The Importance of Play

Play is an essential part of your baby's development. Play in the first year is how your baby will learn about his world and his body. Your baby will learn from the toys your provide for him, but more importantly your baby will learn from exploration. When he touches, squeezes, pushes and pulls items he is learning about his world. When your baby moves his arms and kicks his feet, he is learning about his body.  In this early stage of development your baby will rely on his senses: touch, sight, smell, taste and hearing, to make sense of the new world he has arrived in. Exploration and play are an essential part of this development. Promote play fullness and desire to play by creating many social opportunities with face time, smiling, and cooing conversations. Allow for plenty of movement opportunities for physical development and provide multiple age appropriate items for your baby to reach for, grab, mouth, and touch. All of your baby's development will be enhanced through play.