Baby Activities: Happy Playtime Ideas For Your 6-8-Month-Old

YOU are still your baby’s best toy. Your baby will love people talking to them and making faces with them. Read and sing to your baby and let them lie on your tummy to play and gently rumble. You will notice in the second half of their first year, their physical activity and abilities really step up a gear!

The time you spend playing with your baby is precious, and enjoying games together is fun for both of you. But playtime is much more than just special moments spent together. It also gives you an opportunity to help your baby develop their motor, creative, and problem-solving skills.

Teething can be a difficult time for your baby and you too. We’ve put together a teething action plan to help you through these tough days and nights.

Starting complementary feeding is an exciting (and messy) time! Here are our top tips on how and when to start baby food.

If there’s one feeling that unites mums and dads all around the world in the rollercoaster of parenting emotions, it’s guilt—and most commonly it’s a mother’s guilt. Let’s break the silence on parent guilt and other common feelings.

Taking care of a newborn baby is a full-time job which requires dedication from you and your family. So, if you’re a working mum and you’re planning on returning from maternity leave to go back to work, you can only imagine how much that’s going to test your organisational skills!

Help your six to nine-month-old set up healthy eating patterns by offering a wide variety of flavours and textures now.

With social media providing a window into our lives for all to see, parent shaming online—or more commonly mum shaming—is something we need to all be aware of. Find out how online shaming and cancel culture can affect parents today.

When your baby has a fever it is naturally a concern. Fever is a symptom that occurs when our bodies are fighting an unwanted intruder such as a bacteria or virus, and may or may not need to be assessed by your doctor.

Focus on your baby’s nutrition by offering smart 'mini meals' in between traditional mealtimes. Focus on age appropriate texture and nutrient rich options.

Most formula fed babies will be very happy on the baby formula you first choose. However, it’s important to know that not all formulas suit all babies. Below is a list of common feeding problems some babies may experience, however in most cases you will find these aren’t really cause for concern. If your baby experiences any severe feeding problems after consuming baby formula, such as vomiting or diarrhoea, you should seek the advice of your doctor or health care nurse immediately.

Cow's milk allergy is a common food allergy in childhood, impacting approximately 1 to 2% of preschool children. Fortunately, the majority of children outgrow this allergy by the age of 3 to 5 years, with less than 0.1% of school-age children affected.  
 

Now that your baby is 8 to 10 months old, has enjoyed first tastes, and is becoming more experienced at eating, it’s time to move on to lumpy foods and helping them learn to feed themselves.

A recent nationwide nutrition survey showed that 75% of infants aged 6-12 months were not consuming enough iron. Learn more about why this is so significant and how you can boost your baby’s iron intake.

The skin is your baby’s largest organ and plays a really important role in protecting your little one from external bacteria and infections. Your baby’s natural skin barrier is still developing, making it more sensitive to outside irritants and more likely to lose moisture from the inside.

Perhaps one of your most important jobs as a parent is to be a good role model for your baby, particularly when it comes to healthy eating. But just how much of an impact does what you eat and drink now have on your little one’s future? 

One of the most common infections in children between six months and three years is a middle-ear infection called otitis media.