You are invited to click on the left or right, to put the baby on the left or the right.
How to play :
After the game has loaded, click on the big red button in the middle of the screen to start playing, or click anywhere on the game screen with the mouse.
The child on the screen asks you to put the breastfeeding baby on the left or the right.
Clicking on the Mother on the left or right side will put that baby on that side.
Clicking anywhere or hitting a keyboard key or doing nothing will make the correct answer occur - the baby will be put on the side asked for.
Ages :
from 9 months - 5 years
Download time :
Game size is 491 KB.
On a high-speed internet connection the download seems instantaneous. Download takes about 1 minute on a 56K modem the first time you play this game. Every time after that the game will normally open immediately.
Play ideas :
If your child curiously asks what the baby is doing, you can explain breastfeeding to your child.
Early childhood development benefits :
Learning about left and right, and practising which is left and which is right, is a useful lesson even for older preschoolers.
Paraphenalia and images about babies usually involves bottles, diaper pins and pacifiers for sucking. However, the most natural and healthy image that we can present to our children about babies is the image of the intimate act of life-sustaining, development-stimulating breastfeeding.
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This game can be played on all Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers with Flash Player 5 or higher.
Most computers come with the standard free Flash player so you probably already have it.
If you’re not sure, then click here. If it brings you to the baby games list, then you have Flash Player 5 or higher. If not, then you can download the Flash Player here.
For those of you who are curious about Linux, the Sams book or the Dummies book get you up and running in no time.
Both books include Linux on a cdrom, tell you how to install it on the same machine as your Windows machine, and are written for people who don't have much experience with computers.
This, of course, presumes you have the strength to get that much of a sentence out. During our child's first few months, my wife and I both thought we were going deaf. We literally could not hear half of every sentence spoken. It turns out we were just out of steam, too weak to speak audibly.
"I spoke to fhmwlmmn..."
"What?"
"Yesterday. I spoke to fhmlawhlawhmn..."
"Okay, stop right there, look me in the face and say that again slowly."
"I SPOKE TO THE PHARMACIST. THE PHARMACIST. What's the MATTER with you?"
Small children should be supervised by a caregiver when at a computer,
to ensure no accidents occur that could hurt the child and that no equipment gets broken.