ACTIVITY: Mirror, mirror

Mirroring your baby´s gestures, noises or expressions is a great way to stimulate development and enforce mother-to-child bonds. Hold your baby in your arms and mimic his hand movements, the faces he makes and the noises he babbles, too. Don´t stop this activity, however, as they grow older. Toddlers love this activity too. Only at this age, movements can be much more elaborate, and faces and expressions more varied. Also, now you can play this both ways. You can mirror your child, and your child can mirror you. It´s a simple activity that can take place at any time and any place, without previous preparation. Try it. You have no idea how this simple action can help you and your child bond and laugh together.