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Best Toys for Tummy Time by Age

The AAP wants babies on their tummies for at least 30 minutes a day by 3-4 months, broken up across short sessions. Most newborns hate it. The right p...

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How to Turn Tummy Time Into an Enjoyable Game

Tummy time has a reputation as the boring chore of the newborn months, the thing the baby cries through and you both endure. It doesn't have to be. Th...

6 min read

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Play Ideas for Babies Who Dislike Tummy Time

A baby who cries the moment they're placed on their stomach is not broken, and you're not failing them. Prone is genuinely effortful work for a newbor...

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Stacking Blocks: From First Attempts to Building

A simple stack of wooden blocks is one of the most studied and reliably useful early toys. The stacking task requires the child to coordinate vision,...

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First Baby Swimming Sessions as Play

Baby swimming sessions have become a popular early activity, and for good reason — the pool environment offers a type of movement and sensory experien...

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Balance and Coordination Games With Blocks

Blocks are usually used at a table or floor level in sitting play, but they have another life as props for active movement play. Once a child is mobil...

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Play Activities Recommended for Babies Aged 6–12 Months

Between 6 and 12 months, most babies transform from relatively passive observers to active, mobile explorers. The developmental acceleration in this p...

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Emotions

The Emotional World of Learning to Walk

The first steps look like a celebration moment in baby books. The reality is messier — a few weeks of attempts, falls, frustration, and (often) terrib...

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Parenting

Physical Activity for Young Children: How Much, What Kind, and Why It Matters

Physical activity guidance for young children is sometimes presented in a way that makes parents feel like they should be managing a training programm...

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Health

Cerebral Palsy: Understanding the Diagnosis and What It Means for Your Child

A cerebral palsy diagnosis -- whether it arrives in the neonatal unit or after months of watching milestones not quite arrive -- is rarely a surprise...

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