Face-to-face copycat

โฑ๏ธ 5 min๐Ÿ“ฆ nothing needed๐Ÿ  in or out๐Ÿคฒ in your arms๐Ÿ’› Social-emotional๐Ÿง  Cognitive

Babies naturally prefer the human face over other visual patterns, and in these earliest months they spend much of each day watching and listening to the people around them. Unhurried face-to-face time simply hands them their favourite thing.

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Sources: AAP โ€” Hearing & Making Sounds: Your Baby's Milestones ยท AAP โ€” Emotional & Social Development in Babies: Birth Through 3 Months

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Face-to-face copycat

Close enough to study your face

Hold baby about 25 cm from your face, in a calm and alert moment.