- Talk and sing to your newborn with your face about 12 inches away
- Have large pictures of faces available
- High-contrast patterns and colorful pictures
- Objects that move slowly and have a gentle sound/music
- Mobiles and hand-held toys that are held within the child’s line of vision (develops visual motor skills)
- Soft books with high-contrast patterns
- Unbreakable mirrors
- Sensory toys that squeak, twill, or tweet
- Sock and wrist rattles
- Wind chimes
- Tummy time – place baby on her tummy on a firm surface for brief intervals throughout the day; gives your baby practice in lifting her head; arrange things for her to look at when on her tummy
Supporting Christian Science families and their young children