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Playing with your eight month old baby

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At eight months of age, your baby is old enough to communicate and interact with you in many different and interesting ways. This is a good time to start developing a close bond with your baby. The best way to do this is to take every opportunity you can to play with your baby. Playtime can be fun for both, parents as well as babies, and offers great possibilities for stimulating your baby's physical and mental growth.

You can play a variety of games. Identify the kind of games your baby loves to play the most. You can then select the activities that are most likely to be enjoyed by both of you.

These are among the activities that are most popular with infants:

Peek-a-boo: This an all time favorite with babies around eight months of age. Playing peek-a-boo will help your baby understand that you may be still be around even when you are not in sight.
Creating sound: Eight-month-old babies are keen listeners and love to explore the relationship between sounds and objects. Bells, drums, and things that go buzz and trrring immediately grab their attention. Exploring new ways to create sounds out of falling blocks, rolling cylindrical objects, and spinning wheels are sure to keep them engrossed for a long time.

Do you know of other interesting ways to play with a baby? Please use the Post a Comment link to share your tips.

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	By netsanet, From ottawa my baby is 8 months old, because of the winter weather i never take hime out sid is that bad for him By Dwijottam, From New Delhi Hi, My baby is 7 months old, he can sit unstradily, he loves to stand with support, can i give him a walker without fearing that he may damage his bones while standing

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