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Infants: Play
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| Claire McCarthy, MD |
View an interview with Claire McCarthy, MD,, director of Pediatrics at the Martha Eliot Health Center on how to keep up-to-date with toy recalls, toy hazards parents should be mindful of, and what other things parents should look for when toy shopping.
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While all children are different and may enjoy different toys and interactions, the following are suggestions for activities and toys for the infant:
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- hang brightly colored objects near your infant
- hang black and white mobiles
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What you can do as a parent:
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- sing and talk to your infant
- play music
- rock your infant, take him/her for walks
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- likes bright objects
- enjoys pictures and mirrors
- likes rattles
- enjoys infant swing
- enjoys car rides
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What you can do as a parent:
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- sing and talk to your infant
- play music
- rock your infant, take him/her for walks
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- likes brightly-colored objects
- likes to hold toys
- enjoys rattles or bells
- likes to splash in the bath
- likes swings and strollers
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What you can do as a parent:
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- talk to your infant
- encourage your infant to crawl and sit by placing him/her on the floor
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- enjoys large toys with bright colors that move
- likes to play peek-a-boo
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What you can do as a parent:
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- call your infant by name
- speak clearly to your child and encourage different sounds
- name body parts, foods, and people
- tell your infant simple commands
- play pat-a-cake
- begin saying words that tell what you are doing
- encourage your infant to crawl by placing toys beyond his/her reach
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- enjoys looking at books
- likes hearing sounds of animals
- enjoys large toys that can be pushed and pulled
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What you can do as a parent:
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- take your infant to different places and outings
- play ball with your infant
- read to your infant
- tell your infant names of body parts
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- birth to 6 months:
- mirrors that will not break
- 6 to 12 months:
- toys that can be pushed and pulled
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