Singing songs and touching toes to encourage your baby to push with their feet

What to try 

• Sing a song with your baby while they are lying on their back (actions songs, such as ‘Pat-a-Cake', are great for this).  
• Gently touch their feet with each of the ‘pats’ in the song and make light gentle movements with their feet to the tune. 

Good to know 

Your baby is now becoming more aware of their feet, and what they can do with them, and so you might notice they begin to react to your movements. 

Songs that include actions, like 'Pat-a-Cake', can be sung to your baby from a very young age as they are learning even before they can join in. 

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man 
Bake me a cake as fast as you can 
Pat it and prick it and mark it with "B" 
Put it in the oven for baby and me