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When should my baby start playing with other babies?

My 8 month old crawls and is very active. I would like to know when is the right time for her to start playing with other babies? Is she probably to young to understand?

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1. Babies love Babies! They are never to young to interact! I mean, I wouldn't leave a new born on the floor with a 10 month old, but hold them up so they can see each other and they will SMILE! Make 'em play patty cake while holding their hands, or side by side tummy time with tons of toys is always a good time. By the time my son was 8 months he would drag himself into the nursery to watch the kids play.
Interaction is good! I would make her some little baby friends ASAP!!! :)

2. idk

3. Don't listen to that other gal. Yes, it's nice to socialize your baby around other babies, but babies don't play with each other very well. They play independently and they do parallel play, but cooperative playing is a higher concept that has to be taught and is best done when they can share, talk, and help out--between 1-2 years old.

Also, don't worry yourself too much about how your baby is doing on these milestones. You could worry yourself to death if you worried over every thing. Just enjoy each phase and dont rush on to the next one.

4. all babies are different some are very social :)
my son loved little girls at that age and would want to babble at them and play with their heads hands and feet, generally they don't really
'play" till they get a bit older.... my son loves to run around with the older kkids and laugh at them and mimick them. he is 14 mo. where as my friends daughter is content playing alone in the corner. she's 16 mo. its always good to expose them to other kids as much as you can as they need to learn social skills.
i wouldn't worry if your little one isn't "playing" yet... that will come down the road :)

5. You can try her out but it all depends on her temperament . My son is a total mama's boy, superglued to my leg half the time and when I put him down to play with his cousins ( 7 and 9 months, he is 11 months ) he swats them away and gets very upset if they take anything to play with, whether he had it or not . He is definitely independent . But as I said, try it out . Some babies LOVE other babies .