Five aspects of child development
First month | Second month | Third month | ||
Main skill | Sets the visual | Playing with their pens. | ||
Demonstrates the caller of the | connection to the parents | |||
Behavior: cries, clamp- | ||||
, gulit | ||||
Physical development of the | Limbs relax, | Completely diverts the limbs from the | ||
Lies bent as in the uterus. The | is partially retracted from the body of the | ;upside down muscles. | trimming. | the "bicycle". |
Hardly takes away the head from the surface. | Raises the head by 45 °. | Raises the head, turning - | ||
Sometimes there is a twitching | The head is rocked when | shoving it in the sides. | ||
muscle. | the child is supported in the | A few moments holds the weight | ||
Not able to keep the body weight on the no- | position. | on the feet. | ||
gax. | Muscle cramps pro- | Surely holding his head while sitting. | ||
walk around. | Turned from back to back. | |||
Hand mechanics | Hands partially opened- | Hands open and invited to the game. | ||
Hands are tightly compressed | . | Attempts to hit objects, | ||
into fists. | Words aimlessly. | more misses than getting. | ||
Can not hold the rattle. | Holds for a while | Holds the rattle longer and shakes- | ||
a rattle. | set it. Suffices others for clothes and hair. Sucks their fingers and fists. He plays with his own hands. | |||
Speech and communication development | Gulit, publishes shrill | Draws vowel sounds: "aaa", "eee", | ||
Demanding screams. Chest sounds- | screams, throaty laughs. | "IRI", "000". | ||
ki resembling a grunt. | Smiles in response to a smile. | Emits louder sounds, | ||
Flying smiles. | Expresses emotions: joy, | screams shrilly. | ||
Smile in a dream. | chagrin. | Different needs expresses | ||
Differs the voices of parents from other people's | Makes the mood: races - | with different cries, pauses. | ||
votes. | strays when upset | Begins to laugh. | ||
Best seen at distance | parent. | |||
20-25 cm;vision blurred. | Calms yourself by sucking | |||
Sleeps, wakes up and eats chaotically. | of the thumb. Keeps eye contact, looks at the face. Distantly copies facial expressions. He follows the moving people. Cries when they put him down. | |||
Intelligent development | Involves interaction | Acquires cause and effect | ||
Congenital behavior stereotypes | : expresses the mood, | with an attitude: I hit | ||
aimed at forming when | protests if it is consumed by | on the carousel, it moves!! | ||
knitting around: crying, that- | against its expectations- | Gains confidence in their | ||
would have taken it to themselves. | pits will not satisfy. | forces. | ||
Behavior more reflective | Sets the signal, waiting for a response. . | |||
( automatic) than deliberate. | Establishes associations: | |||
Begins to trust. | will scream - they will take me in their arms. | |||
What a baby likes | When he is wearing a bag. | Standing on your lap, prislo- | ||
When it is rocked. | Look at the musical | nivshis and looking over his shoulder. | ||
Wear on hand or in a bag. | carousel. | Play with your pens. Ig- | ||
Fed on the first cry, and not on the tracks. | Black and white patterns. | , sitting half-vertically, like | ||
writing. | Music boxes: | bit more than lying on the back. | ||
Eye contact. | prefers classical | Beating hands on carousels. Re- | ||
Hear parent voices. | music. | laying from hand to hand rubber- | ||
Massage. | ring and rattle. | |||
Lie with my dad on his chest. | Free to move, lying on the floor, "waving wings." |
The fourth month | The fifth month | The sixth month | |
The main skill | Takes an object by an accurate hand movement. | Sits. | |
Accurately tracks the movement of the | |||
object. | |||
The physical development of the | Sits leaning on the floor and with a pillow in the | For a while sits | |
It's worth supporting. He sits, leaning on his hands. Raises the head by 90 °, turns 180 °.It rests on elbows. Turns from belly to side. | highchair. | is standalone, uses | |
Costs, holding only for balance. Turns from belly to back. | its hands to maintain balance, it can fall. | ||
He swings on his stomach: he plays in the "plane". | Sits in a high chair | ||
Squirming moves around the floor for half a meter. Tilts his neck forward to get better visibility. | It's a while, leaning against the furniture. It turns in both steps. | rona. | |
Can grab your toes. | rests on the floor with your toes and pushes with your legs and hands to reach the toy. | ||
Hand mechanics | Takes objects with one hand - for sure, the tsel- | Takes objects with exact | |
Shakes two hands as if hugging. | is showered. Purposefully shifts toys | by movement. Indicates toys. | |
Attracts a toy hanging in front of him. | from hand to hand and further into the mouth. Starts playing with dice. | Playing dice. He raps his subjects to him | |
He studies clothes, pats the mother on his chest. Grabs objects by hand. | with the entire palm and captures small objects with a large | ||
and index finger. | |||
Speech and communicative time- | Leaping "ba-ba-ba" to attract attention- | Speaks longer | |
whith | mania. | turns more diverse | |
Changes the shape of the mouth to make the | turn the head to the speaker. | sounds. | |
Tries to simulate sounds, intonations. | Experiments with high-altitude sound. "A-oh." | and gestures. | and volume of new |
Starts bubbles, spits. | Follows the movements of the lips. | sounds, noting the reaction, | |
Funny laughs when its shine- | Renders various sounds to indicate the | which they cause. | |
roaming. Communicative gestures: clapping hands to say "Take me on the pens".Binocular vision appears: the child better evaluates | for different needs. May show interest in solid foods. Shows interest in colors. | Expresses the mood with sounds and body language: loudly screaming, laughing belly, clapping hands, groaning, grumbling, lowering his eyes. | |
Better copies facial expressions | |||
distance, gazing closely- | surrounding. | ||
digs, precisely follows the eyes. | |||
Intellectual development | Find out what sounds and gestures cause | During the game shows | |
Creates mental images then- | response. | is more "purposeful- | |
, which is to be expected when a signal is given( for example, feeding). Knows that things and sentient beings have names( eg | ) During the game with the hands on his face, a concentrated expression appears | : tries to figure out how to take the third die, | |
Gets an idea of the items | does in both handsalready has a look at | ||
, and changes the shape of the hand in accordance with the shape of the object, | cube. Longer studies toys and | ||
measures, "cat"). | even before you touch it. | thinks that with them you can | |
Repels the hand of your hand when you | do. | ||
give the medicine. | |||
That the child loves | Pushed his toes. | Play the dice. | |
To welcome the people caring for . Entertain yourself with your own | Grab your nose, pull your hair. Squeeze toys to make them squeak. | Knocking toys. Rock, jump. | |
Play in a high chair and you on the ko- | Play on the floor, with a support- | ||
with your fingers. Play with bracelets, rattle- | laziness. | mi. Play "in the wheelbarrow": ka- | |
Play hide and seek. | to hide on the foam gun. | ||
kami. Ride( with insurance) | . Position on the thigh | ||
on a huge beach ball. | |||
Looking forward, sitting in a bag. | in the bag-sling. |
6-9 months | 9-12 months | 12-15 months |
Main skill | Crawls through objects, | Goes alone. |
Crawls, uses the gripper large and the | walks around the pole. | |
with your index fingers. | ||
Physical development | Crawls over obstacles. | One walks, testing different- |
Sits straight without support. | Moves from position to | other ways to walk. |
Leans forward behind the toy. | on all fours in the sitting position. | Crawls up the steps, |
Creeps on the hands and knees. | Crawls up the stairs, | comes down with its back forward. |
Rotates and draws circles. | can not go down. | Tries to get out of high |
Pulls up to stand-up position. | Walk around the furniture. | highchair. |
It's worth it, leaning on furniture. | walks with support. | Rises without support and goes: |
The first steps, unsure, on the | crawls, squats, | |
widely spaced legs, with frequent falls. | gets up and paces. | |
Hand motor | Honed gripper large and | Uses cutlery, |
Takes small objects with a large | with index fingers. | toothbrush, comb, phone. |
and index fingers. | Shows the index finger | Opens the cabinets, pulls them out |
Feeds itself. | ce. | contents. |
Gets toys on the fly, drops them, | Changes the shape of the arm brush to | Inserts one into another cylinder, |
, to see how they fall. | with the shape of the object, | of different sizes. |
Drinks from a cup. | which is going to take. | Throws the ball with his hands. |
Puts cubes one on another. | Helps to dress yourself. | |
The dominant hand appears. | He eats himself, keeps the bottle. | |
Speech and communication development | Words from two syllables( "ma-ma", | Pronounces 4-6 words. |
Makes chaotic combinations according to | "yes"), right associate- | Says words starting with |
and vowels("Yes, yes, ba, ma, di, mu"). | no words with people. | on b, c, d and d. |
In order to change sounds, activates | Understands the word "impossible".Imi- | Pronounces parts of words. |
language: "Yes." | Sounds sounds: cough, click | Says the word "no", accompanied by |
Constantly responds to its name. | language. | giving him facial expressions. |
Controls the surrounding: movements- | Understands gestures: waves the hand | Calls for help, using the |
mi hands invites to the game, raises the | for goodbye. The | makes some sounds for this. |
hands to say: "Take me." | Recognizes names and points to familiar people. He understands and fulfills one-step requests: "Throw the ball to the Pope". | |
Intelligent Development | Signal Words Call | Growing Vocabulary and |
Associate Mental Images | Mental Representation of the | Developing Mind Simplify |
with Words and Pictures( eg | Actions: "Let's Go. .." and the Rebbe- | Memorization. |
"cat"). | nok is looking at the door. | Associates familiar people and |
Becomes familiar with the concepts of "shove" | Remembers where the toy is, if | familiar items with words. |
and "pull" - invests small | to hide it. | It seems like the |
is large. | Your words "Mom goes" call- | your words and gestures make |
Afraid of strangers. | image mental image of the mother, | to think about it. |
and the child stops crying. | Begins to understand the inter- | |
connection. It shows the fear of separation. | do objects: trying to find suitable covers, builds of cubes. | |
What the child loves | Game with capacities: pours, | Pushing and pulling toys on |
Jump to the music. Hide and Seek. Games-rhyming. Follow the look behind the bubbles and boast | fills, empties. Check what the dad has in his pocket. | go. Throw the ball, throw |
Look at yourself in the mirror. Knock the covers and close the | toys. Touch Games: "Where | |
is melting them. | them pots and pans. | at the daddy's nose? » |
Rolling the ball. | Put on top of each other 2-3 | Get the contents of the cabinets. |
Enraptures with small objects. | large cube. | Ride on father's shoulders. Talking with toys. Simulate the sounds of animals. |
15-18 months | 18-24 months |
Main skill | Thinks before doing;understands the practical- |
Understands a simple speech. | any phrases relating to everyday affairs. |
Physical development | Running, trying to escape from an adult. |
Goes round, back, makes turns. | Looks under the feet to avoid obstacles. |
Goes faster, flaunts his skills. | Jumps in place and jumps off the step. |
Rises up the stairs - needs - | Twists the pedals at its first three-wheel |
power. | of the bicycle. |
Stops and bends to raise the game. | Kicks the ball, without stumbling or falling. |
handle. | Can get out of bed. |
He climbs on the furniture, tries to get out of the crib. | Rises up the stairs without any outside help- |
Rolls, pushing feet from the floor, onto the four | soup, putting both feet on each step;can |
wheeled toys. | needs help when descending the stairs. |
Trying to kick the ball, often misses. | Opens the door. |
Sam sits on the chair. | |
Hand Motor | Expands the packaging. |
Draws chaotic lines and semicircles. | Removes clothes, washes hands. |
Pulls out drawers. | Closes the shoe box from the lid. |
Helps during dressing. | Builds towers of 6 cubes. |
Throws the ball from the shoulder. | Folds paper, copes with simple voids. |
Dips pieces of food into sauces. | with puzzles. |
Throws the ball over the head. | |
Sits at the table. | |
Speech and communication development | Legibly pronounces 20-50 words. |
Clearly pronounces 10-20 words. | Trying to pronounce words that are not- |
Says the words completely: "before" turns into | how many syllables: "Ben-Ben-Ben" instead of "Benja- |
" house. " | men ". |
Connects two short words: "bye-bye", | Answering the question: "What does the dog say?" |
"no-no". | Constitutes sentences of three words, reminiscent of |
. It makes the first sentences: "Let's go bikes". | those who write telegram text: "I want more." |
Responds to verbal requests, not accompanied by - | It is normal if "speaks little, understands everything". |
are given by gestures. | Likes difficult words( "helicopter", "dinosaur") and |
Repeats for adults. | very cute confuses them, of course! |
Understands "up", "down", "shoot", "hot." | Can give your name and surname. |
Uses words to express hunger: | Mourns under his breath and sings. |
"yum-yum", etc. | Normal behavior: hysterics, whining, bites, |
Understands the word "other". | loud squeals. |
The gesture calls for silence: applies finger | |
to the lips and says "sh-sh-sh". | |
Intellectual development | Thinks before taking on the task. |
Sorts shapes, rings of different sizes. | Copies your circles, draws lines. |
Studying while traveling around the house. | Copes with simple puzzles in which the |
finds familiar items in the book: "Find | to insert the desired shape. |
machine! " | Demonstrates stubbornness: peanut butter |
Inserts a round piece into a round hole. | should be on top of the jelly. |
Partial fear of separation: | is able to understand and remember two-stage requests: |
store mental images of people, losing them from | "Go to the kitchen and bring your daddy a bun." |
For sight. | |
What a child loves | Pulling a car. |
Pushing a toy lawn mower in front of you, | Helping around the house. |
baby stroller. | Do gymnastics: do somersaults. |
Knocking toys: rubber hammers. | Stand on stool, "helping" wash in sink |
Build a tower of 4-5 cubes. | cookware. |
Games with body parts: "Where is our spout?" | Use your own game shelves, |
Dance to the music. | and highchairs. |
Turn the knobs, press the buttons. | To rearrange furniture, "read" books from pictures- |
Play hide and seek and catch-up. | kami, turning one page at a time. |
Tracing the development of the child from birth to two years, we will group the skills acquired by the developing child, distributing them in five main areas: physical development( the development of large movements), the development of hand mechanics( development of small movements), speech development, development of communication skills and gamesand mental development( cognitive skills).
Physical development( development of motor skills). How your child uses the largest muscles of his body - the trunk, extremities and neck - is determined by his physical development. It includes such milestones of development as the ability to hold your head, the ability to sit down, crawl and walk. The succession of physical development leads to an increasing separation of the body from the earth, from the head to the toes.
Development of motor hand( development of small movements). The dexterity of the fingers and hands that the child uses to manipulate toys refers to the mechanics of the hand.
Like the development of large movements, the development of small movements occurs in a certain sequence from awkward attempts to reach the object and clumsily clench it, as in a composter, to an accurate, verified capture with the thumb and forefinger.
Speech development. That's where your ability to communicate with the child is manifested in all its brilliancy. For the development of the child's language, the parental contribution can be influenced more than any other skills of the child. You may think that children do not say much until one and a half or two years. Children's "speech" begins at birth. The cry of the newborn who makes the nurses run wildly, forces the mother to give out milk and presses the baby to her chest, and also forces parents to fly into the furniture at three in the morning, when they sprint like a sprinter to the cry of their baby-that's the language! For a small child, a language is any sound or gesture that causes the reaction of a person who cares for it. In the first year, in the so-called pre-linguistic( pre-linguistic) period of speech development, the child learns to communicate, yet not being able to pronounce words. At the very beginning of the newborn period, the child learns that his speech, a cry, is a tool of interpersonal
interchange, which he can use to attract attention and meet his needs. Sensitively reacting to the early cries of your child, you help him to soften these somewhat coarse, harsh signals by turning them into more polite requests, expressed in body language, which do not so much work on the nerves.
Mothers by nature know how to talk with their children. Speech researchers who have studied mothers around the world have come to the conclusion that there is something like a universal mother tongue. Mothers are intuitively able to speak at the child's level and at the same time are able to move to a higher level of communication when their children are ready.
Communicative development( development of behavior, communication and play skills). The way a child interacts with people who care for him and plays with objects is his communication skills, or social skills. As with speech development, interaction with surrounding people can have a profound impact on the development of communication skills. In the recommendations attached to each stage of development, we tell you what is interesting you can do with your child - we give time-tested tips for games that will help you and your child to get more pleasure from communication.
Intellectual development( development of thinking skills).We
often studied the expression on their children's faces, wondering: "I wonder what she is thinking about right now."Although you can never be sure with absolute certainty what is happening in the developing brain of your child, entertaining to guess what your child is thinking at the moment, according to his face and his actions. Cognitive skills include the ability to think, to draw logical conclusions( to reason), to make corrections for various game situations, and to solve problems, for example, how to crawl over an obstacle. We will indicate which signs to look at to get a clue to what your child is thinking about.
Create your own development chart
A useful exercise in the first two years is to fill out your own growth and development table, such as that given in this article. On a large sheet of Whatman, list the areas of development on the left, and on the upper edge indicate, with a monthly interval, the stages of development. Divide the sheet into columns and rows and mark the skills and skills of your child in the resulting table. As for mental activity, write down what you think happens in the child's head. For simplicity, it may be worth combining the communication skills with the milestones of speech development, as we did in our table and in the following articles. If you fill out the table for the development of your child, this will not only increase your ability to observe the child, but also add to your joy that you grow up together.