Non-electronic toys Vs electronic toys

[glogloglo]

thanks for all sweet dad and mum...

there is many electronic toys in the market...
1)for the baby and child... what kind of toys you perfer ... n why ? what is benefit for the type of toys you perfer??

2)Or will you make any handmade toy or simple games for your little baby ??? what are they??

3)one more question... How old is the baby, we need to start playing with them? onw week? 2 weeks? or 2 months?? and what can I play with them??

thanks thanks

[tenar]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

My baby girl is 4 months old.

I have been playing with her since the day she was born. But at first they only need to be awake for a little while, maybe 5 minutes after each feed/change, before they go back to sleep. So the playing is very short at first. They gradually need more and more playing time and less sleeping time during the daytime.

I prefer non-electronic toys. I particularly dislike electronic things that play "classical music", because the music is usually boring, out of tune, and badly played. We have a lot of music playing in my house anyway.

For the first few weeks the games I played with my baby were things like talking to her, making lots of facial expressions, lots of smiles, listening to her noises and making the same noise back, etc.

Later on, you can play more games with the baby's own body. Move them around so they can feel how it feels to sit, lie on their side, roll over, stand up, etc. You have to be careful to support their head and their body so they are comfortable.

When they are able to grasp things, they can play with dangly toys overhead, or things like rattles, or things to chew.

I think it is a good idea to have toys around that are meant for older babies, so that they have interesting things that they want to do. So don't wait until they can reach for something before you give them something to reach for. Don't wait until they can hold something themselves before you give them something to chew on, and so on.

Singing is always good! Sing to your baby. It doesn't matter what you sing, or whether you can sing well or not. They will love it anyway.

How old is your baby? If you tell us how old your baby is, people can suggest good games or toys for that age.

Hope that helps.

[glogloglo]

thanks a lot...
Actually I m not yet a mum, but I need to look after a 2 months baby .. As I know we need to play with them, so I want to get more information from it. I want to know more game or toy is good for them...

By the way , where did you get those information from?..how do u know that we need to talk and sing to the baby after they go home from the hospital?? did the doctor tell you about that? or did u buy a lots of books about parenting...?

Thanks for you to share yor baby experience to me...thanksthanks

Gloria

[tenar]

At 2 months most of the baby's daytime will be spent sleeping. So you won't have to play with them for very long at a time. My daughter would play for maybe 20 minutes after each feed, at most, at 2 months. I spent a lot more time getting her to sleep than playing with her (once they get overtired everything goes downhill rapidly).

I have read several books about parenting. You will find a stack of them in your local library, no doubt. I have also read a lot of information online, and asked advice on this forum, as well as reading the posts others make asking for similar advice. I also go a lot with my instinct. You will find that a lot of the things you naturally want to do with a baby, like talk to them happily, don't leave them to cry, and so on, are the things that are best for the baby.

When you babysit, I am sure that the baby's parents will be able to make suggestions for you about what kinds of things you can do to amuse and settle the baby. Enjoy your babysitting

[glogloglo]

thanks ... I heard somebody say we can create something black and white pattern for the baby to see...is that good for them? did you try that on the baby ?..

[glogloglo]

one more question...haha... when do i need to start doing the massage with the baby ??
actually we can do the massage to them from 0 month or 1 month..?

thanks

[tenar]

Babies like looking at objects or pictures with a lot of contrast So yes, black and white is good.

They also like and need to be touched. So you can do very gentle massage from the start.