My son is one month old and we talk to him and sing to him and read to him and let him look around etc, but still worried there is not enough stimulation for him, as we dont really use toys etc…..and dont want to hamper or delay his development…please help
The only toys he would use now are ones to put him to sleep.
The first active toys he will use is an activity gym at 3 months.
Until 3 months they don’t play much. Just some head lifts at tummy time, and they will start to look at mobiles and lights around 1 month old
Really he isn’t going to have interactive toys until 3 months, and staring at a mobile and staring at a balloon, the TV or the family cat is all about the same. And he will prefer your face to all of those. My boys started smiling at their mobiles at about 6 weeks, but they don’t use their hands to bat objects til 3 months.
Right now it is all about eat, sleep, skin to skin contact, and a little tummy time. Soon he will interact with your more (funny faces and sound effects will make him smile) and he will smile at mobiles. But batting at toys etc. is 3 months +.
His play until 3 months will be limited to about 15m at a time, and that is just looking at you when you do silly things. Right now he likely is doing closer to 5m then 15m. Do play after eating (so he is well rested and well fed), and when he starts getting tired / fussy, lay him down to nap. When he wakes, feed him again.
My guys are now 4 months and stay up for 2 hours at a time to eat/play, then nap 2 hours, then it starts over. But at 1 month playtime was a 5 - 15 minute session after eating.
Just make sure you get in a little tummy time. Reading is nice, but it can be anything, even the Wall Street Journal at that age.
July 17th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
WHY DON’T YOU BUY SOME TOYS
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July 17th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
He’s only a month old…it’s possible to OVER stimulate them at that age.
Reading, talking and singing to him are just fine at this age. Also, buy a mobile to put over his crib.
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July 17th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
I’m sure he is fine. He is still very young and the most important thing kids need is love and attention from their parents, which it looks like you are giving. Kids in poorer countries grow up just fine without alot of toys.
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July 17th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
babies can get overstimulated easily, then they get fussy and cranky. It may be too early now,but by 4-6 months you may want to begin some baby sign language with your infant. MILK and MORE are good ones to start with. Look up some signing tutorials on the internet, signing will stimulate your infant and increase his understanding and vocabulary. good luck !
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July 17th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
In order to keep my son occupied, I do a variety of activities during the day. I do not sing to him, though, I don’t like to sing. However, I do play music to make up for it. I also read to him (I love reading) and starting to read at an early age helps them learn words and develop full sentences as they get older. I also show him these little flash cards with faces, and he seems to enjoy it. He smiles everytime I show him one. I have been using them ever since he turned about a month old.
Also, I have a bumbo chair that I put him in for about an hour throughout the day, I put him in his bouncer with some little toys that dangle above him, play patty cake, etc. I don’t have a mobile for his crib, yet, which I should, he’s 3 months old now and is napping in it (He slept him our bedroom in a swing. He was premature and had oxygen and apnea Monitors so it was too difficult to keep him in his room).
It is possible to overstimulate them so make sure he’s not always occupied. Give him a few hours each day to lay down and look around by himself.
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July 17th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Take him outside for walks. Visit the mall. Sit in a park. All these things help.
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July 17th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
The only toys he would use now are ones to put him to sleep.
The first active toys he will use is an activity gym at 3 months.
Until 3 months they don’t play much. Just some head lifts at tummy time, and they will start to look at mobiles and lights around 1 month old
Really he isn’t going to have interactive toys until 3 months, and staring at a mobile and staring at a balloon, the TV or the family cat is all about the same. And he will prefer your face to all of those. My boys started smiling at their mobiles at about 6 weeks, but they don’t use their hands to bat objects til 3 months.
Right now it is all about eat, sleep, skin to skin contact, and a little tummy time. Soon he will interact with your more (funny faces and sound effects will make him smile) and he will smile at mobiles. But batting at toys etc. is 3 months +.
His play until 3 months will be limited to about 15m at a time, and that is just looking at you when you do silly things. Right now he likely is doing closer to 5m then 15m. Do play after eating (so he is well rested and well fed), and when he starts getting tired / fussy, lay him down to nap. When he wakes, feed him again.
My guys are now 4 months and stay up for 2 hours at a time to eat/play, then nap 2 hours, then it starts over. But at 1 month playtime was a 5 - 15 minute session after eating.
Just make sure you get in a little tummy time. Reading is nice, but it can be anything, even the Wall Street Journal at that age.
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