DIAPERING:

Your child will be changed as necessary and always immediately after a bowel movement. The bathroom changing area is sterilized after each changing. I use a pair of clean gloves with each child and wash my hands after each changing.

 

I practice all sanitary methods in changing children and dispose of the diapers immediately in a plastic bag and outside.

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ACTIVITIES:

• Introduce high-contrast images to stimulate optic nerve development

• Encourage sensory exploration by touching different textures

• Offer noisy toys

• Allow the baby to explore with their mouth

• Create sensory bags or engage in other creative activities

• Sensory experiences for baby and moving/positioning in different ways helps to build important neural pathways that lead to healthy development.  Try sitting your baby on your lap, supporting him at the trunk.  Play with bouncing both of your knees at once, helping the baby keep his balance.  Then try lifting one heel at a time, so the baby bounces/leans from side to side.  Try swaying the knees from side to side.  

• Tummy time is one of the most important infant activities, beginning when they first come home from the hospital.  During tummy time, babies get the benefit of important sensory input along with movement experiences that lead to strengthening, hand eye coordination, and more

• Rocking and swaying with an infant has more benefits than meets the eye!  Rocking holding your infant while bouncing gently on an exercise ball is another great way to provide calming vestibular input for little ones, input that helps them learn about where their body is in space

• Music and singing songs, singing to babies and playing music is great not only for calming and comforting, but also to help a baby discriminate between auditory input (e.g. telling the difference between mom’s familiar voice and someone singing on the radio

• Simple toys At this stage (and really at any stage), fancy toys aren’t necessary.  Simple rattles, easy-to-grasp balls, and soft books are great for getting a baby’s visual attention and, as time goes on, her gaze will follow her grasp and she’ll want to look at what she’s holding – the beginning of eye hand coordination.  Play mats with arches and dangling toys to look at are great play options too for this age. 

• Floor time outside of a carrier or swing time on the floor, It seems like such a simple thing, but babies get so much of the movement and sensory input they need when they’re allowed the time and opportunity to explore how their bodies work outside of a carrier, stroller, or swing!

• As babies become more alert and engaged, there are all kinds of new movement and play activities to try!  At this stage, babies become a little more sturdy too, physical development activities for infants will encourage rolling and head control.

• Songs and finger plays such as old favorites like The Itsy Bitsy Spider, 5 Little Monkeys, and The Wheels on the Bus are great ways to get a baby’s visual attention during tummy time and play on the floor.

• Books are another good way to support interaction and visual engagement during tummy time, while baby is lying on their back, or holding little one in lap.

• Upright play/supported sitting, it’s important to be patient and wait for baby to show signs of readiness before trying to sit them up on their own.  Play on the floor in tummy time and on their back are the best ways to get there.

• Pre-crawling practice play time on floor toys out of reach will encourage them to use their crawling muscles

• Practice Standing reach and step if they are able to place weight on their legs

• Activity cube or activity table For babies who are new to standing, supervised play in a standing position at an activity table or activity cube is a good way to encourage longer periods of standing.

• Push toys are great for practicing balance and the ability to alternate feet for stepping forward.  You can also weigh down a laundry basket with a stack of books and let baby push it around the floor!

• Movement songs are also great for encouraging longer periods of standing.  Try Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes or If You’re Happy and You Know It – helping baby perform the movements or touch corresponding body parts along with the song. age. 

• Floor time outside of a carrier or swing time on the floor, It seems like such a simple thing, but babies get so much of the movement and sensory input they need when they’re allowed the time and opportunity to explore how their bodies work outside of a carrier, stroller, or swing!

• As babies become more alert and engaged, there are all kinds of new movement and play activities to try!  At this stage, babies become a little more sturdy too, physical development activities for infants will encourage rolling and head control.

• Songs and finger plays such as old favorites like The Itsy Bitsy Spider, 5 Little Monkeys, and The Wheels on the Bus are great ways to get a baby’s visual attention during tummy time and play on the floor.

• Books are another good way to support interaction and visual engagement during tummy time, while baby is lying on their back, or holding little one in lap.

• Upright play/supported sitting, it’s important to be patient and wait for baby to show signs of readiness before trying to sit them up on their own.  Play on the floor in tummy time and on their back are the best ways to get there.

• Pre-crawling practice play time on floor toys out of reach will encourage them to use their crawling muscles

• Practice Standing reach and step if they are able to place weight on their legs

• Activity cube or activity table For babies who are new to standing, supervised play in a standing position at an activity table or activity cube is a good way to encourage longer periods of standing.

• Push toys are great for practicing balance and the ability to alternate feet for stepping forward.  You can also weigh down a laundry basket with a stack of books and let baby push it around the floor!

• Movement songs are also great for encouraging longer periods of standing.  Try Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes or If You’re Happy and You Know It – helping baby perform the movements or touch corresponding body parts along with the song.​