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Brain Builders

Stimulating Activities for Your 3-month-old Baby

By Tammy Morey

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By 3 months, your baby is still under the impression that when you are out of her sight you are gone. Developing the ability to hold mental images is also a significant precursor to language development. The ability for your baby to retain information in her memory is an essential component to achievement. Thus, memory is considered to be the basic building block of her learning. So make sure you incorporate "memory games" such as peek-a-boo into her daily routine.

In the third month of your baby's life, you'll observe some of the following milestones:

  • She's using her eyes and head to track moving objects, but she still needs to practice her reaching and grasping skills.
  • She reaches and grabs for toys and brings them to her mouth or chest.
  • She is learning balance and may be able to support herself on one arm.
  • She will begin to move her head up and down and side to side.
  • She can push her chest to a 90-degree angle with her arms and hold her head perpendicular to the floor while lying on her stomach.
  • She can shake and push against a toy as she tries to control the movement.
  • She tries to put everything, including her hands and feet, into her mouth.
  • She has an increased awareness of her body and how it works.
  • She will smile differently for different people.
  • She can laugh out loud.
  • She can keep her head up on her own when sitting up, although it may occasionally dip forward.
  • She can look at an object 12 inches from her face with both eyes and turn her head 180 degrees. She will also look at her own body parts more often.
  • She will begin the memory process through recognition of a toy or special activity.
  • Her preferences will become recognizable through her facial expressions.
  • She can deliberately touch her hands and feet, and one hand will start being used more often than the other.
  • Her individual fingers make movements as she learns hand-eye coordination.
  • She can hold a rattle for a brief time and also bring her hands together.
  • She can kick her legs and show her excitement or anticipation.


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Re: Brain Builders by amy on 10/13/2008 05:25PM

Thank you!

Re: Brain Builders by jessica on 10/10/2008 07:27PM

Thank you for all the good info. I have a 3-month-old little boy and he is my first child. I learned a lot, and thank you for that!

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