Step 1: Place your baby on his/her stomach on a carpet on the floor.
Step 2: Gently hold Baby by the elbows and draw both elbows towards Baby's body as if Baby wants to lie on his/her elbows. Continue to provide support.
Step 3: Measure, or try to get some measure of the distance between the floor and Baby's upper body in the supported position.
Step 4: Get a roller with approximately the same diameter as you've just measured. Rollers are soft cylindrical shaped toys... preferably solid. You do get inflatable ones, but solid ones normally last much longer and can also be a valuable aid to get Baby to sit and walk. The roller will be placed underneath Baby's upper body for support. It's important that you don't buy the roller too big. Baby's elbows must still reach the floor when lying on the roller.
Step 5: Put the roller underneath Baby's upper body... arms hanging over the front of the roller. This supported position also allow Baby to lift his/her head and discover the surroundings.
Step 6: Get down on the floor directly in front of Baby, face towards Baby. Now, let Baby look at your face while you talk to, amuse and encourage Baby
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