Audio-Visual & Motor Skills Exercises For 1-3 Month Old Baby Exercises After you read through these instructions, watch the videos. Do the exercises once a day or at least on alternate days. Can put on some light music if you want.
1 – 3 month old baby This is a rapid growth period. During this period, effective stimulation can enhance a baby’s neuro-physical development.
The exercises are divided into 2 parts: 1. Intelligence development: visual, audio, communication and touch exercises 2. Motor skills training: passive limb exercises, head lifting and balancing exercis.
Points to Remember • Babies like to look at faces, red ball or black and white contrast. • Give him encouragement by talking to him during the exercises.
Audio-visual Exercises Exercise One – Visual training Visit My Blog For Videos Warm, quiet environment. Hold baby sitting up on your lap. Use a variety of different coloured toys. Change the toy periodically. Hold the toy in front of the baby’s eyes. Slowly move the toy away to a distance of between 15 – 25 cm. to attract your baby’s attention. • Slowly move the toy sideways, upwards and downwards. Make sure the baby’s gaze follows the toy. • Watch baby’s reaction. Do this exercise no more than 5 minutes. Stop if the baby lost interest. • You can also use black and white contrast play cards. • • • •
Exercise Two – Audio training Visit My Blog For Videos Warm, quiet environment. Hold baby sitting up on your lap. Use a rattler about 20cm from baby to attract him to follow the noise. To start off, do this for about 20 seconds, then gradually build up to 1 to 2 minutes. • Watch baby’s reaction. Stop if the baby lost interest. • • • •
Exercise Three – Bonding and Communication Visit My Blog For Videos • Warm, quiet environment. • Hold baby in front of you. • Face the baby and talk to him, calling his name and telling him you are his mummy/daddy • Your facial expression should reflect your love and your voice soft and tender. • Exercise for 1-2 minutes. Watch baby’s reaction. Stop if the baby lost interest.
Exercise Four – Touch Exercises Visit My Blog For Videos • This exercise is a very good stimulation for neural development. We learn about texture through touching things. • Give your baby things made of different materials to touch and hold, e.g. stuff animals, plastic toys, blocks etc. • Toys you choose must be smooth, with no sharp edges and the right size for him to hold. • Do not leave your child alone with small toys.
Motor skills Exercises Exercise One – Passive Limb Movement Visit My Blog For Videos • Upper limbs: hold baby’s wrists gently. Stretch baby’s arms out by his side. Fold the hands over his chest. Stretch baby’s arms out again, bring baby’s arms down by the side of the body. Repeat 6-8 times. • Same as above, only this time, cross the baby’s arms. • Lower limbs: hold baby’s ankle gently. Bend his knee. Repeat 6-8 times. • Hold the baby’s ankle and bend his foot lightly. Repeat 8 times. Do the same with the other foot.
You must remember to do the exercise gently and not to use force.
Exercise Two – Head Lift Visit My Blog For Videos • • • • •
Do this exercise in between feeds. Help your baby to lie in the prone position. Watch and let your baby lift his head up himself. Talk and encourage him. Exercise for 1-2 minutes. Do not leave baby alone during this exercise.
Exercise Three – Balancing Exercises Visit My Blog For Videos • • • • • •
This exercise help the baby to develop a sense of equilibrium. Do this exercise in between feeds. Hold your baby in front of you with his head raised at an angle of 45°. Very slowly move the baby to from left to right. Repeat 8 times. Maintain eye contact with the baby and talk to him throughout.
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