44 a c t i v i t i e s f o r t h e y o u n g b a b y
To help your baby enjoy moving and feel safer
moving on her own
You can help your baby enjoy moving by letting her move in many
different ways. Keep talking to her as you do these activities. This will
help her feel less afraid when doing something new.
For example:
Now it’s
my turn,
Aurel.
Up you go,
little one.
Rock her back and
forth in a large
cloth or hammock.
Play a game where you and
another person pass the baby back
and forth between you.
Make up body movements to do together. Bend
her legs and move them back and forth. Help her
bring her hands together across the center of her
body and back again. Bring her hands together
and clap them. Use the same words each time to
name what you do.
Clap your
hands,
Alba.
Do you
like that,
Juanita?
Strap your baby on your
back and run or jump.
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