10 Early Stimulation Exercises For Your Baby my

Early baby stimulation exercises  are important for improving flexibility and strengthening muscles. It is essential to set aside a few minutes each day to make physical contact with your baby and encourage him in this process.

These early baby stimulation exercises are performed according to your little one’s age. You can set aside an hour a day, always respecting eating and sleeping times. Start with five-minute sessions and gradually build up. But you shouldn’t go past ten minutes.

Here we will give some advice for performing these exercises.

Early stimulation exercises for the 0-3 month old baby

These exercises should be a little lighter as your baby is just starting out. These are exercises that will help you gain mobility, provide new sensations and awaken the first stimuli.

1. Play with each of your fingers one by one. You must move the baby’s fingers very gently.
2. Massage hands and feet. After the fingers, you can move to the hands and feet, massaging carefully.
3. Lay the little one on his back, hold the soles of his feet and gently push his knees toward his chest. Repeat this exercise 5 times with each leg and increase the frequency.
4. Put it back on its back, place a colorful toy at a distance of 30 cm from the baby’s eyes and move the toy from side to side  so that he performs head movements.
5. Again, face up, place the baby’s right hand on the opposite shoulder, very gently. Repeat the exercise with the other hand. Then cross your little arms over your chest.

Early stimulation exercises for babies aged 3 to 6 months

As your baby gets older, the exercises should become a little more complex. You can start exercising with the baby lying on his stomach so that he gains strength in the neck.

1. Place him on his back and make a slight movement with his legs, as if he were riding a bicycle.
2. Start clapping your baby’s hands.
3. Lying on your stomach, bend one leg while stretching the other and help the child twist his body toward the straight leg. Repeat this exercise with the other leg.
4. While still lying on your back, hold your arms and slowly raise them until your baby is in a sitting position.
5. Now face down, place some toys in front of the baby so that he can reach them.

Stimulation exercises for the baby physical contact and relaxation 

Physical contact and relaxation exercises are also important for our little ones. It is essential to practice them in the right measure, so that they can provoke emotions in the little ones.

Physical contact creates emotional well-being and when we approach our children bodily, we are generating a very important emotional connection.

1. Embrace your child. This creates a feeling of protection, care and security. It also strengthens self-esteem, reduces anxiety, produces good mood and motivation.
2. Breathe deeply. Encourage your child to do breathing exercises to relax. You can do this through play and you can make it a habit.

We can raise our arms to head height while inhaling as far as possible, then begin to lower our arms, and slowly expel all the air.

You can also place a toy on your child’s stomach so that he or she tries to move the toy up and down through breathing.

1. Massages are important for both babies and children. It’s always important to have a massage, one idea is to do it while you soap the baby in the bath.
2. Children can also do yoga. They can start with simpler, more basic moves. This will help them achieve a state of well-being and relaxation.
3. Music is essential for children.  It activates the body and mind. You just need to figure out what kind of music your kids like the most.

It’s very simple to make our kids feel good. You can see here how important physical contact is, and how many things you can do to stimulate emotions, such as just a hug. Put this advice into practice and you’ll see how much better your kids will feel.