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Brain Builders
Stimulating Activities for Your 5-month-old Baby
By Tammy Morey
If you are unsure whether you are providing her with adequate routines that establish her sense of dependability, begin with writing down the sequence of your day. For example, when do you bathe and feed her, and when does she nap and go to bed? These natural routines are the perfect opportunities to include sense and play activities.
For example, while you are feeding her, play some soft music. During her bath, describe the routine of washing her hair and let her smell the shampoo before you put it on her head. If you give her a bath before bed, add tactile/touch into the routine by massaging lotion into her arms and legs before diapering and dressing her. This will also relax her, allowing her to fall asleep easier.
Some wonderful toys are nesting and stacking games. They will encourage her to build as well as knock down and, therefore, give her direct power over the configuration of the objects in her world. These types of toys will strengthen her awareness of cause and effect such as "if I put this toy on top of this toy, then this will happen."
She is also quickly learning that she has direct power through maneuvering her body. To help her build the muscles needed for crawling, introduce toys to her that will teach her how to reach for and pull items toward her. Reaching, grasping and pulling skills also contribute to her understanding of cause and effect. For example, she learn
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