Want to have fun with your baby and help him to develop? Then get down and party – at carpet-level! ‘Tummy time is exactly what it says on the tin – it’s any time that your baby spends lying on his tummy,’ says early childhood teacher Clare Crew. These days, babies don’t get much of a chance to do that. That’s partly because we’re now more aware that babies need to sleep on their backs, because this reduces the risk of SIDS. ‘But even when babies are awake, they’re spending most of their time tucked safely into pushchairs, Bumbo seats, car seats, or slings,’ says Clare. ‘These “containers” are all useful for parents, but they mean that babies have very little chance of wriggling around on their tummies, on the…
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Mother & Baby (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2020