What changes occur in the third month of the child's development? How did the kid grow up, what did he learn, what will he learn during the current month of life? Let's talk about this in this article.
Big and small achievements of the baby in the third month of life
Physical development
As you know, babies of the first year of life grow very quickly, and especially fast they grow in the first three months of life. Thus, for the third month the weight of the baby increases on average by 800 grams, the height by three centimeters, the head circumference by 1 cm, and the chest circumference slightly more than one centimeter.
Development of sensory-motor skills
At the end of the third month of its development the child already knows how:
- Rotate the head towards an interesting or new sound;
- tries to sit down when they take him by the handles;
- tries to rest on his elbows when he lies on his tummy;
- The palm of the baby is opened, that is, it is no longer clenched in the fist, as in the previous months;
- the kid can follow the slow moving object;
- the child shows a desire to grab a toy;
- in the "lying on the tummy" position, the child is able to hold the head for about 10-15 seconds;
- If the baby is raised, then he can hold the head and torso.
Social development of the child
In terms of social development, the baby is able to:
- learn members of their families;
- with pleasure to smile in a pleasant situation;
- much less to cry;
- to attract the attention of adult family members;
- actively respond to the presence of the most beloved family members - mom and dad.
Development of intellectual abilities
Together with the active development of the brain, the child's intellectual abilities actively develop. Already in the third month of life the baby can:
- demonstrate the first manifestations of memory;
- wait for the feeding time;
- to distinguish the sounds of conversation from other sounds;
- cease to suck breast or nipple, if you listen to something interesting;
- to study your face, eyes and mouth with the help of handles.
Development of motor skills
As you know, in order for the child to fully develop, observe and study the world around, the development of motor skills plays a huge role. Just in the first year of life there is an active development of the musculoskeletal system of the baby, so he learns to turn over from the tummy to the back and vice versa, sit, get up, walk, and then, in the second year of life, run and jump.
Already in the third month of the development of the child, one can observe active development and improvement of motor skills. The movements of the baby's handles become more coordinated, the leg movements develop and improve. Thus, the baby strengthens his muscular system for further achievements. Do not forget about gymnastics and massage. Choose and perfect the complex of exercises, a suitable kid by age. Correctly selected and performed gymnastics will help to strengthen the muscular system of the baby, will contribute to the development of his chest, and consequently - will accelerate the process of acquiring the infant with new motor skills.
The language of communication
Already at this age, and even much earlier, still in the womb, the kids show an interest in communication. Yes, a two-month-old kid still does not understand the meaning of your speech, but he very much needs communication with adult family members, primarily with his mother.
The child increasingly manifests his vocal abilities. Often, you can see that the baby "answers" to you only after the end of your speech, as if listening to you.
Exercises for the baby
What to do with the child in the third month of life? First of all, communication. Talk to the kid about everything, talk about how you love him, what you think about. In addition, try to imitate the child, uttering the sounds that your baby says. Soon it will turn into a kind of dialogue between you and your child.
To help the baby develop faster, experts recommend the following "classes":
- Develop the baby's vestibular apparatus. To do this, you can shake the child on a large ball or, holding it in his arms, most to rock in the rocking chair. Carefully put the child on his tummy on the ball and, holding it by the side, gently roll on the ball forward-back, right-left.
- Develop tactile sensitivity in the child. To do this, let the kid handle objects made of different materials. Experts advise to buy toys not only factory-made, but also used homemade.
- To develop a child's vision it is useful to put on his handle a black and white striped mitten, and on the leg - the same striped socks. It is proved that young children are especially active in distinguishing black and white tones. Moving the legs and handles, the kid will examine them, training, thus, his vision, and will also learn to coordinate his movements.
- Hang a toy over the crib - a rotating mobile. Every three days, change toys to support the interest of the baby to learn new things and stimulate it to new research.
- Above the changing table or the place where you change clothes, hang a balloon. He will make the surrounding kid more attractive and interesting.
- After bathing, bring the baby to the mirror, smile at him, touch the parts of his body and call them.
- Use sounding toys to stimulate the child's hearing aid. Teach him to locate the source of the sound. To do this, extract the sound in different directions and at different distances: front, rear, top, bottom, far and near. Do not use rattles that produce strong sounds. As a rule, a quality toy sounds calmly, not annoyingly the baby's hearing aid. Use also plastic jars filled with various groats: millet, buckwheat, peas.
- Periodically lay out the baby on a blanket or patchwork mat. So you will stimulate the tactile sensitivity of the baby and his visual attention.
What toys to buy for a child?
Toys, toys, but what about without them ?! I always want to buy something new, interesting and useful for the baby. And what will be useful at two-three months old?
Mobile will help stimulate visual concentration, as well as tracing eye movements. It is recommended to use it from birth.
Balloons will contribute to the development of the baby's visual apparatus. By tying this ball to the baby's handle, you will contribute to the development of your child's concentration and visual apparatus.
A drawing depicting a human face . Draw a schematic image of the human face and attach it to the crib at a distance of 15-20 cm from the baby's eyes. Babies of early infantile age show great interest in depicting a person, even schematic.
Toys with sounding "stuffing". Such toys help in the development of the baby's hearing. By the end of the third month of life, hang such toys over the baby's crib in such a way that the child can reach out to them with handles and legs. After a while the kid will understand that, touching toys with legs and handles, he makes them sound.
Toys made of soft materials. Such toys contribute to the development of tactile sensitivity of the child. The feeling of touching soft materials gives information about the diversity of the surrounding world.
Bell. Playing with the baby, you can use the bell. Lightly pound them at a distance of 30 cm from the child, then move the bell to the other side of the child. Pleasant sounding of the bell will contribute to the development of the hearing ability of the baby.
Wooden rings. Such toys promote development of coordination of movements of the child. Attach the toys over the crib at an affordable distance baby. With the help of such rings, the crumb learns to move the half-open palm towards the object.
As we see, for the third month of his life the child grows up considerably, changes and achieves much. Attention and love of parents do not leave without a trace, they help the child to develop in a happy and happy environment. Is not this the main thing ?!