By the age of 5 months, the baby’s various sensory development has been further improved on the basis of the previous few months, and he has been able to turn over skillfully and show great interest in the things around him. We can choose the right toy for the baby according to the characteristics of the baby’s ability development.

The baby’s sensory development

Vision: At 5 months, the baby’s vision has further expanded, showing a strong interest in things within the line of sight. At the same time, the hand-eye coordination ability has further developed. After seeing an object, he likes to grasp and touch it with his hands.

Hearing: This month, the baby’s hearing is better than before, and he can distinguish various sounds, such as real-world friends and strangers, and react differently to them. When the mother calls his name, he will turn his head to find out where the mother is. At this stage, the baby will be very happy when he hears the music he likes.

Touch: The baby’s sense of touch will become very sensitive this month. He likes to be in touch with parents and relatives, and likes the hugs and strokes of parents. Curious about new things, you can provide children with more toys of different textures to promote the development of the baby’s sense of touch.

Toys that can be provided to the baby

Small balls

You can choose several small balls of different colors and textures for the child, so that the baby can experience a different feeling when touching the ball.

Color cards/cloth books

When the baby is in good condition, take him to watch the color cards and tell him small stories, which can promote the baby’s visual development and make Bao Bao more familiar with the voices of his parents. It is also a kind of early childhood education that cannot be ignored!

Rattle/wind chimes

Prepare some soft-sounding toys for your baby, such as rattles/wind chimes/rattles, etc. It can not only train your baby’s grasping ability, but also help your baby’s audio-visual ability development.

Toothpaste

Some babies have already started teething at this stage. Buying a toothpaste for your baby can help your baby’s baby teeth erupt and relieve gum discomfort during teething.

Small games that can be made with the baby

Find things

Hide the baby’s small toys and let the baby find them. If you can’t find them, the mother will point them to the baby, hold the baby, and let the baby pick up the dropped things by himself. This can let the baby know that something is temporarily gone and will be found.

Dance to music

Play some rhythmic music for the baby, hold the baby to rotate and swing, or let the baby lean on the quilt and swing to the rhythm of the music.

Chasing the ball

Mom with the child to play games, you can hold a small ball to tease the child, play for a while and then put the ball on the bed, let the ball roll around, and cultivate the development of children’s visual far and near adjustment ability.

In short, parents can choose toys suitable for all stages of the baby according to the characteristics of the baby’s sensory development and growth and development. When choosing toys, they also need to pay attention to the environmental protection and safety design of toys.

Ying mother: a mother of one child, a registered psychological counselor, and a parenting expert. Committed to parenting knowledge sharing. Original hand-typed, unauthorized reprinting is prohibited~