The first year of the baby's life can be divided into two periods: up to six months and after six months. As a rule, after the first half of the year the baby begins to develop more intensively, becoming more interesting for adults. It is in the second half of the year that the child begins to sit, stand, walk and pronounce his first words. So, let's analyze the last month of the first half of the year.
Physical development in the sixth month of life of the baby
During this month, the child's weight increases by 600-650 grams, 140 grams every week. The baby grows on average by 2.5 cm.
Food
As a rule, the introduction of complementary feeding for the baby begins at six months of age. Therefore, you have at your disposal almost a month to prepare for the issue of introducing the first complementary food thoroughly and read the necessary literature for this. As for the baby, who is on artificial feeding, he is most likely used to new food, because for him the first lure started a month ago. Your mission is to continue to introduce the baby to the new food according to the schedule of complementary feeding.
A five-month-old kid is a little researcher. If you have the time and desire, allow the little one "prank" - to test the contents of the plate with food. How much joy will the baby (but not you!) Have such a magnificent discovery that, for example, the vegetable puree is perfectly rubbed on the table, but compote, for some reason, leaves only a wet trace or creates a whole meadow.
The first teeth
Most kids have the first teeth on the sixth month. Nevertheless, as in the whole development of the child, there are no strict limits here. In some children, the first teeth appear at four months, others - even at ten months. In many respects, the time of eruption of the first teeth determines the hereditary predisposition.
If the timing of eruption of the first teeth in all children may differ, the order of their eruption is usually the same. First, two lower central incisors erupt, then four upper ones, and then two lower lateral incisors. As a rule, by the first year of life the baby already has eight anterior teeth.
You need to be patient, as the process of teething for many children is a painful condition. Already 3-4 months before the appearance of the first teeth, the baby begins to engage in intense sucking of all objects that fall under the arm. Common signs of teething may be a rise in temperature to 37-38 ° C, frequent stools, increased salivation. It is necessary to reconcile with the idea that the peace in the family has been disrupted for a long time, since the process of teething is quite long and takes an average of 2-2.5 years. As a result, the baby gets 20 teeth for a gift of will and patience.
Big and small achievements of crumbs
Intellectual
- The kid watches for some time behind a moving object (for example, a person, a car, etc.).
- The child is able to compare the two subjects under consideration.
- Changeable mood and various emotions are the main characteristics of the child of the sixth month of life.
- The kid increases the number of pronounced sounds, connects them into syllables.
Sensory-motor
- Some kids of this age already know how to sit with a flat back without the support of an adult.
- The child turns and bends in all sorts of directions.
- The kid improves his taste. If the child has already tried other food, except milk, then he has certain preferences for a particular food.
- The child turns the head in different directions.
- The kid tries to crawl, leaning on his knees and outstretched hands.
- The child already knows how to manipulate objects, and even trying to hold a cup in his hands can be crowned with success.
The social
- Worried if there is a stranger nearby.
- She smiles at her reflection in the mirror.
- The kid listens to the music and even tries to "sing along", in addition the music can calm the crying baby. Therefore, often include the child quiet classical music or "sounds of nature."
- The child knows his name and turns to the voice calling him.
- The kid "giggles" and laughs if he feels good, fun and pleasant.
A workshop for informed parents
The behavior of a five-month-old child becomes more meaningful than in previous periods of life. Many movements of the baby become more coordinated and stable, the auditory and visual information continues to accumulate. Therefore, it is right on the part of parents to help the child develop and improve life skills. For this, I recommend the following developmental "exercises" for the sixth month of the baby's life:
- Suggest to the kid to solve the elementary problems for decision-making: enclose a toy first in one handle, and then another. Observe the behavior of the child. Later the baby will learn how to shift toys from one hand to another.
- Bring the baby to the mirror and show where he is and where his mother is. Show me where my mom has a spout, and where the baby has a nose, where the eyes, brows, mouth.
- Buy a doll child doll and propose to play it, show how it is pumped from side to side and gets up.
- Talk with the child, call the body parts, touching them. Observe the reaction of the baby.
- Bathe the baby, put in the bath floating toys and a soft plastic book-pishchalku with pictures. This will give the baby a great pleasure, he will take wet toys and try in every possible way to keep them. This is useful for developing motor skills and for acquiring a new tactile experience.
- Suggest during feeding to drink a baby from a spoon, then put a spoon in the baby's handle.
- When you hold the baby in your arms, try to whisper something in your ear. Introduce him, therefore, to a new way of communicating.
- Tell your child every time about changing the situation: about the upcoming walk, bathing, etc. The child will learn to navigate in a specific situation.
- Offer the kid games and toys that contribute to the development of his cognitive interest. For example, a child will be very interesting acquaintance with household items.
- Suggest the kid to put a pen on your lips: the kid will feel the vibration of your voice and the trembling of your lips.