The fourth month of the child: big eyes

That's when the pleasure begins. Communicative, motor and speech skills,

appeared at the previous stage, in the next three months really blossom, and this period we call the interactive stage.

The main acquisition is the binocular vision of

. When you gain experience in watching a child, you will notice that each stage has one important skill that, when a child finds it, gives the snowball effect, helping the child develop other skills better. The main skill of the fourth month is binocular vision. The child now knows how to use both eyes together, which provides him with a better perception of depth - the ability to accurately determine the distance between his eyes and the objects he sees. Just imagine what the child had to put up with last month. After he hit the target and missed three months in a row, now he can finally

"My child does not know how!"

There will be times when you want to exclaim: "And my child does not know how to do it yet!" Do not worry. Almost all children go through the milestones that we are discussing, but may not always be "on time".Progress from month to month is much more important than time. Focus on the succession of achievements, and not on the month that you are currently reading.

hold on the toy look and take it with an accurate hand movement.

Now that your child has developed binocular vision, that's what he has with it. First of all, he follows the eye better. Look at how he keeps his gaze on the toy or person that moves from side to side, all 180 °.When a child watches an object with a look, his head succeeds behind the eyes, and they move simultaneously.

Continuous view. Watching continuously is more than just watching. This requires vision plus the ability to rotate the head and eyes to keep a glance at the moving object. To see if your child has mastered this skill, play in "glancing".When the child is in a state of calm vigilance, take hold of his attention through eye contact. Then slowly tilt your head. Look how he turns his. Turn it to the side and watch as he turns his head so that his favorite face remains in his field of vision. This is the continuous view - an important skill that does not let go of anyone who looks into the child's eyes.

Favorite colors. In addition to the fact that the child now has more keen vision, he also expands his color preferences. While he used to love white and black most of all - and can still love for a while - your child can begin to show a growing interest in flowers. Children prefer natural colors, such as red and yellow petals, and still do not pay attention to pastel colors. To spur your child's interest in flowers, continue to combine contrasting, light and dark, tone - for example, alternate red and yellow stripes.

Note. When I read books to older children, Matthew looks with great interest at pages of white or yellow with large, typed bold letters. He insists on studying the letters and pronounces the sounds of agitation. It looks like he's trying to read what he's looking at.

Touching the hand with someone's hand - just

The development of binocular vision serves as a prelude to an important milestone in the possession of hands and eyes - visually directed grip, which means the following: eyes guide their hands in order to capture the desired object or person with accurate, verified movement. Look: the child's eyes follow his hands as he reaches for the toy. It seems that hands and eyes have finally agreed: "Let's move together to aim better."

Game with hands. One of the most intriguing components of development at this stage is the growing interest in the game with their own hands. Now that the child's eyes are able to accurately estimate the distance, the child can endlessly play with his favorite and always nearby toys - their own hands. Sucking fingers and fists now becomes a favorite pastime. To relieve the unpleasant sensations in the gums when approaching teething, the child gnaws his hands as easily accessible pro-rezjateli.

Note. Favorite toy Matthew - a red rubber ring about eight to ten centimeters in diameter. We often watch how much he can do with this simple inexpensive toy. He can grab her, squeeze her, lift her to the middle of her face, look at her, intercept her with the second hand, pull it with both hands, take one hand, continue holding the second hand, again shift it into the other hand and scratch the gums about her, becausethe ring always finds its way to the destination - the mouth. It seems that Matthew is completely fascinated by the fact that he can completely control this simple toy.

The child drags things to himself. Most children at this age can not yet accurately take items with one hand. Keep an interesting toy in the face of your child at an accessible distance. Instead of stretching out one hand and definitely taking a toy, the child is likely to hug the toy with both hands, as if grabbing it to himself. Sometimes he can miss at all, and his hands will meet and continue their way to the mouth. Now move the toy when the child reaches for it, and the child either misses or turns away because you violated the rules of this game. You must keep the toy in place. At this age, most children still can not make adjustments on the fly to accurately grab moving objects.

Caution: As the four-month-old child continually stretches out his hands and grabs everything, be alert. Keep the child out of reach of dangerous items such as hot drinks or sharp and beating objects. Never take a hot drink when holding a child, no matter how cautious you seem to be. In children, the movements are lightning fast.