Show the baby his toy and when you are sure you have his attention, slowly hide his toy under a small towel or cloth. Put it on his head and let him find you by pulling it off of himself. As soon as he touches the towel, drop it and say “you found me!” Or put the towel on your head and let him pull it off. Hold the towel in front of your face and call to the baby. You can also play peek-a-boo by hiding behind a small towel. Before he has object permanence, that favorite face disappears and reappears instantly – how fun! Check out this video to see it in action: The favorite game of many families! Peek-a-book is a natural hit because it allows a baby to tune into his favorite thing to look at – his parent’s face. What can you do to help parents teach their babies object permanence? It is a precursor to symbolic understanding (which a baby needs to develop language, pretend play, and exploration) and helps children work through separation anxiety. Developing object permanence is an important milestone. Before the baby understands this concept, things that leave his view are gone, completely gone. Object permanence typically starts to develop between 4-7 months of age and involves a baby’s understanding that when things disappear, they aren’t gone forever.
It all depends on whether or not she has developed object permanence.
Does she look for it? Or does she just cry because her snack or favorite toy has disappeared? Does she look under the bowl to find her goldfish crackers? Or maybe she drops her green ball on the floor. The baby is in the high chair and you cover her snack with a bowl.
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