Spend an average 15-20 minutes on each game. When your child is ready to quit, it's time to stop playing. Clean up and put things away together as you talk about the activity, what he liked, what he needed help with, etc. Babies who cry and fuss before bedtime might be trying to discharge the wound up energy that's been gathering up during the day. It's a way baby has to settle himself down for a night's sleep.
Babies pick up on their surroundings.
They know when you've had a strressful day or when others in the family are feeling blue. This sensitivity will sometimes cause them to cry. For nine months she was in a warm and peaceful environment known as the comfort of the womb. From this vantage point she can see what's going on around her and may become so involved in what she sees that she forgets to cry. Because a mother's heart beats at the same beats per minute as most music does, babies are often soothed by listening to music.