If your baby doesn't play these games now, wait a few weeks and try again. Prevent lead poisoning. Old paint often has lead in it, and even tiny amounts can poison an infant. If your home was built before l980, you may have a problem. Lead reduces memory, intelligence, concentration and hearing.
Lead paint becomes a problem when it chips or turns to dust.
It becomes dust when doors or windows rub while moving, when people walk over a painted floor, during remodeling, or as outdoor paint weathers. When baby begins to crawl, then puts her fingers in her mouth, she may be eating lead. If she is teething, then chewing on the window sill may feel good. It may also taste good, since lead tastes sweet. You can reduce dust levels by washing floors and walls monthly with cleaners made for lead paint.