TIPS - Object Permanence 9-12 month
Ages: 9-12mElements: Object Permanence - Hide behind a door or piece of furniture, and then reappear. Even if your baby doesn't see you at all, he knows you will reappear.
- Encourage your baby to play peek-a-boo and hide his own face with his hands, or remove your hands from your face using his hands.
- Hide one your baby's favorite toys several times to encourage him to search for it.
- When he throws something down from his high-chair, he will stretch to see if it is still there on the floor. He may expect you to pick it up. This "exercise" helps drive home the concept of object permanence
- As your baby approaches twelve months, hide an appealing object in two places one after the other. After he reveals the object from the first hiding place, show it to him, and then conceal it under the second. Now, encourage him to look for it again. Note when he begins to look for the object in the second hiding place. Now, randomly change the hiding places and help him search more efficiently.
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