Six-month baby - so sweet and dear puhlyachok. Scarce was already sitting, and knows a lot can. Do not deny malyutke emotional contact. Often hug, sing songs, and comment on what is happening around
6 months of life the child is already easy to flip from stomach to back, can move, moving the handle, and even some crawling on their hands.
Physical development and motor skills
Six-month baby often sits longer without help, even sitting without support.
If your child still does not do it, do not worry, he has mastered this skill very soon - as soon as the back muscles and spine become stronger and will gain the necessary strength. Do not rush things, sitting toddler obkladyvaya body pillows on all sides, even develops at their own pace.
If you support the child by the hand, he gets up and tries to cross the legs. The kid takes a toy from different positions, it has been a long time on their own, shifting from one pen to another, may raise if she fell.
Child development in 6 months: motor skills, the regime of the day, emotion, toys / istockphoto.com
Daily regime
Periods of active wakefulness after feeding up to 3 hours, with the baby still can longer hold himself, does not require constant attention of adults.
- Sleep after waking - 1.5-2 hours. During the day the baby is asleep 3 times the duration of a night's rest - 10-11 hours. Sleep Standard - 14 hours a day.
- Do not forget about the gym. The exercise begins and ends with a massage, to stroking and rubbing add effleurage fingertips.
- By the usual gym complex attach a very important exercise: sitting down in the allotted pens from a prone position on his back.
- Crumbs need average 5 feedings through the 4 hour schedule of infants are still on demand.
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The time of weaning
There comes a time of weaning. Where to start - with vegetables, or cereals, - tells the pediatrician. Typically, the first tooth is on its way. In some children the process runs smoothly and almost imperceptibly, while the other appears salivation, fever and deteriorating overall health.
To reduce the discomfort of the baby teething:
- gently massage the gums with a clean finger crumbs (you can buy a special stall);
- buy quality toys, teethers, just watch out for their cleanliness;
- buy gels or pastes that reduce the discomfort of teething.
If there is vomiting, diarrhea, do not write off on your teeth, call your doctor.
What to look for parents
Kid interested in children's books with large bright pictures - it's time to start a family reading.
- Often playing hide and seek, covering crumb (or herself) diaper. During games the baby develop auditory and visual attention, memory, motor and cognitive activity, as well as communication skills.
- For half a year pipsqueak can already concentrate on the game for a long time - he is ready to play with adults up to 40 minutes at a time. Use as a familiar kid games from the past months, as well as new, more complex.
Child development in 6 months: motor skills, the regime of the day, emotion, toys / istockphoto.com
emotional development
The child becomes noticeably more patient and focused. One of the most favorite games - hide and seek. Baby also loves to give a toy to you called it, and then pick up again. All this he accompanies Gulen. This peculiar sounds that child is trying to copy the tone and sound of your speech: gu-gu, ma, pa. Baby mumbles even when you are not around.
Do not deny the crumbs in communication, so he understands that his desires are important to you, and to communicate with adults - nice. During this period the baby is actively exploring their bodies, more confident coordinating movement, acquiring new skills.
You should be alerted if:
- by the end of the 6th month, lying on his stomach, the child can not reach for toys;
- the child can not grasp the big toy;
- It does not respond to the rustling of paper that is outside the field of vision;
- not asking for pens, little hands holding adult.
toys
Choose crumbs toys according to age, which will awaken his imagination, and interest in the world around them. At this age, babies usually are already sitting, so they fit:
- Sorter, pyramids, musical toys,
- "Razvivalki" with buttons, beads, wheels, snaps and doors.
By six months old in the house should already appear designers with great detail, cubes. They can knock on one another, throwing, trying to build one tower. Scarce will be delighted with his mom!
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