i have a 6 month old beatiful baby boy and during the day i sing him songs and do different voices?
and he has some toys, which he holds, but I feel like just not in the entertaining and stimulating enough for him! and very excited about all his little skills but do not feel I am developing, someone has good ideas on some fun stuff we can do together? I take him for walks in his buggy, put him on its front etc and took him swimming twice only a few games or other stuff which is fun to know youre baby is a strong little boy, when he was 17 lbs (all that good milk weighs!) but he can not sit by himself and not yet accustomed to the hanging has not his hand – eye coordination
April 30th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Good ole fashion quality time is the best at this age. It doesn’t matter what you do or how you do it…just keep that one on one action going!
April 30th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Babies LOVE faces. What I did with my daughter was get some paper plates and draw different faces. She would react to the different faces and it was just super cute!
April 30th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
I read to my son. At this age he is entertained by your face and voice
April 30th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
awww it sounds like you are a wonderful mummy! I think for the baby, it’s the most important thing that you are near and that he hears your voice, especially in the dark during the night. I don’t understand why some parents ban their children in a crib and let them cry themselves to sleep. But I’m sure you don’t do this.
As for the games, I think most babies love balls and ballons. So maybe you could throw a small ballon in his direction, perhaps with a little song and see if he enjoys it. They love tub toys too usually, or those surprise games like “ooops where is mummy?”
Tracy….yes they are a danger when the baby gets them to play, but I meant that his mom could blow them up and throw it to him….I don’t think that would be dangerous.
April 30th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
get a nursery rhyme book and read it too him
give him a saucepan and wooden spoon he can bang on it, it is good for his co-ordination and he will love making noises
take him to playgroup/mother group
give him a big box to play in
get some blocks for him to put together, preferably peekablocks
April 30th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Get a sling, wear him, and just involve him in living your life–going to the bank, the library, the store….everything is different (and better) than when in a stroller. He’ll see and hear, upclose, the things you do, and he’ll feel more bonded and secure, instead of isolated in a stroller, staring at people’s knees. You don’t need to spend all day focussed on entertaining your baby.
And….NO balloons!!! They are a huge choking hazard to children under 3 because the latex is extremely hard to remove from the throat if swallowed–it forms a film and won’t allow air through (obviously).
April 30th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
It sounds like you’re doing great. Keep talking to him. Even if your washing dishes or something, have conversations with him. I read about results from a study that said babies will be more intelligent if their mothers talk to them a lot.
April 30th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
my daughter is 7 months old, she loves peek-a-boo. I usually hide somewhere close to her and wait until she start looking for me and then I pop out saying peek-a-boo. she’ll try to run even though she doesnt know how to yet. try it with your boy, it will amaze you when he laugh. I play this game with my daughter ever since she was 3 months old and she still like it.
April 30th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Awww I do the same thing for my 6 1/2 month old twins just as I did with my 2 older kids. I also play music for them and dance for them now my little girl is starting to dance and trying to clap.
I also have alot of hardback books by scholastic called baby faces some are about sleeping and bath time they all show other babies and my little ones are very intersested in it because they can see other babies and there different facial expressions.
My little boy just started sitting pretty good recently, his sister has been sitting pretty good for awhile and rolling over. They are so different and since I have two at the same time I can really see the difference between each babies growth. Your baby is doing great he is very normal and on track. Just sit with him on the floor put some pillows around him and some up a little high to support him let him sit and you play some toys like the drums or give him some of those books to handle and you can read them to him. Play some fun music for him and dance with him and show him you dancing and clapping. Your doing already what you need to be just keep having fun with him trust me he will change overnight. Best Wishes!!!