Play groups good or bad for a 4 month old??

Question

i was think of joining a mommy and baby playgroup. any ideas on what to do? any certain activities. has anyone else ever hosted a play group? what did you do?/

Answer 1

First I joined a mothers group and it wasnt relly worth it,

first they charged for it which I didnt like

then my baby was too young ( 6 months) for the kids room, so basically I was in a room with gossiping woman and my baby wasnt socializing all. SO I went my local YMCA and they had alot of classes mommy and me and tot time, and water classes that I took with the baby it was alot of fun and I bonded with the baby and the baby also socialized. there was alot to do not just playing but arts and crafts and swimming lessons.

Answer 2

I didn't do a play group, but I use to go to a mommy and me class and it was the best thing ever.  We would sit in a circle and sing different songs and the babies LOVED it.  We would also play with different different sensory toys, like one day it was a big tub of apple sauce.

It was lots of fun!

Good luck!

Answer 3

I joined a mommy group through www.meetup.com  at four months it is hard for them to really interact especially if all the other kids are older babies, but time flies by so fast that before you know it your kids are interacting.  I joined my mommy group when my daughter was about 4 months and I was a little frustrated at first because she couldn't participate in the activities or wasn't interested, BUT I got to socialize with other moms who could relate to what I was going through and the moms with older children could help me out with things.  My daughter is now 15 months and I still get together with a couple of the moms and our kids love each other.

Also you should check your local library for story time (ours has one especially for young babies called lapsit programs) and those are the best.

If you can afford it a baby gym is great too.

Answer 4

Oh, yes!  It's great--for YOU!  You'll get out of the house, see other parents, and not go cabin-crazy.  As your children get older, they'll start to interact and play around each other and eventually play with each other.  It's lots of fun.

We often get together for coffee, lunch, park days, pool days--whatever floats our boat.  Go for it!

Answer 5

i suggest joining as soon as you feel up to it. i waited until 7 months to join and choose to do so at that time because my son was starting to act anti-socially... it is trully the best thing we do. i look forward to it every week and my son always has an awesome time. there are babies as young as 1 week old there all the way up to 5 years!