Slow-dance directions

You need

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How

Hold baby securely against your chest and slow-dance to calm music: sway side to side, turn gently, a few slow dips backward-forward. Change direction every few bars. Stop if baby fusses — over-stimulation shows fast at this age.

Why this matters

Movement through space stimulates the vestibular (balance) system, which calibrates head control and later all posture and locomotion — and rhythmic motion co-regulates baby's arousal state against your body.

Source: Zero to Three / pediatric OT literature on vestibular input in infancy

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