Many children after 10 months begin to make their first steps, but do not rush things. As soon as the kid is ready, both morally and physically, he will certainly do what you are looking forward to. Remember that the baby needs a different tactile experience. Therefore, whenever possible, allow the child to walk barefoot: on the floor, on sand, on grass, on a wet or dry surface.
Important achievements at the eleventh month of the child's life
Physical development
The kid continues to grow, but is not as active as in the first half of life. Gradually, the growth rate will decline. Nevertheless, in the autumn, winter and spring period it is important to prevent rickets in small children. Taking a preventive dose of vitamin D will ensure successful assimilation by the body of calcium, which is very necessary for the formation of the locomotor system of growing crumbs.
The baby for the eleventh month of life grows by an average of 1.5-2 cm and increases the weight by 400 grams. Gradually, the overall growth and weight of the baby approaches the norms of a one-year-old child.
Intellectual Achievements
The kid continues to please you with his achievements, his intellectual development rises to a new level. Now the kid knows how:
- Imitate the intonation of speech of adult family members.
- The kid "talks", repeating a string of simple syllables.
- The child connects the named objects with their location (for example, "bird" in the "sky").
- The baby compares the ability to perform various actions by the right and left parts of his body.
Sensory-motor development
- The kid "reads" books, he turns over each other's pages.
- The child knows how to stand, and if necessary, even put on "socks."
- The kid himself sits down from the standing position.
- A crumb learns to bring a spoon to the mouth.
- The kid can take off his socks.
- The child can crouch and bend over.
Social development
In terms of social development at the eleventh month of the child's life, one can trace the formation of the following skills:
- The kid loves the approval of his actions from adults, especially mothers.
- He can express his guilt.
- The child is very fond of games like: the game with the legs in the ball or "take-release."
- Karapuz not always willingly communicates, that is, the process of communication already depends on his personal mood.
The speech of the kid
As a rule, the verbal vocabulary of crumbs remains at the same level, but the passive vocabulary of the baby is significantly replenished. Tell the kid about everything, and also start to teach him the culture of behavior. Meet him with the words: "thank you", "please", do not forget to use the same words when communicating with the child. Of course, in return you will not hear anything yet, but the kid, for sure, will remember everything and will repeat in the near future.
Do not force events and do not try to raise a child prodigy by grabbing the alphabet or cubes and teaching the kid to read. Yes, the "child prodigy with the diaper" sounds tempting, but even after you have learned some crumbs at this age in some reading or calculation skills, you can lag behind, for example, mastering such an important skill of this age as walking.
Sleep
If your baby moved to a one-day day sleep at the eleventh month, then move it closer to dinner. Ideal is the time of falling asleep around 13.00 plus two or three hours of daytime sleep. Having established such a regime, it will be easier for you to plan your day, and also in the future to adapt the baby to visit the kindergarten. Night sleep, as a rule, becomes more prolonged. Some babies of this age can already sleep without waking up almost all night.
Physical activity
AT This age the baby can begin the process of self-walking. First it will be one step, then one more, which will grow into confident walking. The first steps and the first walking of the baby will still be very insecure, so you must ensure the maximum safety of the child during walks. It is very important to constantly follow a small "conqueror of the earth's expanses" to avoid injuries and scratches.
Muscles of a toddler's foot are not yet formed, so at this age you do not have to worry about the appearance of flat feet. Such a diagnosis is made only after three years. When the steps of the baby become confident, you can buy him shoes with a strong sole, which has on the inner middle of the instep (a soft rise, preventing the appearance of flat feet in children).
Food
The child's diet at the age of 10-12 months consists of the following foods:
- Juice (fruit, berry, vegetable) - 100 ml;
- Fruit puree - 90-100 ml;
- Vegetable puree - 200 ml;
- Milk-cereal or milk-cereal cereal - 200 ml;
- Sour-milk products - 150-200 ml;
- Curd - 50 g;
- Egg yolk - ½-1 pcs .;
- Meat puree - 50-60 g;
- Fish puree (once a week) - 50-60 g;
- Sunflower oil - 1 teaspoonful;
- Butter - 1 teaspoon;
- Wheat bread - 10 g.
It is important to know
Now the kid, unfortunately, is not so protected from external infections, as in the previous months of life. The action of my mother's antibodies is gradually weakening. Very often at this age, an infection is attached during teething, when the body's immunity decreases. At this age, diseases are often accompanied by high fever (38 degrees Celsius and above). The temperature can rise very quickly, which can even cause "febrile" seizures. They are manifested as individual twitchings of the muscles of the limbs, trunk and, very rarely, common manifestations, up to the stopping of breathing. It is important to talk with the doctor about ways to reduce possible hyperthermia.
Lessons for the successful development of the baby at the eleventh month of life
Surely, you will always find something to do with your favorite crumbs. I recommend to buy new toys for the kid: a metalophone, a children's designer for the development of cognitive abilities and fine motor skills, a machine in which you can sit down, a doll, a wheelchair that can be moved in front of you while walking, a set of building blocks.
I also recommend that the child be introduced to new books . Ideal are book-cardboards with colorful pictures and rhymes. Do not forget to read their baby every night before going to bed.
Some believe that it is still too early for a child of this age to buy dolls . But I can argue in this matter. Babies are very fond of cute dolls, reminiscent of beautiful little men. In addition, it will be possible to tell where the navel has which parts of the body. I think that it is worth buying a doll with a specific sex, as everything that a child naturally should see and know. Do not forget toys to call names and take them with you to the bathing bath. Thus, the baby will learn to look after the "human", which will contribute to the formation of certain social skills.
Show the baby how to play with the stroller. To do this, you can buy a small wheelchair in which the baby will later carry his toys. Do not be embarrassed if it is not only pupae, but also machines, balls, paschki and spatula.
Inflate the colored balls in the room, tell the kid which ball of what color, suggest the child to play with balls, touch, throw them.
Encourage the baby to talk, do not be afraid of short words that mimic the sounds of animals. Such means of communication are more accessible to the baby, he can easily use them to influence others.