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Teach Your Six Month Old to Pull His Blanket to Get a Toy

Last Updated: September 26, 2008

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Parenting Tips for Your 6 Month Old Baby

Get What You Want: Using a Tool Game

Purpose of game: Encourage your baby to use objects as tools for getting what he wants

How to play: Put your baby in a sitting position on the floor. You can sit beside or in front of him. Place a small blanket within his reach.

Put a favorite toy on the blanket, but place it out of reach. If your baby does not pull the blanket to get the toy, push the blanket toward him until he can reach the toy. Use action words to describe what he is doing, such as “See, you got the ball by pulling the blanket.” You can use towels, potholders, or pillows instead of a blanket.


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Learn more about Your 6 Month Old Baby from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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