
Welcome to The Charmer Play Kit for months 3-4
Watch Lovevery CEO Jessica Rolph introduce the Charmer Play Kit for months 3 and 4 of your baby's life.
Watch Lovevery CEO Jessica Rolph introduce the Charmer Play Kit for months 3 and 4 of your baby's life.
Learn when your baby should start reaching, grasping, and mouthing objects—practices that build fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Experts recommend your baby spend more time playing on the floor and less time in seats, swings, and strollers. Floor time builds core muscle and neck strength.
Your baby doesn't recognize their own face in a mirror yet, but mirror-gazing is a favorite activity for babies. Here's how to get the most out of it.
Combining tummy time with sensory play introduces your baby to different sights, sounds, and textures. Here are a few sensory play ideas for right now.
Passing an object between two hands is a skill your baby will work toward for months, and it's a stepping stone for dressing, eating with utensils, and more.
Learn from Rachel Coley, a pediatric occupational therapist, about the 5 stages of sitting and how to support your baby.
Discover creative ways to use black-and-white cards and patterns to help your baby learn.
For a clear idea of positions and movements your baby may try from the earliest days of tummy time to the last, check out this illustrated month-by-month tummy time guide.
Tummy time is vital for your baby to build the muscles and coordination needed for major motor skills. Learn all about tummy time with these FAQs.
Through simple play, your 4-month-old gains thinking skills, gross motor development, social connections, language understanding, and more.
Read what the witching hour is, common causes for it, and what to do if your baby gets fussy in the evening.
Many 3-month-olds may sleep six hours or longer at night. Read our tips on how to extend that overnight sleep window.
Between 5 and 10% of fathers can show signs of depression during their partner's pregnancy or the first 6 months of their baby's life. Learn more about new-dad depression.
Your baby’s earliest forms of communication are crying, eye contact, and smiles. Then they may begin to coo. Read these 4 ways to encourage cooing.
Understand more about your 4-month-old's sleep regression and how an early bedtime and a nap schedule may help your baby sleep better.
Learn more about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), when you should be concerned, and ways to minimize spits ups.
Your baby’s eyes and entire face light up when they smile, sometimes with noises and gestures. Learn how to encourage more social smiles.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization now say that most babies aren’t truly ready to start solid foods until about 6 months of age. Read more about why 6 months is the sweet spot.
Child development professionals want babies to mouth different textures in infancy to prevent speech delays and picky eating. Read more about mouthing and the long-term benefits.
Prepare for your baby's 4-month checkup and understand what to discuss with your pediatrician.
Once your baby has head control, they're ready to work on more advanced skills involving their core and lower body, like rolling, sitting, standing, and walking. Find out when babies develop head control and how to encourage it.
A crying or fussy baby can be really hard, especially if there isn’t a clear explanation. Try these 5 techniques to help calm your baby.
After cooing and smiling, laughing comes next. Learn how to encourage your baby's giggles.
Read our list of what’s going on with your child’s cognitive development at 4 months as they learn how to interact with people and objects.
If your baby cries and cries and cries they may be among the up to 40% of infants with colic. Learn how to help your baby and yourself with these tips.
Understand the facts about flat head syndrome (or positional plagiocephaly), what causes it, tips to avoid it, and what to look out for in your baby.
Once your baby reaches a certain developmental phase, swaddling is no longer safe. Read through our tips to transition out of swaddles.
Trimming your newborn’s nails can be daunting. Learn the best ways to cut your baby's fingernails.
Parenthood is filled with questions. Lovevery’s Parent Courses bring answers: with practical, hands-on tips for your most common parenting challenges in the first year.
We compiled this expert guide to help you know what to expect for your baby's growth and month-by-month development.
A Montessori-inspired nursery is simple and soothing. We've collected 7 of our favorite items here to help you design one that's right for your baby.
Spending time outside is not only enjoyable for babies, it also supports their cognitive and motor development—and may even help them sleep better.
Wooden toys are a staple of Montessori learning. They're durable, beautiful, and inspire wonder for a child's budding imagination.
Running out of new activities for your baby during quarantine? Don't worry! Here are 14 of our favorite simple play ideas for spending time at home.
When you just can't face another major clean-up for the sake of sensory exploration, these bags are a great way to let you little one explore without any mess.
Sensory bottles excite your baby’s senses and help make connections in their brain and we’ve collected 7 here that are easy to make and mess-free.
Create a starry night experience for your baby using things you already have at home.
Babies around 1 to 3 months will start to wave their arms around when they see something they are interested in. You can put leftover party supplies to good use by taping party streamers to the legs of your Play Gym.
Watch Lovevery CEO Jessica Rolph discuss developmental milestones for your 3- and 4-month old with licensed occupational therapist and founder of CanDo Kiddo, Rachel Coley.
This fun sensory activity introduces your baby to tactile play, and might even make tummy time more enjoyable.
Your baby listens to the intonation, rhythm, and patterns of your voice. Learn 8 ways to talk with your baby that support their speech development.
There is art to house tours. Learn from Esther as she introduces baby Freya to the different elements of her home environment by narrating and demonstrating.
Tummy time builds the muscles and coordination needed for rolling over, crawling, reaching, and playing. Here are some ideas for taking tummy time off the floor.
Your 4- to 12-week old baby is fed, rested, and alert. But how do you play with them? Here are some easy ideas for baby’s first playtimes.