Do you know, with just a hat or a cotton bath, your baby's playtime will become more interesting? Let's explore how to play with these 2 items
1 / Games for kids : Games with hats
From 4-12 months old, babies will feel very excited when holding something in their hand. And with the following game, for sure, your baby will be very "addicted" to see.
- Preparation: 1 hat with brim
- How to play with your baby:
Place your baby on your lap or lie on the opposite side, then put on a hat and slowly press the baby's face. Let the baby comfortably hold and remove the hat from the mother's head. Once you get it, you can encourage your baby to put the hat back on for her mother.
With this game, from time to time, mom can alternate 1-2 other hats. However, do not do this too many times as it may confuse your baby's eyes. As your baby gets used to this game, the mother will continue with the "squeeze" game with her. Gently squeeze the baby's nose and then wrinkled it to make the baby focus on the mother's nose. Hunched over to the baby's face to freely touch and explore the mother's nose.
During this stage, your baby always likes to grasp everything with his hand
2 / Baby games: Playful cotton baths
As soon as they can flexibly move their arms and legs, babies will enjoy playing with cotton baths. This is a way to help your baby discover parts of the body and learn their names. Besides, thanks to the game, your baby also develops fine motor skills and develops verbal communication skills.
- Preparation: bath soap, bath tub, baby soap . Mom can start this game while bathing your baby.
One more game with cotton bath, your bath time will be much more fun!
- How to play with your baby:
Put your baby in a shower chair or bath tub. Soak a bath cotton in water to soften it and gently rub it all over your baby. When you rub the cotton bath to any place, you can introduce the baby to the baby's name. For example, when rubbing your baby's toes with a cotton bath, you can say, "Now I rub your toes." Or you can also tie a cotton bath and hold it up for the baby to take.
Continue to move the cotton bath all over the baby, from belly to buttocks, knees ... After each "stop", the mother raises the bath cotton for the baby to take a picture, a sign of the end of an "adventure site" and prepare to move to another location.
When the baby becomes stronger, the mother will let the baby hold the bath cotton by himself and show him how to rub the cotton on his knee. Or you can put your hands in the water and have your baby rub a cotton ball on their fingers. Very interesting!
Note: When the baby is in the water, even just in the water bath, the mother should not take her eyes off the baby, even for a split second.
Bathing for babies: When to limit For those who are first-time mothers, bathing babies is always a first time experience confusing mothers. Overcoming the bath properly and properly, the mother also has to equip more information on absolute cases of not bathing the baby. Refer to the following 6 cases of taboo!
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