Babies and Tummy Time

This activity is designed to encourage extended tummy time

Encourages extended tummy time play – the variety of stimuli along with the supporting pillow, or rolled up towel under the chest, helps baby stay in tummy time for longer durations and promote head lifting, thereby strengthening neck and shoulder muscles.
      
Baby's hands are free to explore – the supported position frees baby's hands to explore the objects in his surrounding, developing fine motor skills as well as baby's cognitive skills.

Colourful and engaging – the multitude of colours, textures and sounds not only develops baby's senses, but also the coordination between them.

Tummy time is an important activity and needs to be part of a baby’s daily routine. In the first months of life, babies learn about movement of their body and develop the physicals required for rolling, sitting and crawling. They learn to respond and adapt to challenges. For this reason, a baby needs the opportunity to play on his/her tummy during waking hours (while being supervised) and to spend limited time in a car seat, or other restricted devices which inhibit a babies free movement. Not all babies enjoy tummy time. Some may cry or refuse to lift their head. You can encourage tummy time by laying your baby on your chest, or over your legs, with support, which offers a secure feeling.

• Extended tummy time develops and strengthens baby’s neck, shoulders and back muscles.
• Promotes head lifting.
• Encourages extensive tummy time play.
• Promotes investigation of objects with the hand and mouth.