Toys and Activities for Babies

Babies will bring their hands together intentionally and soon after will try to bat at objects or grasp things

* The baby still likes to be near a familiar adult as appose to strangers (9-12 months old)

* Have different cries for different needs. For example one cry for hunger, another when they are tired.

Social and emotional development begins by showing affection and becoming attached to parents or carers and becoming what we usually call ‘clingy’. Young children may become distressed when a parent leaves the room or is not in sight. Slightly older children may demand attention and use tantrums to get their own way. They will generally be easily distracted from unwanted behaviour.

In the initial few months babies will recognise familiar voices and faces, they will try to 'people please' and bay for attention by performing for their audience through laughter and giggles. They will enjoy playing games with others such as peek a boo.

Toys play quite an important role in children’s lives, along with their socialization. Kids spend a vast amount of time playing with toys, alone and with their peers or parents. In todays age when it comes time to buying gifts for children everything is color coded. There are many boundaries that separate

At 18 months children start to want independence they cry and protest if something that they want is not given to them. Their language skills are still developing and most children will be able to use several words. Toddlers can be restless and change moods quickly, they also become distressed when left in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar adults.

Enjoys playing with other people and might get upset when the person stops intereacting with them

Babies at this stage are able to crawl, sit without much support and therefore becoming

At 6 weeks infants develop a social smile, at 3 month laughter and curiosity develop, at 4 months full responsive smiles emerge, from 4-8 months they develop anger, from 9014 months they develop a fear of social events, at 12 months the are fearful of unexpected sights and sounds, and at 18 months they are self-aware, feel pride, shame, and embarrassment. In the first two years, infants develop from reactive pain and pleasure to complex patterns of social awareness. Emotions in infants are produced from their body as opposed to their thoughts. Therefore fast and uncensored reactions are common in infants. During their toddler years, the strength of their emotions will increase.

| * Repetitive play as the baby enjoys doing something over and over again * Crying if they cannot see their parent or carer * Maybe shy around strangers

At a certain age infants begin to resist the unfamiliar and are very vocal in expressing their feelings (Brazelton, 1992).

This toy is age appropriate because there’s a seat that helps the child develop their leg muscle as they can’t support themselves at that age. Each leg that supports the upper half of the toy supports movement by the baby which allows for muscle development. The sensorimotor stage involves learning from touching and using the senses a human possesses. Also

Toys are obviously meant to be played with, but on a deeper level, they also encourage infants and children in their physical and cognitive development. Age-appropriate toys should be fun and stimulating, whether that means being soft and fluffy to encourage grasping and petting, or perhaps geometric to aid in developing stacking and shape recognition. Toys also need to be safe. A set of building blocks designed for younger children needs to be softer, big enough to not pose a choking hazard, and not made of any materials that

Infants are a special cohort of a population in the society. Children between the ages of five months to two years are at a stage where they start familiarizing with their surroundings and have different reactions to situations. The surrounding where an infant grows greatly determines his or her development. The primary determinant of the development of infants is the parent-infant interaction (Crain, 2015). The first bond or relation of a child is with its biological parents or guardians in the case of orphaned children.