playing with toys and facial injuries

[jodie1984]

just a quick question ds is 5mths and loves to play with his toys but he gets a bit too excited and hits himself in the face with them. if i take them off him he cries. should i not give him anything or jut let him get on with it?

Give him soft toys/brightly coloured ones for now..theres plenty of time for him to play with harder plasticcy things

Does it make a difference if he's sitting upright?

My daughter is five months - I give her soft toys when she's lying on her back and harder things when she's sitting upright or lying on her tummy. I find she's much less likely to hit herself in the face because she's not lifting the (relatively heavy) toy over her head