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Developmental Activities For 2 Month Old Baby
It’s now two months, and you’re starting to understand your baby’s personality. You can tell what they like, dislike and interpret their different cries and cues. It’s time to take it to the next level; introduce some activities which will aid them in their development. Use their time awake as an opportunity to introduce some play that helps them develop physically and socially.
What to Expect From Two Months Old Baby?
You will notice:
Their heads are a little steadier and you’ll see them make an effort to keep steady. You should continue their tummy time to ensure they get enough opportunity to get stronger.
Their instinctive reflexes are still there. You’ll find they still have the sucking reflex and it’s a good thing; sucking is one of the best ways they can comfort themselves.
You’ll start to see that they try to bat any object you place in front of them.
Their vision continues to develop, and now they can see objects up to 45cm (18 inches) away.
They start looking at objects and follow them when they move.
They love listening to you talk or sing and the more you do it, they more they love it.
You’ll hear them cry with more gurgling, cooing or grunting.
They can recognize where sounds come from and turn their heads in response
They can now smile.
Fun and Engaging Two Month Old Baby Activities
Here are some play activities for 2-month-old babies that are tried and tested.
1. Wiggle toys
This is the most basic of all play. Babies are naturally attracted to brightly coloured objects, especially the ones that rattle.
Skill Development
It develops their vision and tracking skills.
What You Require
You can use brightly coloured toys, dolls, stuffed animals, mobile phones and soft toys.
How To Do
At 2 months babies can see up to 45cm away from their eyes. This is enough for them to fix on an object that’s brought close to their face and follow it for a short span of time. With more play, you can help build this ability of theirs to see. Start with any toy that they find attractive, preferably one that rattles as it normally elicits a stronger response. Move it in different directions while bringing it closer and taking it further away from their face. You can also add funny sound effects, talking and singling while you move the toy around.
2. Talking to your baby
Talking to your baby is how they will learn to pick up the sound of your voice over others’ and different sounds. Eventually, they’ll begin to recognize people who interact with them regularly.
Skill Development
Helps with listening, vocal and language skills.
What You Require
Just you and your baby
How To Do
Talk to them like how you talk to anybody else, any sort of talking or singing is good. As your baby hears you sing and talk, it lays down the foundations of their own language, hearing and vocal skills. It doesn’t matter want you to say to them, talk to them with full of expressions or sing a lullaby, so they are comforted by your voice. You’ll also begin to notice they respond differently to your words and tone that convey different emotions.
3. Cuddle time
Cuddle time is an essential sensory activity that has profound benefits to both baby and mother.
Skill Development
Bonding and emotional development
What You Require
You and your baby
How To Do
Cuddle time is anything that involves skin to skin contact between you and your child. Dedicate some time just to hug and tell them that you love them. It could also be done during breastfeeding, rocking them to sleep or giving them a massage. The more you touch, the greater the bound with them. For the baby, the benefits include psychological and physical development, improved sleep and stress relief.
4. Exploration through touch
Touch is an important sense and now is a good time to start introducing them to different materials and sensations which will help them build their tactile skills. Touch is how babies learn about their environment along with visuals and sound. This exercise not only involves touching with hands but the whole body.
Skill Development
Builds fine tactile and sensory skills.
What You Require
Clothes of different textures, toys and other everyday objects.
How To Do
Give them a variety of textured toys and other objects such as rattlers, sponges, textured rings, different types of fabrics, household items etc. You can choose numerous toys from the baby store that have surfaces that are spiky, smooth, rubbery, squishy or bumpy. Laying the baby naked on different types of fabrics helps them get a sensation of the texture all over their body. You can also move different textured toys on their body (belly, legs, arms, face, back), this one of the best sensory activities for your 2-month-old. Some also enjoy being tickles with a soft object such as a feather.
5. Tummy time
It’s essential to let your babies lay on their tummies for some time every day.
Skill Development
Physical development and builds strength.
What You Require
You and your baby.
How To Do
Let your baby lay on its tummy for a while during play time every day. It helps them to build strength and coordination in the muscles that control their neck, shoulder, arms and the upper body. They eventually learn to roll over and move around and tummy time is essential to build that skill. In the long run, it strengthens the muscles that enable them to crawl and sit up. However, do not let them lay on their tummies for too long at a stretch, lay them on their back in between to let them relax. Tummy time activities for 2-month-old is best done when their mood is clam or cheerful.
6. Reading
Reading together is a fun activity that can be enriching both visually and auditorily. Babies love hearing their parents’ voices, and it works best when both take turns to read to their child.
Skill Development
Builds cognitive and language skills.
What You Require
Some books for infants
How To Do
Sit down with your baby and read the lines from the book while you point it out. Show them the colourful illustrations and tell what each one is. Read to them in a quiet place and make it fun. You can try reading using exaggerated facial expressions and animated voices to keep your baby’s attention on the activity.
7. Family Get together
A get together is excellent for building their social skills as they get used to being picked up by unfamiliar people.
Skill Development
Helps build social skills.
What You Require
Gathering with relatives and close friends.
How To Do
Take them out to see other people and family gatherings where they can meet different people who are unfamiliar with them. Being picked up by your friends and relatives exposes them to new voices and faces. This helps them to interact with people and not get scared or confused about new people in the long run. Also, ensure you take them to gatherings that are not too crowded or loud. It could agitate them, and the activity becomes counterproductive.
8. Move around
This is a good activity to spend some quality time with your baby.
Skill Development
Bonding and spatial awareness.
What You Require
You and your baby
How To Do
Pick up your baby and move them around the house or go outside. This movement helps in the development of the vestibular system which is responsible for our awareness of our own bodies in space.
9. Massage
Babies love massages.
Skill Development
Bonding, tactile and awareness of the body
What You Require
Baby massage oil
How To Do
Gently massage your baby’s body with warm massage oil in a quiet room. Undress them and let them lay down on a soft flat surface. Massage sections of their bodies such as belly, legs, arms, shoulders and back. Move and stretch their arms and legs out. Make them make cycling motions with their legs to warm up and strengthen the lower body muscles, the same can be done with their arms. Massage while improving blood circulation, relaxes the baby and helps bond with its mother.
10. Introduce Colours and Lights
Lights and colourful hanging objects are great at drawing your baby’s attention. They are visually attractive and build motor function.
Skill Development
Sensory development builds motor skills and helps in hand and eye coordination.
What You Require
Brightly, coloured toys with lights and sound
How To Do
Hang toys that are colourful and visually appealing over your baby’s crib. Your baby will try to touch or swat it and in the process build coordination with the eyes. You can also get them a play gym that has many more hanging toys and visually appealing objects.
Every new sensory experience helps your baby grow and develop and build a better detail of the external world in their brains. So provide them plenty of opportunities for new experiences.
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Foods to Avoid While Breastfeeding to Prevent Colic in Babies
Motherhood is one of the most wonderful experiences in a woman's life, but this phase may turn into a nightmare if your baby cries incessantly on a regular basis. In most cases, the reason for this frantic crying is colic - this can make your baby cranky and fussy.
Colic usually affects babies a few weeks after birth - 2 weeks to be precise - and in most cases, it subsides as they grow older (about 3 or 4 months of age). The crying bouts usually occur during late afternoons or evenings, and the symptoms may include high-pitched wails, clenched fists, a tense body, knees towards the tummy, etc. If your baby has colic, it may be because of your food choices. Generally, women eat whatever they want to post-pregnancy, but if your baby has colic and his condition is not improving, you must assess your food choices. Excluding certain foods from your diet can improve your baby's condition.
Why Should a Nursing Mother Avoid Foods That Cause Colic?
Your baby's solitary source of nutrition up until six months of age is almost always breast milk. What you eat indirectly affects his health. Sometimes, your little one can be intolerant to certain food items that you may be consuming, and under such circumstances, your baby may suffer from colic. Therefore, you may need to identify the foods that cause colic in babies and remove them from your diet.
Foods and Drinks to Avoid While Breastfeeding a Colicky Baby
As a breastfeeding mother, you will have to be extra careful and avoid the following foods in your diet. This is because traces of these foods and beverages can enter your baby's system through the breastmilk he consumes. It may cause gas troubles and bloating, which may make him uncomfortable and colicky.
1. Aerated Beverages
Do not consume aerated drinks while breastfeeding your baby as such drinks can increase toxins in your body, which in turn can affect your baby’s health. Instead, opt for natural fruit juices or lemonades.
2. Caffeinated Beverages
Tea and coffee or any kind of caffeinated beverages are known to cause gas and bloating. Consuming caffeinated beverages may result in gas and bloating in your baby, which can make him cry. However, if you cannot go without tea or coffee, consult your doctor about the quantity you can drink.
3. Legumes
Including certain kinds of legumes such as kidney beans, soy, etc. may cause excessive gas in babies, leading to discomfort and colic.
4. Energy Drinks
Control your urge to consume energy drinks while breastfeeding, as these drinks can affect your baby's health adversely due to the presence of chemicals and preservatives that accumulate in your body. These then get passed on to your baby, leaving him uncomfortable.
5. Hot and Spicy Food
Hot and spicy foods are enjoyed by many. However, it is a good idea to stay away from such foods items during breastfeeding as they could bring about changes in the flavour of the breast milk and trouble the baby's digestive system.
6. Junk Food
Junk food is not only low in nutrition but also bad for the health of your baby because of all the preservatives it carries. Consuming it on a regular basis can affect you and your baby's digestive system and lead to colic and other harmful health conditions.
7. High Amounts of Dairy
Many newbie mommies are told that consuming a lot of milk may help in increasing milk production; there is no evidence to prove that. On the other hand, more amounts of dairy products may lead to digestion issues for the mother and may cause colic in babies.
8. Consuming Nuts
Nuts are a good source of protein and fats, but consuming some variety of nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts may lead to the formation of gas and tummy problems in infants.
9. Eggs
Eggs are a nutritional powerhouse. However, consuming egg whites may lead to gastric troubles in babies.
10. Eating Certain Vegetables
There are certain vegetables that may trigger colic in your baby due to improper digestion and accumulation of gas in the stomach, leading to intense pain. Some of these are cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, etc.
You may ask your doctor about an anti-colic breastfeeding diet to reduce the symptoms of colic in babies.
Tips to Prevent the Onset of Colic in Infants
As a parent, you may find it disheartening to see your little one in pain and you may want to try everything to soothe or comfort him. Here we have some tips that may help in preventing colic in babies:
Give smaller amounts of breast milk to your baby at regular intervals as it may help your baby digest the milk better.
You may ask your doctor to help you decide the best diet for breastfeeding mothers to prevent colic in your baby. Exclude all the triggers from your diet.
Refrain from including caffeinated beverages or dairy products in your diet. If you have to, limit their intake or ask your doctor about the ideal intake.
There are herbal supplements available that you may consider taking in order to reduce the occurrence of colic in your baby.
We recommend that you consult your doctor and decide what you want to do to help get rid of colic in your baby.
When to Consult a Doctor
Though most cases of colic are easily manageable, sometimes you may need to consult your baby’s doctor. This may happen when you notice your baby experiencing diarrhoea, vomiting, or other such alarming symptoms.
For the well-being and the optimal growth and development of your baby, it is important that your baby is fed properly - breast milk one of the best ways of providing nutrition to your baby. However, sometimes as a new mommy, you may experience various challenges while feeding your baby. But with proper assistance and medical intervention, you may overcome these challenges.
Resources and References: WebMD
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Resolving Your Toddler's Struggle With Consonants
Is your child at a stage where he can speak words, but would rather grunt? Or maybe tempers are flying high as he tries to talk and you struggle to understand? Find out how you can help with your toddler's speech development milestones.
Has your toddler hit the age where he can’t stop talking? It’s a wonderful experience, save for the fact that it seems as if he speaks in an entirely different language! Your child is still learning how to use his mouth muscles and his voice, and getting used to this newfound power takes time.
Helping Your Toddler Produce Speech Sounds More Easily
Between the ages of 7-9 months, children begin babbling by stringing together vowels and simple consonants. Bilabials(lip sounds) like /p, /b, and /m are usually the first to arrive, followed by /n, /h, and /w. Slowly, they start grasping consonants and consonant blends. By the age of 2, toddlers can say about 100 words, and have mastered the use of vowels and the consonants just mentioned. While the development of speech sounds in children has been researched and documented various times, you can make the process much simpler for your child.
Ways to Make Your 2-year-old Produce Speech Sounds
1. Talk to Him Often
Practice makes perfect! Keep talking to your toddler and encourage him to ask all the questions he has in his little curious mind. Try to answer them all too. If he doesn’t get responses, he’ll be discouraged from asking any. At first, you might notice your toddler omitting consonants or not pronouncing them properly. Keep practicing, and he’ll eventually pick up.
2. Avoid the Word ‘No’
Your child is at an age where he’ll begin or has already begun using the word ‘no’ a little too often. You mustn’t do the same. If kids use wrong grammar or incorrect words, do not correct them. Instead, simply use the correct sentence yourself. Children catch on fast.
3. Plan Speech Therapy Activities for Toddlers
Different children learn at different speeds, and it’s important to give them their space. However, if you’re worried that your child is not learning at a normal pace, it’s best to consult a speech therapist who can teach you speech therapy exercises for toddlers. In the meantime, you can encourage your child to talk through everyday activities such as by counting items out loud, talking about what you’re doing, reading to him, and asking him questions like ‘What’s this’? or ‘Who’s that?’
4. Simplify Your Speech
If your toddler doesn’t pronounce consonants or avoids using some words completely, it’s usually because he’s not sure of the pronunciation, and does not get validity from his environment. Help your child communicate by using simple sentences yourself, comprising of three or word words instead of complex, long sentences.
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Sprouted Moong Kebab Wrap
These sprouted whole moong kebab wraps are quite rich in protein – something that all growing kids need. Plus, we have also used a good amount of salad in the warp to make sure that they do eat their share of veggies. This recipe needs a bit of prep work in advance – like you need to sprout the moong beforehand if you plan to make these wraps.
Serves
Preparation Time
Cooking Time
3 People
15-20 Minutes
15-20 Minutes
Ingredients
6 ready to eat Tortilla Wraps or whole-wheat homemade chapati
For the Moong Tikki
1 cup sprouted moong
1 medium potato, boiled
3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
3 tbsp mint leaves, chopped
2 tbsp besan
A pinch asafoetida
2 green chillies, minced
Salt to taste
1 tsp chaat masala
3 tbsp oil for pan frying
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves for rolling
To Assemble
4 tbsp ketchup
½ cup of thinly sliced mixed veggies(cabbage, carrots, capsicum and onion)
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp red chili powder
Salt to taste
Method
Step 1
Blanch the sprouted moong in hot boiled water for a minute. Drain and spread it to dry.
Step 2
When the water has dried off, coarsely blend the sprouted moong in a mixer jar.
Step 3
Add the coarsely blended moong into a bowl, followed by mashed potato, coriander leaves, mint leaves, besan, salt, chat masala, asafoetida and mined green chilli. Mix well.
Step 4
Add 1 tbsp oil in a pan and cook this mixture on medium heat so that it dries up enough to form kebabs. Take it off heat and let the mixture cool.
Step 5
Divide the mixture into 6equal parts and shape them into oval kebabs.
Step 6
Roll each piece in chopped coriander leaves such that they are covered from all the sides.
Step 7
Heat a non-stick tawa and sprinkle some oil, cook each of the moong kebabusing rest of the oil, till they turn golden from all sides. When done take them off heat.
Step 8
Mix the ingredients listed in the assembling part except ketchup. Set aside.
Step 9
To assemble, take a tortilla wrap or chapatti. Apply some tomato ketchup on one side. Place 2 of the prepared moong kebabs. Add the mix veggie salad and roll the sides into a tight roll.
Step 10
Wrap them into aluminum foil and pack them into your kid’s lunch box with a ketchup sachet. You can also pack some kebabs and salad separately for snacks.
Nutritional Information
Calories
290 K cal
Proteins
12.4 g
Fat
7.5 g
Carbohydrates
58.8 g
Cholesterol
8 mg
Sodium
1084 mg
Potassium
400 mg
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