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Tummy Time: Activities to Help You Position, Carry, Hold, and Play with Your Baby
 

Tummy Time Tools provides parents with ideas and activities to be used throughout the day. The tips ensure that while a baby is awake, he or she gets enough supervised time on their tummy. Moms and dads will find this tool useful as they experience the joy of seeing the growth and development of their child.

The following resource is provided courtesy of the Children’s Healthcare of Georgia.

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Tummy Time: Activities to Help You Position, Carry, Hold, and Play with Your Baby
 

Tummy Time Tools provides parents with ideas and activities to make sure your baby gets enough time on his tummy throughout the day, while he is awake and supervised. These activities include handling, carrying, diapering, positioning, feeding and playing with your baby. Increasing the amount of time your baby lies on his tummy:

  • Promotes muscle development in the neck and shoulders
  • Helps prevent tight neck muscles and the development of flat areas on the back of the baby's head
  • Helps build the muscles your baby needs to roll, sit and crawl

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Tummy Time: Activities to Help You Position, Carry, Hold, and Play with Your Baby. DHHS/Georgia AAP/Children’s Healthcare of Georgia. n.d. English. [PDF, 520KB].


Last Reviewed: November 2008