What to do with one month old baby

Learning, Play, and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old (for Parents)

Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD

en español Aprendizaje, juego y su hijo de 1 a 3 meses

After learning to recognize your voice, your face, and your touch, and to associate them with comfort, your baby will start responding even more to you during these months — and will even give you a smile!

Babies this age spend more time awake and become more curious about their surroundings. They are getting stronger and starting to coordinate movements. Encourage the learning process by talking to your little one, responding to any vocal expressions, and providing colorful age-appropriate toys.

In the first month or two of life, newborns depend on others to lead interaction. But by the end of the third month, your baby will engage you with facial expressions and vocalizations. You'll begin to see your baby's personality emerge!

Your baby will carefully watch your facial expressions and listen to your voice, responding to you with sounds and gurgles. At around 2 months, babies seem happy to see caregivers and smile when they talk or smile at them.

Babies also start to open and shut their fists. This means they may be able to hold a rattle placed in their hands. They'll soon discover that they're the ones that make the rattle make noise!

Respond to coos and gurgling with sounds of your own. Encourage your baby to keep “talking.” In this way, your little one learns about language and back-and-forth conversation.

Provide colorful toys of different textures, shapes, and sizes for your baby to hold and explore. This is a good age to introduce an infant gym with interesting objects that dangle for your baby to swat at. Or hold a toy just out of reach for your baby to reach for, swat, and try to grab hold of. But don't string up toys on cribs or other baby equipment — your baby could get tangled in them.

Watch for signs — fussing, squirming, or crying — that your little one might be ready for a break.

Other ideas for encouraging your baby to learn and play:

• Gently clap your baby's hands together or stretch arms (crossed, out wide, or overhead).
• Gently move your baby's legs as if pedaling a bicycle.
• Use a favorite toy for your baby to focus on and follow, or shake a rattle for your infant to find.
• Make different facial expressions for your baby to imitate.
• Talk to your baby and let your baby respond.
• Read to your baby.
• While awake, let your baby spend some time lying on the tummy to help strengthen the neck and shoulders. Always supervise your infant during "tummy time" and be ready to help if they get tired or frustrated in this position. Never put a baby to sleep on their stomach. Infants should sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

There is a wide range of normal development, so some children may gain skills earlier or later than others.

Talk to your doctor if you have any concerns about how your baby sees and hears, or if you have any questions or concerns about your baby's development.

Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD

Date reviewed: May 2022

Simple activities to do with your 1-month-old baby at home

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Congratulations! You’ve gotten past the initial newborn stage and now have a 1-month-old. Whether you realize it or not, this is a big step in the baby world! Your little one is starting to really experience the world around him or her, and there will be a lot of new milestones that they are going to hit soon. You’re probably wondering what you can do to help your little one and his or her development and interact with your little bundle as they grow this month. So here are some fun suggestions of things to do with your 1-month-old.

Looking for ideas and simple activities to do month by month for your baby? Then check out our Baby Activity Ideas from Birth to 12 months.

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Activities for your 1-month-old

Please remember that not all babies develop at the same rate when a milestone is mentioned as being achieved in a month this the average age that a baby achieves this milestone or stage of development. If at any time you are concerned seek professional advice. These activities and ideas are inspiration for things to do with your baby. Mix in some of the ideas for activities with your newborn and towards the end of the month try some of our activities for 2-month-olds.

Toys

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I know they seem too little to enjoy all those toys you got at your baby shower, but your one-month-old is actually ready for some play time!

Stick to toys like rattles and brackets that make jingling noises. Your baby will be intrigued when they shake these objects, and they will start to learn about different sounds. These kinds of toys help them to discover their hands which is is an important developmental milestone.

Your baby will be moving their hands and legs around a lot this month as they discover them so wrist and feet rattles are a great idea they make a noise.

When your baby discovers their hands, they’ll start to understand how to pick things up and move them around. Of course, they aren’t quite to that point yet, but giving them these kinds of toys will help them in the future! Now would also be a great time to invest in a baby play mat!

Music

Remember all the time you listened to music when pregnant and you could pick out the songs that your baby liked the most as they got more active and danced away in your belly!

So have you turned on your favourite jams and rocked out with your baby?

Studies show, dancing with and singing to the baby can help them greatly when they are developing.

Classical music is a great way to stimulate your baby’s brain and also calm them down. As is singing some classic Lullabies that you’ll soon discover will become part of your new babies bedtime routines.

Pick up your sweet little one, dance around the room, and let some of that new parent stress out. Your baby will benefit from your dance party, and you’ll feel a lot better afterwards.

Mirror

Hold your baby in front of the mirror, so they start to understand face recognition.

Ask them questions like, “Do you see mommy?” and “Where’s the baby?”.

While they are still too little to understand you, seeing themselves will start a process in their little brains that will help them understand facial expressions.

Make silly faces at them and see how they react. Babies love seeing people’s faces. And this is especially true when the face looks a little silly!

Baby Faces is a wonderful book that you and your baby can enjoy together. They will like seeing the different faces and as you read together over the months to come you can talk more and more about the emotions and activities they are doing to help develop their language skills.

Textures

Grab some different textures from around your house. Some items you may look for are towels, different fabrics of shirts, bumpy balls, and soft flower petals. Rub your babies hands and feet over these different textures to help them experience all the different types of things they can touch.

Your baby will enjoy the different sensations, and you’ll feel good knowing you’re helping them developmentally.

There are a lot of different things that you can do to help your baby grow and learn. Experiment with the list above and continue these things until they hit their second month (or even beyond that if you feel so inclined). You’re sure to teach them a lot of things that will ultimately help them in the future! Best of luck to you in your baby adventure!

More Ideas for Activities to do with your Baby

Our selection of favourite Black and White Board Books are great to read together with your baby this month.

Make changing time a time that you and your baby can interact with this changing mat song and stretch activity.

Help your little one relax and drift off to sleep as you establish a bedtime routine with these Classic Lullabies.

As they will likely be spending more time awake this month why not introduce some of these fun Classic Nursery Rhymes – don’t worry if you don’t know the words the full lyrics are included.

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Cerys Parker

Cerys is a marine biologist, environmental educator, teacher, mum, and home educator from the UK. She loves getting creative, whether it is with simple and easy crafts and ideas, activities to make learning fun, or delicious recipes that you and your kids can cook together you'll find them all shared here on Rainy Day Mum.

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Games for children 1-2 months old

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Educational games for babies 1-2 months stimulate the senses and expand the baby's perception of the outside world (voices, smells, movement). During the 2nd month of life, the reaction of the child to the behavior of adults becomes more distinct. The baby improves coordination of movements, vision and hearing. Lying on his stomach, he can move his head from side to side. But remember to support your baby's head when you take him out of the crib or carry him in your arms. The kid is able to track the movement of the toy at a distance of 20-30 cm. The child is interested in new non-speech and speech sounds. He reacts differently to them: loud ones frighten him, and calm, quiet music calms him down. nine0021

The baby sleeps less, responds better to sounds and bright light, feels good touches on the body, more actively shows by his behavior that he is uncomfortable. During this period, you will be able to determine (if you are attentive to the child’s signals) when the baby feels good and when it’s bad, why he screams (from pain, hunger, or to attract attention), how best to hold and carry him in your arms, how calm him down, how to feed and put him to bed,
By observing the behavior and reactions of the child, you can cope with the difficulties that will arise in the first months. nine0021

You can already begin to decide what toys a child needs up to a year. At 1-2 months, show your baby sounding and luminous toys, as well as toys made of different materials (plastic, wood, rubber, rag, etc.). Talk to the child, sing songs to him, dance with him, gently rocking. All this develops hearing, vision, tactile sensitivity. However, too intense communication and continuous stimulation with sounding and luminous toys can tire the child - he will begin to act up or cry. In this case, let the baby rest. And if the baby is crying, take him in your arms, gently shake him and, when the baby calms down, put him in the crib. nine0021

Remember that you can communicate and engage with your child at any time when he is awake and feels good.

• Talk to your baby whenever he sees you and when you approach him Talk about the baby, about your feelings for him, about what you will do now. Change your intonation, speak softly and loudly. This will help the child to further understand the situation and respond appropriately to it.
• During feeding, the baby should see your face (make brighter lips, eyebrows) to observe the change in facial expressions. nine0031
• If you are bottle feeding your baby, put a striped bottle cap (preferably black and white). The strips attract attention and stimulate vision.
• Wear perfume or toilet water even when you are at home. The baby will learn about your approach to him or removal by smell.
• When dressing and undressing the child, touch his body lightly at first, then more intensely. By naming the body parts you touch, you help your baby recognize his body. nine0031
• Blow on the arms, tummy, face of the child: at first lightly and gently, then more intensively. This develops tactile sensitivity, while at the same time the baby continues to recognize his body.
• Place a terry towel on the bottom of the tub while bathing. Wash the baby first with your hand, and then with a soft terry cloth.
• Play hide-and-seek with your baby when you dress him after bathing: cover your face with your hand or the edge of the diaper, then open and say: "Cuckoo." nine0031
• During wakefulness, change the position of the child, laying him on his stomach, on his side, on his back.
• When the baby is awake, you can do special exercises to develop hearing, vision, smell, tactile sensitivity.
• It is necessary to introduce the child to different sounds. You can wear a bracelet with bells or a bell on the leg or handle. By moving the legs and arms, the baby will hear sounds.
• While holding the baby in your arms, recite short rhythmic verses and move around the room. In this way, you will introduce the child to the rhythm and pace of speech. nine0031
• Talk to your baby when you enter the room where his crib is. As you approach, he will hear speech from different distances.
• Continue to introduce the child to the new sensations of touching the body with different materials. Stroke the baby's arms and legs with scraps of various fabrics (satin, silk, velveteen, flannel, etc.) or put them under bare legs for a short time.
• Sweep a soft sponge or brush over baby's bare legs and arms. He will begin to actively move them and experience new sensations from soft touches. nine0031
• By introducing a child to smells, you develop his sense of smell. Bring to the baby's nose, for example, vanilla or mint eau de toilette and let him smell it.
• Hang the toy with a rubber band in the child's field of vision. Stretch the elastic occasionally so that the toy "jumps" up and down. Over time, the baby will learn to follow the toy with his eyes and grab it. For these purposes, a soft rattle-pendant is also perfect: the child pulls it towards himself, lets go - and the toy vibrates funny. nine0031
• Move toys suspended above the crib periodically to the right and left of the center. The kid will learn to track the direction of movement.
• Make a cardboard face and show it to the child at a distance of 20-25 cm from his face. Move the face to the right and left so that the baby follows its movement with his eyes. At this age, children are very fond of looking at a human face, even at its schematic representation.

To form your child's first ideas about the surrounding reality and enjoy the magical moments of communication, play with him as early as 1-2 months! nine0021

development tasks, expert advice, games, massage

You have a month old baby. What is important to know about the developmental characteristics of a one-month-old baby? What tasks does the mother need to solve during this important second month of his life in order to help the baby develop successfully? How to develop a baby? What will the baby be able to do by two months?

When a baby is 1 month old, the neonatal period ends and the infancy period begins. The sign of the transition to a new period is the first conscious smile of the baby to his mother (how to distinguish it from a physiological smile - in the article "The first month of a newborn's life"). So the adjustment period is over. And before us - adults - there are new tasks for the development of crumbs. It is useful for every mother to know these tasks so as not to miss important moments in the development of her baby. nine0021

In the second month of life, a significant change in the communication between the infant and mother occurs. He recognizes her, rejoices in her, listens to her words and... begins to answer her! Gradually, the baby ceases to be a dumb creature with the only tool to influence others - crying. First, in response to the words of the mother, the baby has guttural sounds - cooing - “gee”, “ghee”, etc. From the second month of life, the child begins to draw vowel sounds - "eu", "ay". Such singing is called "vocalization". Vocalization are separate vowel sounds that the baby pulls on the exhale and which are then transformed into cooing. It is very important that while cooing, the baby concentrates completely on the sounds – “sings” selflessly and with pleasure. These reactions only appear by 2 months, and then develop intensively. nine0021

Cooing and cooing are extremely important for the development of a child's speech. It is in them that the baby trains the speech apparatus, its flexibility and mobility are improved. In order to develop these speech reactions of the baby, his “dialogues” with his mother are very necessary. So far, in such dialogues, the baby only perceives what the mother says, and then gradually begins to “answer” her with sounds. Here is how they can be carried out with the baby:

Dialogue 1. Mom bends over the crib and distinctly, slowly, as if singing, pronounces vowel sounds, draws them in her speech, intonation emphasizes vowels: “So our girl woke up! Oh, you, my hoooooooshay yes hooooooozhaya! Sipuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!” Such dialogues with the mother activate the child's vocal reactions, he begins to "respond" to the mother with sounds. I would like to emphasize that it is very important to draw out vowels in mother's speech, because By such an exaggerated stretching of vowels, we give the baby a model for his own speech reactions. He starts isolating these sounds from the stream of speech, and then he starts pronouncing them! And this is the development of auditory attention, and the development of the baby's speech! nine0021

Dialogue 2. It is possible to conduct dialogues with a one-month-old baby only in vowels, without words. Such dialogues are called "roll calls". In roll calls, the adult repeats after the child, then the child repeats after the adult. This is how Valentina Vetrova, a researcher of children's speech, describes it in her son's observation diary:

“After the appearance of that famous first smile, Sashenka began to smile more often and easier, and at the same time, the sounds accompanying the manifestation of joy became more frequent. It happened like this: the child looked very carefully at the talking face of a loved one bent over him, then parted his lips into a smile and exhaled “AAAA”. Sometimes there was another smile - timid, as if inept, with only one corner of the mouth raised and without vocalization. nine0019 At the same time, when I leaned over him and said “Aaaah”, imitating his own exclamation as much as possible, smiling and looking into his eyes, there was a pause: the child froze, focused on my face (or maybe lips? ) and in response he said "Aaaa" several times, with a very wide and bright smile. Sometimes, before pronouncing his response sounds, the baby moved his lips intensively, made sucking movements, stretched his lips with a tube, smacked them, and only then uttered the sound he liked. This observation shows that interaction with adults has a beneficial effect on the development of the infant. nine0021

This is the level of communication with an adult that a baby reaches by the age of 2 months if his mother is involved with him. But all children are different: one wakes everyone up with his “singing - humming of vowels” at dawn, the other grunts more under his breath, the third “chats - sings” all day long.

These voice reactions occur only in favorable conditions for the development of a one-month-old baby closer to two months. Such conditions that encourage the baby to speech vocalizations are:

1) healthy cheerful state of the baby,

2) his close contact with a loving mother, talking to the baby, stroking him, singing songs, lullabies to him,

3) organization of games with objects - toys, which are played by an adult with a baby. As we can see, all these three conditions are completely dependent on us, adults, and how we communicate with the baby.

Dialogue 3. Dialogue with a one-month-old baby with varying speech intonation. A child already at this age feels the emotional coloring of his mother's speech and reacts specifically to her (he does not understand the words yet). Therefore, it is very useful to tell him nursery rhymes or rhymes written in the form of dialogues. It is important that these dialogues should be pronounced very expressively from different intonation - happy, sad, stern, interrogative, etc. For example,

“Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - very happy

Where were you? – inquiringly

At my grandmother's! - joyfully, etc.

Dialogue 4. Dialogues during different regime moments. Keep singing simple songs or saying simple rhymes to your baby while bathing, dressing, playing, going to bed, waking up. Be sure to accompany these moments of the child’s life with your speech, talk with the baby, ask him questions and answer for him herself: “Our Tanechka woke up! How did you sleep? Slept well. She opened her eyes, stretched, ”or“ We will wash ourselves now. Where are our pens? Here are our pens! Wash yourself, pen. Where are our legs? Here are our legs. Wash your feet. Wash, another! Vodichka lukewarm drip-drip, drip-drip dripping on Vanya. Water from the goose, and our thinness from Vanyushka. Water down. Child up. Now dry off with a towel. Our towel is white, warm, soft. This is how clean and ruddy Vanyusha is with us. ” Such dialogues are the best means of preventing speech disorders in the further development of the child. The kid does not understand words yet, but he is already accumulating a passive vocabulary, learning to focus his attention on the speech flow, isolate individual words and sounds from speech, and distinguish between different intonations in his mother's voice. And he also learns to isolate his name from the flow of speech - therefore, the name of the child must be pronounced many times in such dialogues. Until you see the result of your dialogues with a monthly baby. Perhaps such dialogues seem superfluous to many - after all, the baby still does not understand anything!!! (“That’s when he understands, then we’ll talk” - this is how they sometimes think) But a month old baby needs such dialogues for his good emotional and intellectual development. When the baby starts talking, you will fully feel the result of these dialogues in the success of your child and understand that the efforts were not in vain. But starting to conduct such dialogues after a year is already late, because. time will be wasted!

Dialogue 5. A lullaby is also a dialogue with a baby! He should definitely sing lullabies. Mother's lullabies for the baby are indispensable! Moreover, the baby needs to hear exactly the voice of the mother, who sings to him in a lullaby, calling him by name! Lullabies are for the child a program for his further future happy life and are directly related to the success of a person in life. You can read about what lullabies a baby needs and how to sing them correctly so that they develop a child in the article “Lullabies for babies: how to choose the right lullaby for babies and how to sing it?” nine0021

Dialogue 6. Dialogue with a baby in pestles. For the development of a one-month-old baby, the combination of visual + motor + auditory + tactile sensation is very important. This combination has traditionally been used in pestle. Nursing infants maximally corresponds to the tasks of the development of a child in the first six months of life. The absence of pestle in the life of many modern families leads to big problems in the development of babies, which appear after a year. You will find many useful pestles for a one-month-old baby in the article "Pestushki: Russian Traditions and Customs". nine0021

And in this video you will see a whole collection of pestle for kids! And not only hear the melody and words, but also learn the movements that need to be done with the child. Previously, children learned to nurture from childhood, as they nursed their younger sisters and brothers. And now we have to restore this useful experience of infant development and learn it as adults. At the end of the video, you will see amazing shots - a little girl singing pestle as a matter of course. she grew up with it. nine0021

The development of a one-month-old baby is directly dependent on the impressions that he receives from the outside world. Therefore, it is very important to develop the vision, hearing, tactile sensitivity of the baby.

We have already begun to solve the task of developing visual concentration on a toy in the first month of a child's life. And they started doing developmental exercises with the baby (see "Exercises for newborns"). In games with a monthly baby, we will be increase the duration of the exercises - teach the baby to follow a moving object for a longer time, more smoothly guide his gaze along a complex trajectory of the object’s movement, focus on it for a longer time (remember that for this we move the object, then we stop so that the baby fixes look, then move the object again, etc.). You still need to practice several times a day for 5 minutes, no more.

What every mother of a month old baby should know:

1. A one-month-old baby, unlike a newborn, can happily look at toys hanging above him in the crib (the distance to them should be 50 cm from the baby's eyes).

2. It is believed that if toys are hung at a distance below 50 cm before the age of 2-2.5 months, then there is a risk of strabismus in the baby. Therefore, up to 2. 5 months, it is advised to place toys at a distance of 50 cm from the baby's head. Minimum distance - 30-40 cm. Toys are lowered below only for games with the baby - so that he can reach them. After the game (usually no more than 5 minutes), the toys are raised to a height of 50 cm.

From 2.5 months the child has already grown up, the main tasks of the development of the baby change and therefore it is necessary to change the distance to the toy. From 2.5 months for the development of the baby, it is more advisable to hang toys low so that he can grab the toy, reach for it, and hold it in his hands.

3. Playing with looking at toys is influenced by where the baby's crib is located in relation to the light source. It is best if the child lies with his head to the window so that the light does not interfere with him to look at the rattles. nine0021

4. Up to 1 month One toy is hung up for baby to watch (see "Exercises for newborns"). From 1 month there may already be several toys.

It is very helpful for a child to watch a swaying or spinning toy. It can be either one toy or a mobile. Mobile can be both self-made and ready-musical. But keep in mind that the same toy will quickly get tired of the baby. It is only enough for 3-4 days of observations. Therefore, it is best to purchase a mobile in which you can change toys. It is recommended to do this every 3-4 days. On the mobile you need to hang toys large (8-10 cm), bright colors (the scarlet and orange color attracts the attention of the baby most of all, but this does not mean that other colors are not needed) and different shapes. Toys are recommended to be replaced every 3-4 days. But then, after a break, they can be hung on the mobile again, and they will be perceived by the baby as new. nine0021

For a one month old baby, two rattles connected to each other can be used. To do this, tie a second new rattle with a ribbon to the first rattle already familiar to the child. A new rattle is hung on a ribbon at a height of 10 cm, a familiar one at a height of 30-40 cm. The child, hearing the voice of his mother, begins to move his arms and legs and accidentally touches the bottom rattle. At the same time, the upper rattle, hung for viewing, begins to sway. The baby begins to focus his eyes on the top swinging toy and examine it. This game can be continued for no more than 5 minutes, after which the lower rattle must be removed, and the upper rattle must be raised higher by a distance of 50 cm. Playing for more than 5 minutes tires the baby. It may not be immediately noticeable. But it will manifest itself later, when the baby suddenly becomes naughty. It is better to repeat this game again after sleep. nine0021

Monthly babies love this game , which is so useful for them. We need to tie a rattle and a bell with a ribbon. And lower the two remaining ends of this tape down. Toys should hang so that one of them is at a distance of 15-18 cm from the baby's eyes, and the other at a distance of 30-40 cm. Stroking the baby's palm, put the ends of the tape into it. The child, starting to move the handles, accidentally sets in motion a rattle and a bell suspended by ribbons. This makes him very happy. The game also lasts no more than 5 minutes. Then one toy is removed. And the second is raised higher at a distance of 50 cm from the baby. nine0021

To develop tactile sensitivity in games with a one-month-old baby, use: wool, cotton.

It is very important to develop the auditory attention of a one-month-old baby: to teach him to look for a sound source located at a distance of 40-50 cm, while turning his head towards the sound. You can use a bell, a tumbler, a tambourine, a musical triangle, a shambler. nine0021

• First, the musical toy must always appear in the same place and move in the same direction horizontally.
• When your baby learns to follow the sounding toy by turning his head to the right and left, you can complicate the task and, sounding like a toy, walk around his crib. This teaches the baby to follow a distant sounding object. You can not only sound like a toy, but also sing a song, walking around the baby's bed or talking to him affectionately. The main thing is that there should be a moving source of sound that is pleasant for the child. nine0031
• When the baby learns to follow a moving distant sound source, you can make it even more difficult for him to change the location of the musical toy, stimulating the child to look for where the sound is coming from. Each time the sound will appear from a new place - from where the child did not expect it.

For this exercise, you can use children's musical instruments, home-made noise musical instruments - sharks (the simplest of them are bottles filled with peas, etc.), a music box with a melody. A month-old child can already be put to listen to a calm lullaby or folk dance (1-2 minutes), so that the baby determines where the music comes from and listens to it. nine0021

To carry out such games with a baby, you need musical toys with a melodious, unsharp sound. Including from the age of 1 month, you can also use soft fabric rattles-bells (the bell is sewn into a cotton case with padding polyester), which are tied to the baby's arm or leg. Every time the baby moves the handle or leg, the bells begin to ring. After the game, the bell is removed from the handle or leg.

It is very important to work with a one-month-old baby, developing his muscular system and the ability to hold his head. Difficulties in holding the head are explained by its large size in relation to the body, because the proportions of the baby's body differ significantly from the proportions of the body of an adult. For this baby, before feeding, you need to lay on the tummy on a flat hard surface (a table covered with a blanket, etc., but not a soft sofa !!!). At the same time, you need to support the child with your palm under the lower part of his chest and talk to him so that he raises his head up to your voice. nine0021

All children need this exercise. It not only develops the necessary muscles, but also relieves pain from colic.

It is difficult for the baby to lie on his stomach and hold his head. In order for him to fall in love with this activity, you need to attract him with a bright toy so that he wants to raise his head and examine it, move the toy in different directions, rotate it.

As soon as the baby gets tired and starts to lower his head, he should be turned over on his back. This exercise should be done several times a day. Also, from the age of about 1.5 months, it is useful to take the baby in your arms and hold him in an upright position. You can read more about the ability to hold your head, its development by months in a child, and about interesting games and exercises to develop this skill in the article “When does a child begin to hold his head?” nine0021

What parents need to know about a one-month-old baby: baby's physical development.

Baby massage at 1 month: advice from a pediatrician. How to prepare a place for a massage, what kind of massage can and is useful for a baby to do at home, what is indicated and what is contraindicated at the age of 1 month. Why can't you use lotions and powders during massage? This is very important to know! Great video for moms! I recommend watching, it is rare to find such good videos. nine0021

• Turn your head after a moving toy both to the right and to the left.
• Turn your head to the sound heard each time in a new place.
• Turn your head to follow a moving sounding object.
• Turn your head towards your mother's voice.
• Turn your head while lying on your stomach to follow a moving sounding toy. nine0031
• Listen for sounds for 5 seconds.
• Reaching for a toy.
• Hold your head while lying on your stomach for more than one month - at least 5 seconds. In a vertical position in the mother’s arms, hold her head, but with difficulty. If you take the child in your arms and briefly remove the supporting hand, he will be able to hold his head for several seconds.
• It is easy to distinguish in the space of an adult and the object that is shown to him
• Fix your gaze on a stationary toy for 20-25 seconds.
• Follow a moving object, toy, adult (for 10-20 seconds continuously) both from the supine position, from the prone position and from the upright position. At the same time, the toy moves in different directions - horizontally, vertically, in a circle.
• Examine toys hanging in the crib.
• Smile at mother (long and emotionally) and coo when affectionately communicating with mother in response to an appeal to him, sing vowel sounds in cooing. nine0031
• Gukat - pronounce short guttural sounds in which future speech sounds are already visible - khy, gy, gu, etc.
• Grasp an adult's finger firmly in a child's hand. It is tenacious to grab any other object that mom puts in her palm.

A detailed description of all educational games with a one-month-old baby can be found in the following article “Development of a 1-month-old baby: educational games and exercises”.

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