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Brain Builders

Stimulating Activities for Your 1-month-old Baby

By Tammy Morey

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Shoe the Old Horse
Shoe the old horse
Shoe the old mare
But let the little ponies run
Bare, bare, bare

Place Baby on his back on the floor, and clasp his right ankle in your right hand. With your left thumb on the ball of your Baby's foot, gently press his foot upward into the flexed position. With the fingers of your left hand above and your thumb under his toes, press Baby's foot downward into the pointed position. On "bare, bare, bare," gently pat the bottom of your baby's foot three times. Repeat the rhyme, and perform the same exercise with Baby's left foot.

Muscles exercised: feet, ankles, shins and hips
Exercise performed: foot flex

Tummy Time
Place Baby on his tummy on a blanket on the floor. Position yourself so that you are also on your tummy but in front of Baby's head. Begin talking and singing to your baby. Encourage him to try to lift his head to see you. Do not be discouraged if your baby is not able to lift his head very much or at all. A baby's head is the heaviest part of his body at this point and, therefore, takes tremendous effort to lift. Start with a few minutes three times a day and work up to 15 minutes each time.

It is important to incorporate tummy time into your baby's daily routine so that he will begin to strengthen the muscles in his head, neck, shoulders and back. The development of these muscles is a prerequisite to rolling over and crawling.

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