Bottle ticks are sometimes very helpful, mom.
8 / Same price shops
Mom can let her baby go to the same price store (Daiso, Hachi) so that she can freely choose for herself a few toys. The price is also not expensive, so the mother can rest assured for her baby to choose comfortably.
Playgrounds, music, dancing
9 / Music class
Join your child in a music, piano or singing class. Mom do not hesitate to sing, the baby will be very excited to see you sing. In addition, watching the mother confidently express her voice, she also learns to be more bold in front of a crowd. Mothers can enroll in life skills training centers for children.
10 / Dance challenge
Buying children's music, either English or Vietnamese, then the whole family swayed and danced to the music. Both entertaining, exercising, both ways beneficial, right?
11 / Playground at home
Make use of the living room space or the bedroom to create a real playground for children. You can stack pillows and challenge your baby to crawl through. Named "climbing challenge", mom do not forget to let toys around as obstacles or play a fierce attack to make the game more interesting.
Some other suggestions
12 / Paste decorative pictures of many shapes and colors on the door or refrigerator, your baby will pay special attention.
13 / Play the high-speed stroller game with your child's stroller indoors.
14 / Every night before going to bed, mothers can use their fingers to shape animals, draw in the air to attract the baby's attention.
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