Playing with Your Baby

No Child Play: How to Make Playtime Meaningful for Baby and You

Let your baby decide when to be together with you and when to be on her own You’ve bought your baby a new toy and you decide to free up some quality time to spend with her; but will you know how to create a pleasant and supportive play environment? Will you know how to interest and stimulate your baby’s curiosity? You can start by listening to your intuition and becoming familiar with your baby’s developmental stages, so you can adapt your play to her changing needs, and create the appropriate play environment for her age and development. Following are some basics to aid you in gaining maximum enjoyment from your play time together.

At around six months, your baby becomes a relentless explorer. He investigates a toy in every possible way by taking it to his mouth, exploring with hands, throwing it and banging it.