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Teaching Your Baby The Social Skills
Needed
Your baby's first year is filled with
many challenges and new experiences for
for both him/her and for everyone in your
family. One of the many things that your
baby is going to be learning in his first
year is the ability to socialize and get
along with others and the first place that
your baby is going to learn to socialize
with others is within your own family. You
should also be exposing your baby to
playmates and other people outside your
immediate family in order for him / her to
learn communication and interaction skills
at as young an age as possible.
It is never too early to let your baby
enjoy social activities and the earlier
you teach social skills to your baby the
better his social skills will be when he
is older. You should consider getting out
with your baby a several times a week so
that you are both interacting with other
parents and babies.
Your baby won't really play with other
babies but will be stimulated by being
around other babies, and some minor skills
will commence such as hitting, touching or
grabbing each other. Babies won't
participate in a playing activity until
they are toddlers.
Here are some points you may want
to consider:
Try to expose your baby to as many
social settings as possible, with family,
with friends, in the park, at a sporting
event, etc.
Taking your baby out is a great way for
you both to have a change of scenery and
vary your daily routine. Your baby will
enjoy going out with you whether you are
just going to the store or joining a
parent-baby exercise class at your local
recreation center. He/she will be excited
and stimulated by all the new faces,
voices and settings encountered on the
adventure.
Find a local parent / baby playgroup to
join. Your baby will enjoy watching other
babies and children while you interact
with old and new friends. The more social
settings that you take your baby to the
more broader his world becomes.
Taking your baby to a playgroup or for
a swim at the pool gives your baby the
chance to be part of a larger group and
he/she will quickly learn that the smiles
and coos used on you at home get the same
response when you are both out. Your baby
will learn that he can have a positive
impact on others around him as he gets the
response that he is looking for.
There are many things that you can do
in your own home so that your baby gets
the socialization that he needs. Have your
baby sit with you at the dinner table
whether he has been introduced to solids
or not. This is a great way for your
family to spend quality time and for your
baby to watch as others interact around
him.
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