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Face-to-face chat: a play idea for 0 to 3 months

Back-and-forth chats teach your baby that their sounds get an answer, long before they have words. It takes about 3 minutes and uses nothing but you.

Checked October 29, 2026.

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How to play

Face-to-face chat0 to 3 months · about 3 minutes

You need: nothing at all.

  1. Hold your baby facing you, close enough that they can see your face clearly.
  2. Talk slowly in a soft, sing-song voice.
  3. When your baby makes a sound or moves their mouth, pause and answer them.
  4. Stop when they look away: that's their way of saying they've had enough for now.

Builds: language and talking and social and emotional. Back-and-forth chats teach your baby that their sounds get an answer, long before they have words.

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