Playing with your baby stimulates his motor, social, emotional, physical and cognitive development, which is very important for him to grow healthily. However, each baby develops in a different way and each one has their own rhythm and this needs to be respected.
See some games you can do to stimulate your baby from birth.
Baby from 0 to 3 months
A great game for baby development from 0 to 3 months is to play soft music, hold the baby in your arms and dance while holding on to him, supporting his neck.
Another game for babies of this age is to sing a song, using different tones of voice, singing softly and then louder and trying to include the baby’s name in the song. While singing, you can add toys so that the baby thinks that the toy is singing and talking to him.
Baby from 4 to 6 months
An excellent game for baby development from 4 to 6 months is to play airplanes with the baby, holding it and spinning it as if it were an airplane. Another option is to play in an elevator with your baby, holding him on your lap and going up and down, counting the floors at the same time.
Babies at this age also love hiding games. For example, you can place the baby in front of the mirror and play games of appearing and disappearing or hiding your face with a diaper and appearing to face the baby.
Watch the video to find out what babies do at this stage and how you can help them develop faster:
Baby from 7 to 9 months
When playing for baby development from 7 to 9 months, one option is to make the baby play with a large cardboard box so that he can get in and out of it or give him toys such as drums, rattles and rattles because at this age they love noise. or with little holes so he can put his finger in the holes.
Another game for babies at this age is to play catch with them, throwing a large ball up and letting it fall to the floor, as if they couldn’t catch it, or throwing it towards the baby so they can learn to play. pick it up and throw it back.
Another game consists of placing a toy that makes music out of the baby’s sight and as soon as the toy starts making sound, ask the baby where the music is. The baby should turn to the side where the sound is coming from, and as soon as he does so, show enthusiasm and joy, congratulating him on having found the toy. If the baby is already crawling, hide the toy under a pillow, for example, so that the baby can crawl there.
The game of hiding the toy should be repeated in different parts of the baby’s room and the house.
Musical experiences improve the future ability of abstract reasoning, especially in the spatial sphere, and musical games increase the baby’s auditory awareness, expanding the brain connections between neurons.
Baby from 10 to 12 months
A great game for your baby’s development from 10 to 12 months can be teaching him movements like bye, yes, no and come or asking for people and objects so he can point or say something. Another option is to give the baby paper, newspapers and magazines to move around and start doodling and telling him stories to start identifying animals, objects and parts of the body.
At this age, babies also like to stack cubes and push things, so you can let him push the stroller and give him a large box with a lid and toys inside for him to try to open.
To encourage your baby to start walking, you can hold out your hand with a toy and ask him to come and get it and start walking with it around the house, holding it in your hands.
