Babies don't need much
The most important thing you can give your baby is your time and attention. Provide a safe and interesting environment to explore, sing songs and play peekaboo. Toys should be simple, if you offer them at all: balls, bowls, boxes. This is a time for discovery.
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You are your child's first teacher
All your baby really needs in the first few months of their life is you.
1You
Your child's first teacher
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The first year
Babies don't need toys. An engaged adult (you!), the chance to move and some interesting materials to explore. That's it.Read our manifesto. -
Learning to see
Newborns have very limited vision. The world is blurry and monochrome. Offer high-contrast, black-and-white objects to help sight develop.
2Perception
Help your baby notice the world around her
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Investigate materials
Reach, grasp, shake, mouth, cast aside. A six-month-old needs no toys. Fill a 'treasure basket' with everyday objects, sit back, relax and enjoy a nice cup of tea.
3A treasure basket
Awaken the senses
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Peekaboo!
Memory takes time to develop, but you'll have lots of fun along the way.
4Object permanence
To learn babies must remember
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Get ready to walk
Combine a year's worth of strength training and co-ordination to take those first steps.
5Gross motor skills
Co-ordinate limbs and learn to sit, stand and crawl
The 100 Toys Method
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Recommended toys
Babies don't need many toys. At this age it's all about discovery: sights, sounds and textures. Simple objects to look at, reach and hold.
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