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Baby Development Stage |
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Baby Development Stage – Baby Information Website |
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Baby Development Stage
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Johnny and Jane’s First Year
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“Everybody Poops,” but that’s about it. Just as every adult is different and every adult starts out as a baby, every baby develops at a different speed. But for new or soon-to-be-new parents, charting a child’s development can be only a source of disappointment or bragging.
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Each child develops at a different rate and many things (in and out of your control) can influence a child’s development. And despite Grandma’s assurances that all her children walked at nine months old, it’s okay for little Bobby to be starting to sit up at eight months old. For our purposes, we will focus on the standard, mastered skills that MOST (not all) children master.
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At one month old, Jane should be able to hold her head up while lying on her tummy. She will be staring at faces and responding to sounds. She can still only see rough black and white shapes, but faces are special.
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Little Johnny, when he is two months old will be able to follow objects with his eyes when they enter into his field of vision. He has started “talking” by now and he has found his hands—now is the time for a small, light rattle. Johnny is also holding his head up for short periods of time.
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When she hits three months old, Jane will be able to recognize immediate family and is able to move her head to follow moving objects.
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By the time he is four months old, Johnny will be able to bear weight on his legs. He’ll start smiling and laughing and talking (cooing) when you start the “conversation.”
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At five months old, Jane will start noticing colors and have a favorite. She will also have discovered her toes.
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When she turns six months old, Jane will start turning toward sounds and voices. She should be able to turn over on both sides.
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At seven months old Johnny will be able to sit up without support. He will also have learned to pull on blankets to pull objects toward him (rather than trying to crawl toward them).
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By eight months old both Johnny and Jane should be able to pass objects from one hand to another. They will also start saying “Mama” and “Dada.”
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When he hits nine months old, your child should be able to stand while holding onto furniture. By nine months, Johnny will be jabbering and combining syllables. He’ll also be able to understand “object permanence”—that even if he can’t see something, he knows it’s still there.
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At ten months old Jane will be able to pick things up using her thumb and forefinger, wave goodbye, and by this time, crawling is second nature.
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By eleven months old Jane and Johnny knows Mama and Daddy and calls the correct parent the right name. Peek-a-boo and patty-cake become favorite games. By this time he should be able to stand for a few seconds by himself and is able to go furniture cruising.
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By their first birthday, the kids are now imitating others’ actions and is—finally and thankfully—able to let you know what they want with gestures.
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Many things help and hurt a child’s development. Over some things—such as premature birth, genetics, and family history—you have no control. Over other things—such as breast milk vs. formula, Fetal Alcohol (or Tobacco) Syndrome, and reading to your child—you have complete control.
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Despite Grandma’s advice to get them walking as soon as possible, studies suggest that working with your child into walking early (early being eight to ten months) can lead to lower back problems later in life.
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The best thing to do if your child is lagging behind is listen to your pediatrician (he or she does know more than Grandma) and to let Jane and Johnny pick their own pace.
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Thank you to Rachel Strong for this “Baby Development Stage’ article.
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