The main indicators of the eighth month of development of the child
Physical development
The gain in weight is on the average 500-550 grams, in growth - 1,5-2 cm. As we see, the growth rates from month to month gradually slow down.
Intellectual Achievements
- Kid remembers the latest events from his life.
- The child utters a few words, such as "Mom", "Dad", "Baba".
- The eight-month-old carp "solves" problems, for example, how to get a toy that is at arm's length.
- The kid plays games: "where are you?" Or "catch me".
- The Kid explores the objects with all the senses.
- A child combines some manifestations of behavior with others, while manifesting various emotions.
Development of sensory-motor skills
- The child is actively creeping!
- He actively watches moving objects.
- The kid claps his hands, plays "Ladushki-ladushki, where were? By Grandma!".
- The child rises, holding on to the support.
- He holds one thing, manipulates it, while observing another subject.
Social development indicators
- The kid copies the facial expressions of adults.
- Karapuz rejoices in his image in the mirror, strokes it and tries to kiss.
- A child needs attention from adults!
- Strangers cause anxiety on the part of the baby, but in the presence of parents the child calms down.
Physical activity
The kid continues to explore the world around him. Now he crawls well and is not limited to just one room. Therefore, parents should ensure the maximum safety of the baby and remove the surrounding child: sharp objects, medicines and chemicals, iron, expensive and loved things, heavy and sharp objects. In addition, be sure to purchase and insert protective plugs into the sockets, cover or limit for the baby all sharp corners.
It is important to remember that a toddler of this age tries to try all the caught objects "on the tooth", so be sure to hide all small and dangerous items in order to avoid swallowing their baby. Do not let the baby, without your supervision, buy toys with batteries. The alkali contained in batteries and other dangerous substances can cause irreparable harm to your baby's health.
Now you must remember one important rule of your movements: open the doors with the utmost care. It is at this age most often in the children there are injuries of the fingers that were between the wall and the floor at the most unnecessary moment.
Improving the speed of movement - an important goal at this stage of development of the baby. Crawling, the kid not only studies everything around, but also perfectly trains his body for further achievements - standing and walking. Therefore, in every way encourage a small "athlete", but do not force events. Everything has its time!
The language of communication
This is usually the time of new words. First of all, they become native and at the same time easy words, such as "Mom", "Dad", "Baba", "Dada". The kid perfectly perceives surrounding sounds, for a long time something "tells", accompanying his language with colorful emotions. In addition, to communicate, the toddler chooses an adult, not always his mother.
Lessons with the baby
In the eighth month of the development of the child, experts recommend improving your communication with the baby, by engaging it with new and new activities. Here are some of them:
- During bathing, you can put a plastic cup in the tub. The kid will play it, filling it with water and pouring water back.
- During bathing, call the body parts of the baby, tell us which part of the body you wash. You can accompany the bathing with the appropriate rhymes, in which the body parts are mentioned.
- Read toddler books, fairy tales for the night, but do not be zealous if the baby does not show interest. For starters, you can buy books with colorful pictures, show the baby pictures and name what is depicted on them. So the kid will remember the names of many items.
- Always name the items and toys that you give to your child.
- Teach your child to throw in a tin can of toys. The child will not only throw toys there, but also listen to the sounds produced.
- Hide an interesting toy in your eyes. The Kid will try to find it. Then show him where the hidden object is.
- Allow the baby to play in various positions: sitting, standing or lying on his stomach. Thanks to such games, the child will make "conclusions" for himself, that, for example, in the position of lying on your stomach you can get and see more than in the position lying on your back.