Free movement and choice of playmats

Free motor skills are often understood as ‘letting the baby learn on his own’.

This is partly true, but not completely.

Starting with rolling over and crawling, it's true, but before that, the baby will need:

    - a favourable ENVIRONMENT
    - emotional stimulation and to feel the gesture before carrying it out

Babies need to be helped to discover rolling over from birth, during diaper changes and during daily motor activities.

A good environment is a good support: the TOP mat for motor skills is clearly TAMOLI, which has the perfect density, developed by a physiotherapist, and will be used for motor skills with optimal thickness, then it will be used as a reading corner, and finally as an emergency mattress for sleepovers.

conseil tapis d'éveil bébé

 

On top of this mat, there's a rack with a few hanging toys that will last for 1 or 2 months maximum, until baby learns to grab the objects in front of him.

 tapis d'éveil et portant pour bébé

After that, we won't use the carrier any more, and we'll place a few first-age toys next to baby (a very light oxybul ball, Sophie the giraffe, a few stackable buckets and a few rattles or toys of your choice).

 balle bébéjouets empilables motricité bébésophie la girafe bébé

 

motricité bébé à plat ventre

Baby will then have to fetch his toys from the side and will be able to start turning on his own after several weeks of trying.

For more information on mats, read our article on choosing a mat to help you choose the one that best suits your needs.

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