1 Baby BallTry kicking a large, light ball back and forth between you and your toddler as if you were passing a football. Encourage her to kick it back to you and experience her satisfaction when she learns to aim accurately and hears you praising

.Parentese, the high-pitched slow musical style most parents use when talking with children, and which is found in all cultures, exaggerates the differences between individual phonemes in a language, making it easier for babies to hear the distinctions between say a “b

help children to realise they have an effect on the world – they respond to a child’s touch. Babies learn that if they kick their feet, they can make the mobile wiggle. When this doesn’t happen – say, if the mobile is wedged against the wall – the baby

the Atlantic thanks to Birthlight, an organisation that certifies teachers in baby yoga throughout the UK and there are currently 70 certified teachers practising across the country. National nursery group, Kids Unlimited, have even made baby yoga a regular