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Brain Builders
Stimulating Activities for Your 1-month-old Baby
By Tammy Morey
Muscles exercised: pectoral, upper back, arms, shoulders and hands
Exercises performed: arm cross, arm raises and alternate arm raises
Head and shoulder, knees and toes, knees and toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Place Baby on his back, and hold his legs in your hands. Gently touch his head and then shoulders while saying "head and shoulder." When saying "knees and toes," while holding his legs straight with your thumbs resting on his shins and your fingers grasping his calf muscles, bend Baby's knees toward his chest. Then straighten out both legs and lower them to the floor twice. Next, gently touch Baby's outer eye area, ears, mouth and nose.
Muscles exercised: legs, hamstrings and hips (may also relieve crankiness because it massages the internal organs)
Exercise performed: knee bends
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