Your Newborn Baby's 14th Week: most suitable toys for this age

At 14 weeks, sturdy objects suspended within an arm's length of your baby make good toys. During this time, try to be tolerant when you hand him/her a toy. Give him/her plenty of time as he/she painfully tries to reach out and hold it. Practicing this sort of hand-eye coordination is important for his/her development. 

Until 14th week of newborn baby , he/she looks at objects without touching them and fingers items absently without looking at them. Then, the two systems for examining the world rage. The baby feels something and turns his/her head to see what it is. He/she sees something interesting and reaches out to learn more about it by touch. This is the beginning of your baby's fourth month of life. 

This week he/she first attempts at hand contact consist of broad digs. His/her entire arm sweeps in a grand signal as he/she bats at, and occasionally contacts, an object. The process of gaining coordination of her arms begins closest to his/her body-at the shoulder. Your baby is now four month old and growing quickly. Up till now you have also managed to get back onto a routine life. It is now the time to get some correct toys for your baby suitable for his age. Always choose toys which are safe and learning-oriented for your baby.

Baby toys are normally available with age provisions declared on them. While choosing toys for your baby, do pay attention to them. The most suitable toys for this age babies include rattles, crinkly toys, noise makers etc. These toys are small enough to be hold by your baby, but also large enough to be swallowed. Avoid getting small toys for your baby.

At this stage, babies are normally in the habit of placing things in their mouth so make certain that your baby do not  have satisfied beasts or toys with glued eyes, nose etc. Also, make sure that you have protected the small toys, especially with sharp edges and small pieces so that your baby will not swallow them.  

This week your baby is just learning and growing. At this point it is probably best to make sure you are using bands on your changing table, to keep the baby from falling off. If you do not have bands, try placing your baby in the middle of a large bed or on the floor when you are changing him. At least then if he/she is moving around, you know he/she won't fall off and get hurt.  

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