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Let’s Play Peekaboo

A game that delights most infants is the classic “Peekaboo.” It’s perfect for playing during routine tasks like diaper changing, bathing and feeding.

Try this the next time you’re dressing your baby: Hide your face behind your hands for a second or two, then uncover your face, smile and say “Peekaboo!” Repeat this a few times, and your baby will respond with her own coos of joy. As she gets older, she’ll want you to repeat this again and again, and before she turns a year old, you can bet that she’ll be beating you to it, squealing and pulling your hands away herself. Don’t be surprised when she turns the tables on you: She’ll soon be covering her own eyes and squealing “Peekaboo!” Lots of learning is happening here, as your child starts to comprehend that something exists even if she can’t see it.

Patti Lucarelli, RNC, MSN, CPNP, is a pediatric nurse practitioner and childcare health consultant coordinator.

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