For each child's age, there are certain rules of development. Sometimes the abnormality may be just the individual characteristics of the crumbs, but sometimes it is said of the delay. On what grounds it clear that a child up to a year behind in development?
If the time to detect the problem and to see a specialist, that many diseases can be managed with the help of corrective therapy. If you have something troubling in child development, do not wait a year, two or three years, and show the baby specialist, first and foremost, a neurologist. It is better to once again make sure that the baby is all right, than to lose time. What signs should alert parents
From 0 to 6 months
Physical development
- It does not turn over from stomach to back by 6 months;
- He picks up and holds his head lying on the stomach (around 30 seconds to 2 months and steadily - to 4);
- It does not lift the body and does not rely on the forearm to 4 months;
- It does not react to loud sounds and bright lights;
- not looking at moving objects at a distance of 30-50 cm from the eye;
- not pulling things into his mouth:
- It does not move legs and arms or moves sluggishly;
- can not reach the toys at a distance of 30 cm from arm's length;
- It does not rely on your feet, if you put on a hard surface to 4 months;
- weak sucking reflex.
Social and emotional development
- He smiles to 2 months;
- He laughs to 6 months;
- coo not without issues vowels to 6 months;
- It does not show affection to someone who cares for him:
- equally responds to familiar and unfamiliar human;
- shows no interest in communicating with adults.
- not looking at moving objects to 6 months:
From 6 to 12 months
Physical development
- with support on weight does not lower the legs down to 9 months;
- to 12 months can not stand even with the support;
- to 12 months can not even walk by the arm;
- No pincer grip to 12 months;
- It does not sit even with the support for 9 months;
- not looking at moving objects;
- not interested in actions with objects;
- not shift the toy from one hand to another to 9 months.
Social and emotional development
- He does not recognize family members to 9 months;
- is not worried at the sight of strangers to 9 months;
- shows hi-bye, not waving a pen, does not "Okay" to 12 months;
- It does not respond to the name to 9 months.
cognitive development
- shows no toys at the request of an adult to 12 months;
- He does not look for a toy that has disappeared from the field of view;
- No onomatopoeia to 12 months;
- Do not copy the behavior of close to 12 months.
speech development
- utters sounds to 12 months;
- no gestures by 12 months;
- It does not respond to the name by 12 months;
- does not comply with the request to 12 months;
- ignore when you have something to show or something specify.
Also be sure to ask about how to develop a child up to a year at home
