Are you looking for activities to do with your infant? As a former early childhood teacher, I can vouch for the importance of developmentally appropriate interactions with infants and how it benefits their growth. It helps them thrive physically and mentally. As a mom, being able to use activity ideas with my children when they were infants was a great way to spend quality time together.
Many moms have told me they are not sure about what activities to do with their infants at home. They want to do what is best for their baby to help them grow and thrive, but are not sure where to start. There is a resource we can use for guidance on what activities to do with our infants-a tool with developmentally appropriate activities to do with infants at home.
I remember when I first became a stay-at-home-mom. I was eager to be the best mom I could be and was always looking for fun ways to play with my baby to keep things interesting for both of us. My mission was to encourage his development.
Of course, simple is best with babies. They need a lot of time cuddling and feeling secure-and you create that feeling for them when you hold and cuddle them. This tool gives you ideas on what to do during those short playtime sessions in between feedings and naps. This blog post is a crash course in child development for infants. It is a great tool for moms.
How to Teach an Infant is a free download that is clear and simple to follow with great ideas for activities for infants. The download that is free to email subscribers walk you through how to do an activity with your baby. It is simple, but helps you feel good about what you are teaching your baby at home.
Repetition is important with infants, so reviewing videos and doing the activities with your infant multiple days in a row is great exercise for them.
Organized by learning area, our activities for infants instruct moms and dads on a simple way to play with baby that incorporates a developmental skill.
Each baby has their own pace of development, but taking the lead in helping your baby grow and learn is a great benefit for your infant.
Sometimes as moms, we feel we do not know enough about infant development to feel confident that we are giving our infants all that they need at home. You are, and this guide for caring for babies is an easy tools to use so you can feel confident that as a mom you are doing enough with your baby!
What was most important to you when caring for your infant? Did you look into developmental activities or guidance? So many moms struggle with this age group, so sharing your thoughts will definitely be helpful to another mother.
I see that WebMD has an app that may have some developmental milestone information included. It is in the description of the app but I am not sure to what extent they share about activities to encourage your baby. I do have many infant activities that are perfect for encouraging a baby’s development on my Infant Activities page-you can click the menu at the top to get to that page. I used them with my 4 children when they were infants. Hopefully that info can be helpful!
I have to second what you said about moms finding this age group to be challenging to figure out what to do with a baby…. but once you have a few ideas it ends up being really fun! I will share this with my mamas for sure!
Hi there! Welcome to my little corner of the internet. My name is Jaimi, and I am a mom who loves to encourage other mothers in the season of raising children, making a home, and staying focused on the end goals of motherhood.
They don’t make anything like this for android?
I see that WebMD has an app that may have some developmental milestone information included. It is in the description of the app but I am not sure to what extent they share about activities to encourage your baby. I do have many infant activities that are perfect for encouraging a baby’s development on my Infant Activities page-you can click the menu at the top to get to that page. I used them with my 4 children when they were infants. Hopefully that info can be helpful!
I have to second what you said about moms finding this age group to be challenging to figure out what to do with a baby…. but once you have a few ideas it ends up being really fun! I will share this with my mamas for sure!
Awe, thanks, Joann! Babies really are so fun-and they grow way too quickly so soaking up the time is so important.