Have you been asking yourself what are things I can be doing with my baby?
In this video I’m going to share nine age appropriate activities that you can do with
your 2 or 3 month old that will help with your baby's development.
Hi I’m Dr. Belousov.
I equip parents with knowledge so they can care for their baby with confidence.
At this age, your baby will start to make more sounds.
As he is making cooing sounds or repeating some vowel sounds, imitate the sounds that
he is making, but also add simple words and phrases to your conversations.
Talk aloud to your baby about what you’re doing together by narrating your day as you
go.
Also take time to talk face to face.
Read to your baby every day.
Even though he can’t understand what you’re saying yet, his brain is laying the groundwork
for language development.
Sing to your baby.
He will love it because it’s your voice.
Babies tune into singing even more than talking.Tummy time is an important activity to have as part
of the daily routine.
Over time it strengthens the muscles needed for rolling, sitting, and crawling.
Work to the goal of doing tummy time for at least 80 minutes per day by 4 months of age.
It may seem like a lot of time, but this would be done in several sessions throughout the
day.I will do a separate video with more details on tummy time.
Once it is released, it will be linked at the end of this one.If you are getting value
out of this content, go ahead and click the like button below.
And If you are new to my community, go ahead and hit the subscribe button, that way you
won’t miss an episode.
Since your baby will be spending a lot of time laying on her back or being carried at
this age, be sure to change up the positions, to avoid the development of a flat spot on
her head.
This can happen quickly within the first 2 months of life and more slowly over 3 to 6
months.
During feeding time, especially if your baby is bottle fed, be sure to alternate the arm
with which you hold your baby so that it limits the pressure that you apply against the back
of one side of the head more than the other side.
Every time you are holding your baby, change up which side you are holding him on.
Approach and talk to him from different sides.
When your baby is on his back, sit in front of him and rock your body slowly from side
to side while talking to him, so that he keeps watching you.
At 2 months of age, you can start doing this when your baby is doing tummy time.
It’s more challenging and requires more strength for him to track from side to side
when lying on his tummy.
During times when he is fussy and is not calming down by your initial attempts, you can try
this hand hold that was developed by Dr. Hamilton.
Cross his hands together and put one of your hands over them.
Then form a C formation with the thumb and index finger of that same hand and use it
to support his lower jaw, this will serve to support his head.
Make sure that your hand is not pressing on the baby’s neck.
With the other hand hold his bottom and bring his body to a 45 degree angle.
You can rock him forward and back, do circular movements, and bring him up and down.
You can also try sliding the hand that was holding his bottom up over his tummy.
Walking around the house while holding your baby in one of these positions, while gently
talking or singing will do wonders to calm some fussy babies.
Another activity that you can do is bicycle his legs and then transition to bringing them
in and out together while talking to him face to face.
A baby rattle is a great age appropriate toy.
While shaking it, you can slowly move it around to get him to turn his head to follow it.
You can also put your baby on his back in a baby play gym.
By three months of age, he will have the hand control to swing at objects.
His aim won’t be very good just yet, but this activity helps develop his hand eye coordination.
If you would like a free download of my baby development checklist, you can get it through
the link in the description below.
Please share this video with anyone who you know would benefit from this information.
What are the topics that you want to see covered in future videos?
Enter those in the comment section.
This video is a part of my baby development series.
Several of the episodes are linked above and the others can be found on my Youtube channel
Friendly Kid Doc.
I’m looking forward to seeing you in my next video.