A child aged 6 to 9 months

2 октября 20192 окт 2019

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So, your child is six months old, and your life is entering a new period with its peculiarities, difficulties and joys.

In the second half of the year, the growth rate of the child slows down slightly (in the first half of the year, the baby grew by about 15 cm, the total weight gain is about 1 kg more than the weight at birth). On the other hand, the psyche develops rapidly, and the interest in everything around you, especially adults and children, their actions and speech, becomes much more noticeable. The child's habits, passions and tastes are beginning to develop, and our task, as adults, is to help the child learn to understand our speech, communicate with people and promote further development of movements.

The child has a long time of babbling, often repeating the same syllables, which are not words, but this is a very important moment in preparation for speech. It is at this age that the correct pronunciation of sounds is laid down, and the task of the mother and all those who constantly communicate with the child to speak correctly and clearly. Speak single- and double-complex words more often. The simple names of the objects the child is already able to remember and can point to them with a finger at your request.

In the development of speech, the general activity of the child, his lessons with toys are of great importance, so try to find a place for him in the house (corner of the room, room), providing complete safety and freedom of movement. Toys are available for children: rubber dolls, animals, rattlesnakes, cubes, pyramids, large balloons. Kids are happy to string the rings of the pyramids, fold and disassemble the dice. Children of 8-9 months are very fond of toys, balls that encourage crawling. From time to time part of the toys should be hidden for 1-2 weeks, so that the baby forgot them, and then offer him as new.

Raising a child at this age begins with developing certain skills. Bad skills usually appear as a result of underestimation of the educational importance of certain phenomena. For example, if you tell fairy tales regularly while eating, it will quickly become a habit and it will be very difficult to discourage your child from being distracted while eating.

A 6-7 month old baby can already be taught to drink from a cup. Pour 1-2 teaspoons of juice into a cup and offer him a drink, slowly tilting the cup. Very quickly he will understand how to do it.

If you wash your 7-8 month old child's hands regularly before eating, he or she will soon tell you to do so before eating.

At this age, your baby already feels the difference between dirty and clean, and if you keep your clothes and care items in perfect order, they get used to it, it is unpleasant when they are dirty.

Feeding at approximately the same time develops the ability to eat regularly, hence the other concern is to make the child accustomed to the pot. If the baby sits confidently, you can try to plant him on the pot immediately after a nap and after a meal, but do not insist if the baby categorically refuses to sit on the pot - he will appreciate the advantage of this somewhere in the age of 1.5 years. If the child sits on the pot willingly, then do not keep him on it for more than 10 minutes, even if it did not work out. If the result was positive - praise the baby. Do not give toys to the child sitting on the pot, so as not to distract him/her.

In the second half of life, the baby is bathed in a sitting position. It is not necessary to bathe every day, but if the bath brings pleasure to your baby - do not deprive him of it. The duration of the procedure is increased - as the baby sits, his hands are free, it creates an opportunity to work with toys, studying them from a new and unexpected side. The child will always make discoveries when some toys go down and some stay on the surface of the water.

One of the most significant achievements of this age is that the child is able to move around on his own, trying to get the ball rolling from him. He begins to crawl, which can greatly diversify his world. Crawling up to these or those objects, he tastes, tastes and tastes them.

This age is characterized by increased traumatism - so, arranging a children's corner, make sure that the field of action of the child did not get sharp, prickly, small objects. Don't forget to close the electrical outlets. The floor should be flat, smooth, it should be covered with a mat or woollen blanket. Taking into account that the baby spends a lot of time on the floor, take care of warm, soft, comfortable, not restricting movements, clothes made of natural fabrics. In addition, the clothes should be easily washed.

Crawling to the wall, the baby tries to get up on his feet, falls and rises again, falls again, etc. After all, at 8 months, the child already stands well enough with the support. Many people crawl so fast that it is difficult to catch up with them.

In the ninth month of life, the child can usually already step on both hands and sometimes on one hand. In free crawling on a flat surface, the child can climb onto a subject (pillow, book, suitcase, etc.). Sits down and gets up from any position. With toys at.