Practicing grasp
This helps relax your baby's hand muscles. Helping your baby relax their tight grip is a gentle and beneficial activity. During the first few months when a baby's hands are often clenched, you can introduce objects of different diameters, like
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What you'll need
This helps relax your baby's hand muscles.
How it works
- 1~30s
Alright, let's get started! In order to help reduce the baby's tension in his or her fists, place objects of different diameters in the baby's hands. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.
Watch for: Baby grab your finger or an object placed in their hand.
- 2~30s
Great, now let's try the next part. You can use a small rubber ball, a larger cube, or some other object that the baby can grasp for this activity. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!
Watch for: Baby open and closes their hands when you touch their palm.
- 3~30s
One more thing to try. During this exercise, observe if your baby holds a small object and closes his or her hand when a stimulus is received. How does your child handle this? What do you see?
Watch for: Baby thi helps relax your baby's hand muscles.