17 activities
Peekaboo Goodbye
Use peekaboo to practice brief separations and happy reunions.
1. Sit with your child in a comfortable, familiar room.
2. Cover your face with your hands and say "Where did I go?"
3. Pop out with a big smile: "Here I am! I came back!"
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Easy
Check My Face
Show your baby how to read your face for guidance about new things.
1. Place a safe but unfamiliar object in front of your child — a new toy, a kitchen utensil, a textured ball.
2. When your child looks at the object and then looks at you (that look is social referencing!), give a big, warm smile and nod: "It's okay! You can touch it!"
3. Watch them reach for the object with more confidence.
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New or unfamiliar safe toy
Moderate
Copy Me Game
Take turns imitating simple actions like clapping, waving, and patting.
1. Sit face-to-face with your child and clap your hands slowly: "Clap clap clap!"
2. Pause and watch — does your child try to clap? Any hand movement toward clapping counts!
3. Try another action: pat your head, wave bye-bye, bang the table gently.
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Moderate
Safe Base Explorer
Let your baby explore while you stay as their home base to return to.
1. Sit on the floor in a safe, baby-proofed room with a few toys scattered around.
2. Let your child crawl or toddle away from you to explore.
3. When they look back at you — and they will — smile warmly and say "I'm right here!"
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Safe play space with scattered toys
Easy
Offering Game
Practice giving and receiving objects to build early sharing skills.
1. Hold out a soft toy to your child and say "Here you go!" with a smile.
2. After they take it, hold out your hand and ask "Can I have it? Thank you!"
3. If they hand it back, light up: "Thank you! You gave it to me! Now here it is again!"
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2-3 small safe toys
Moderate
Brave Hello
Help your baby feel safe when meeting new people.
1. When someone new arrives, hold your child securely and stay calm. Your relaxed body language signals safety.
2. Let the new person talk to YOU first while your child watches from the safety of your arms.
3. After a minute, introduce them gently: "This is Auntie Sarah. She's nice!" Let the new person wave or offer a toy from a distance.
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Easy
Emotion Match
Mirror your baby's facial expressions back to them in real time.
1. When your child makes a face — surprise, delight, frustration, excitement — immediately mirror it back.
2. Add a word to match: big eyes = "Wow! Surprised!"; crinkled face = "Uh oh, that's frustrating!"; wide smile = "So happy!"
3. Exaggerate slightly so your child can really see the match: your face becomes a mirror of theirs.
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Moderate
Little Helper
Include your baby in simple household tasks to build confidence and connection.
1. During clean-up time, hand your child a toy and point to the toy box: "Can you put it in? Help me clean up!"
2. When they drop it in (or near) the box, celebrate: "You helped! Thank you, helper!"
3. At mealtimes, let your child help wipe the tray with a small cloth: "Wipe wipe wipe! So helpful!"
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Toy box or laundry basketSmall cloth
Advanced
Comfort Doll
Show your baby how to hug and comfort a stuffed animal to plant the seeds of empathy.
1. Choose a soft stuffed animal or doll.
2. Hold it gently and say, "The bear is sad. Let's give it a hug!"
3. Hug the toy warmly, then offer it to your child: "Can you hug the bear?"
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soft stuffed animal or doll
Easy
Wave Bye-Bye
Practice a consistent goodbye wave with a cheerful return to build separation confidence.
1. Before leaving the room (even briefly), kneel to your child's level.
2. Wave and say cheerfully, "Bye-bye! I'll be right back!"
3. Leave for just 10-15 seconds, then return with a big smile: "I'm back! See?"
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Easy
Follow the Leader
Let your baby lead the play — whatever they do, you copy them right back.
1. Sit face-to-face with your child during play.
2. Instead of showing them what to do, WAIT for your child to do something: bang a toy, clap, vocalize.
3. Immediately copy their action: "You banged! I'm banging too!"
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Moderate
Clap Together
Clap hands with your baby in a synchronized rhythm to build social connection through shared action.
1. Sit facing your child and clap your hands: "Clap, clap, clap!"
2. Take your child's hands and help them clap: "Now YOU clap!"
3. Try clapping at the same time: your hands meeting their hands, like a gentle pat-a-cake.
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Moderate
Feelings Face Book
Look through a board book with faces showing different emotions and name each feeling.
1. Choose a board book with large photos or illustrations of faces showing clear emotions.
2. Sit with your child and open to a happy face: "Look! This person is HAPPY! See the big smile?"
3. Point to the smile. Make a matching face yourself.
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board book with emotion faces
Advanced
Group Play Watch
Take your baby to observe other babies playing — learning by watching social interactions.
1. Visit a park, library story time, or playgroup where other babies are playing.
2. Hold your child or sit them near (but not in the middle of) the action.
3. Narrate what they see: "Look! That baby is playing with a ball!"
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Advanced
Help Me Clean
Invite your baby to help put toys away after play — the start of cooperative effort.
1. At the end of playtime, say, "Time to clean up! Let's put the toys away!"
2. Pick up a toy and place it in a basket or bin: "In it goes! Can you help?"
3. Hand your child a toy and point to the basket: "Put it in!"
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toy basket or bin
Advanced
Cuddle Countdown
Create a warm transition routine with cuddles and counting before separations.
1. Before any planned separation (daycare drop-off, bedtime, leaving with a sitter), hold your child close.
2. Say warmly, "I love you. Let's count our cuddles."
3. Give three big squeezes: "One cuddle... two cuddles... THREE cuddles!"
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Advanced
Peek-a-Boo Curtain
Play peekaboo using curtains or doorways
1. Stand behind a curtain or doorway.
2. Peek out: "Peekaboo! I see you!"
3. Hide again: "Where did I go?"
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Easy