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Baby Cries When I Put Him Down

My 12 month old loves to be up in arms. Every time I put him down he cries and cries.

How do I get him to love being on the floor playing and not wanting to be up in arms??? He has so many toys to play with but whenever myself or husband are around he wants to be picked up. Please help...

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Oct 13, 2009

Baby wants to be in on the Action
by: Baby Help Line - Annie

Hi,

Your baby is telling you he wants you to interact with him, and doesn't want to be left out in anything that is happening.

My daughter was similar, she wanted to be up looking around and watching everything. If you think about it, on the floor there may be interesting toys, but no face or eye contact, just legs and feet! Babies need lots of eye contact and facial expressions as a major part of their development. Some babies are happy to just lie and watch or play with things, but your little boy sounds like a very social baby interested in seeing what you are doing and loves the body contact with Mom and Dad.

Babies learn far more from interacting with you than they do with their toys on their own. The best toy of all is Mom and Dad! Showing him how things work, stacking, and posting objects. Smiling and encourage his efforts teaches him to keep trying to master things. Rolling around playing tickly cuddley games teaches him physical co-ordination.

Try being on the floor with him, play and make noises, and crawl around so he follows you.
Even just sitting on the floor near him while he plays and he will get used to you being nearby, and the times will extend where he will start to play happily on his own.

He is still at the age where when you disappear he gets anxious. So play lots of peek-a-boo games. They teach in a fun way that Mommy is coming back. Then a baby gets more comfortable with being on their own for short periods of time. You can learn more about the milestones of a 12 month old baby here, as well as ideas on games to play with him.

Try putting him in a backpack, so you can get on and do chores but he is happy and a part of your activities. Chat away to him as you do the vacuuming or dishes. You can try having him in a high chair with toys on the tray while you are cooking dinner. Finger foods, such as boiled rice or green peas, are also an excellent distraction in the high chair. (Find ideas on more healthy finger foods here.)

Just try to include him in the action as much as possible and give him lots of stimulation with your interaction.

He sounds like he is a bright wee boy, who will be very people orientated! Just give him heaps of stimulation and interaction and he will learn to explore more and more on his own. Before you know it he will be off and you will be complaining you never know where he is or what he is getting into!

All the best,

Annie Desantis

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