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Your voice during a diaper change creates 4 neural connections per second. Your eye contact during feeding builds emotional regulation. Your slow dance develops balance better than any gadget. What parents actually need: To become prepared adults who observe their child, follow their lead, and understand what their unique child truly needs. 50 FREE activities (Birth to 1 Year): Narrate diaper changes step-by-step Make eye contact during every feeding Sing the same song before nap time Talk about what you see during walks Describe bath time sensations Chest-to-chest contact after feeding Baby massage Barefoot time on your lap Gentle face touching games Hand-to-hand exploration Slow dancing while holding them Gentle bouncing on your knees Airplane hold (tummy time in your arms) Rocking side to side Rolling on a bed together Narrate your cooking process Describe family photos Sing traditional lullabies Imitate their sounds back to them Read their facial expressions aloud Name body parts during diaper changes Talk about textures you’re touching Sing rhymes in your mother tongue Repeat their babbling sounds Describe emotions you observe Let them touch different fabric textures Crinkle paper (supervised) for sound Feel cold vs warm water on hands Touch smooth vs rough surfaces Listen to kitchen sounds together Feel grass under their feet Touch tree bark gently Feel wind on their face Listen to rain sounds Smell fresh flowers together Lie face-to-face during tummy time Place interesting objects just out of reach Mirror play on the floor Peek-a-boo with a muslin cloth Roll a ball back and forth Respond immediately to their cries Make silly faces and wait for reactions Play “Where’s baby?” hiding games Clap their hands together gently Wave “bye-bye” together Practice “give and take” with toys Celebrate small achievements enthusiastically Watch what captures their attention Pause and wait for their response Follow their gaze and describe what they see SAVE this for those moments when you feel like you’re not doing enough. Drop a 💙 if you’re choosing connection with your child

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This post was published on 13th December, 2025 by Ankita on her Instagram handle "@followyourchild (Ankita B Chandak | Montessori Expert | Parenting Coach)". Ankita has total 497.2K followers on Instagram and has a total of 1.0K post.This post has received 1.7K Likes which are lower than the average likes that Ankita gets. Ankita receives an average engagement rate of 0.52% per post on Instagram. This post has received 41 comments which are lower than the average comments that Ankita gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile.