Newborn babies development by months. Life after birth and weekly development for beginner parents

However, first, we make a reservation: each baby is individual. Therefore, you should not use the development chart of a child up to a year by months as a reference book. It provides only general recommendations. And if your baby suddenly has not yet learned to do something by a certain month, do not worry. It is enough to report your suspicions to the pediatrician and get a professional answer about the early development of children under one year of age and the compliance with these standards of your baby.

Neonatal period

According to pediatricians, the birth of a baby has a huge impact on its subsequent development. If the birth took place without complications, and during the observation of pregnancy, the doctors did not indicate any possible pathologies, with a probability of 99% you can endlessly rejoice in your happiness and not delve into the developmental standards of children up to a year.

If there are suspicions, carefully monitor the baby in the first weeks of life. The fact is that during this period unconditioned reflexes are most active, which indicate the health (or vice versa, disorders) of the nervous system. For the baby at this stage are characteristic:

deep sleep - the body is completely relaxed, and the eyes are closed;
shallow sleep - the baby breathes unevenly, occasionally twitches legs and arms;
nap state - superficial sleep with half-closed eyes during feeding;
wakefulness - the baby moves the arms and legs;
crying - a response to dissatisfaction with a wet diaper, cold or heat, hunger or pain in the tummy.

The developmental calendar for a child up to a year is also based on the presence of the following unconditioned reflexes in a newborn:

grabbing - occurs when touching a finger or any object with an open palm;
search - when stroking the crumbs on the cheek, he turns the head;
sucking - when a nipple or finger touches the baby’s lips, sucking movements occur;
walking - if you put the crumbs with their legs on a flat surface, he will try to lean on it and go.

It is these reflexes that the district pediatrician checks when examining the crumbs. This is a necessary minimum, which indicates that the mental and physical development of a child up to a year is most likely to proceed normally.

7 stages of psychomotor development

Each month, the baby will learn new skills and please parents. It is customary to divide the stages of development of a child up to a year by months, indicating what exactly the baby should be able to do through each new period. However, according to psychologists, the development of infants by months is not entirely correct from the point of view of the formation of the psyche. Specialists suggest another approach, which allows one to evaluate the psychomotor development of children up to a year more correctly. It includes 7 stages.

At each of these difficult stages in the formation of body systems, a baby needs special attention from her mother and her support.

Monthly table

A child’s development calendar for months includes the main indicators of physical and emotional activity. By clicking on the link with the month number, you can read more about the development of the child at this age.

Age	Skills
	The baby monitors objects moving vertically, reacts to a sharp sound, for example, a rattle ringing.
	Reflexively grabbing objects, at the same time moving legs and handles, watching objects moving vertically.
	The ability to "talk" is added to other skills - the baby begins to make sounds.
	Lying on his stomach, the baby confidently raises his head and even sways in his arms.
	He consciously follows objects with his gaze, turns after his head.
	He pulls the pens to the subject of interest and begins to try everything "by the tooth."
	Holds in the palms of irregularly shaped objects.
	He shifts the item from hand to hand, searches for a fallen toy, eats cookies himself.
	Steadily sits and tries to get an interesting subject.
Features of the development of the newborn for months are individual. Therefore, the main thing is not exactly when the little one reached for the toy or crawled for the first time. And how much he feels your warmth and support. Since it is precisely on this that his psychological and largely physical health depends.

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The birth of a child is one of the highlights of our lives. But when the first delights caused by such a joyful and long-awaited event pass, parents are almost completely absorbed in caring for the baby. Over time, dad and mom learn that there are certain stages in the development of the child, and begin to worry whether the development of the baby complies with generally accepted standards. At the same time, excitement concerns both changes in the height and weight of the crumbs, and the acquisition by him of certain physical and communicative skills. Let's see what stage of development a baby goes through to a year.

Month 1: newborn

Weight - about 3-3.5 kg, height - 48-51 cm (hereinafter, the parameters of physical development are indicated at the beginning of each month, that is, in this case we mean the initial weight and height of the child). The physical development of a child by months can be controlled by a special table that displays the norms of monthly increases in weight and height in children from birth to one year.

In the 1st month of life, the baby is able to:

periodically repeat attempts to keep your head on weight;
identify 4 colors - white, red, black and yellow;
make sharp micromotion;
make sounds;
to distinguish sounds with a sharply negative (crying, quarrel, screaming) or intensely positive (affectionate, gentle) color;
to focus briefly on a face that is very close;
recognize mom's touch, voice and smell;
for a while, focus your eyes on a smoothly moving or stationary subject.

In addition, newborn babies are very sensitive to the emotional state of their mother or one of the parents who is constantly nearby.

Irritation, anger and constant clarification of relationships can make a baby cry from psychological discomfort, so you should keep yourself in control and try to relax more.

Such emotional dependence persists for at least a year, and sometimes longer.

At this stage of development, a newborn has only one way to express his dissatisfaction: crying is a universal signal indicating pain, fright, heat / cold, a dirty diaper, thirst, or hunger. Accordingly, until the baby learns to speak (in words or gestures), he will cry quite often.

Months 2-3: sunny smile and whims

At the 2nd month of life, the baby (weight - about 3.7-4.1 kg, height - 50-55 cm) is able to:

roll over from one of the barrels to the back;
smile radiantly;
briefly hold a slowly moving object;
“Agukat”, sorting out in different ways the combinations of sounds “gu-gu”, “agu”, “guu”, etc .;
try to turn your head to the source of sounds;
when communicating, move intensively, thus demonstrating joy;
try to hold your head up longer.

The most significant achievement of the baby at this stage of development is a smile. She is no longer physiological, like a newborn, but communicative, demonstrating to her mother that everything is fine and crumb at the moment more than comfortable. In addition, a meaningful and directed gaze of the crumbs suggests that the development of the child for months is in accordance with generally accepted standards.

At the 3rd month of life, the baby (weight - about 4.5-4.9 kg, height - 55-59 cm) is able to:

find with your eyes sources of light and sounds;
express your dissatisfaction through screaming, crying or whimpering;
act up
hold and turn your head;
coo in time with the words of an adult;
rest (with support) with your feet on any horizontal surface;
roll onto a barrel from the back;
periodically cling to hands with toys placed above the crib;
tenaciously grab and instantly pull small objects into the mouth.

A three-month-old baby is already quite capable of boredom. That is why he sometimes can whimper simply from the lack of new experiences. In the same period, innate reflexes are gradually being replaced by conscious skills, and the number of conditioned reflexes is growing incredibly fast.

Months 4-5: sound sleep and the first syllables

At the 4th month of life, the baby (weight - about 5.2-5.6 kg, height - 60-62 cm) is able to:

gently hold the chest / bottle with the handles, thus playing with food sources;
recognize mom and prefer her hug;
highlight the most interesting toys;
pronounce certain sounds other than “agu”;
recognize familiar voices and strangers;
grab the hanging object with handles;
sometimes react to the sound of your name;
lying on your back, slightly raise your shoulders and head.

At this stage of development, children may experience curiosity, fear, joy, and even disappointment. Colic (if they were) begin to pass, and some babies delight their parents with a continuous six-hour sleep, which at the age of one year is a real gift to the exhausted dad and mom.

At the 5th month of life, the baby (weight - about 5.9-6.3 kg, height - 62-65 cm) is able to:

to listen to the nursery rhymes with laughter;
say something in your own language to the beat of the game or rhyme;
roll on your stomach, lean on your palms, lifting your body high;
easy to turn on the stomach from the back;
to capture and touch various objects from all sides;
play with the subject on your own for up to 10 minutes;
consider pictures with interest;
wary of strangers.

The 5th month is precisely that stage of development of the baby up to a year at which you can hear the first syllables “yes”, “ma”, “ba” and “pa” from him. Thus, the child practices a new kind of speech - babble. The possibility of visual coordination of hand movements is being improved at this stage, so the baby easily grabs the desired toy, having previously estimated its location.

Months 6-7: attempts to crawl

At the 6th month of life, the baby (weight - about 6.5-6.8 kg, height - 64-68 cm) is able to:

make attempts to stand on their feet, holding on to a reliable support;
mimic audible sounds with babble;
crawl a few centimeters to objects of interest to him;
listen carefully to the speech;
throw objects and cry when it is impossible to return them;
point with a glance at the objects referred to;
shift objects from one handle to another.

The child's vision at this stage has already fully developed. Accordingly, the baby will be happy to watch animals, people and nature on the street, rejoicing in clear and vivid images.

At the 7th month of life, the baby (weight - about 7.1-7.4 kg, height - 66-70 cm) is able to:

play various gesture games;
understand a lot of words;
not to let go of my mother for a minute, feeling strong fear when parting with her;
invest some items in others, if size allows;
stand firmly at the support;
try to sit down;
master spoon feeding.

Usually, at the 7th month, the child slowly, but very confidently moves crawling, which significantly expands the boundaries of his research. The kid tastes and touches everything that comes in his way.

Months 8-9: Learning how to fulfill requests

At the 8th month of life, the baby (weight - about 7.6-8.1 kg, height - 68-72 cm) is able to:

babble with individual intonations of real speech;
sit for a while on a pot with a back;
understand simple requests, such as “give a leg”;
eat not grated, but a little more coarsely chopped food;
start from sharp sounds;
crawl quickly;
sit without support;
afraid of breaking up with mom.

This stage of development is distinguished by the appearance in a child of such a skill as a correlative action. That is, the baby may well correlate a certain object with a specific place in space: toys - with a box, food - with a plate or table, etc.

At the 9th month of life, the baby (weight - about 8.1-8.5 kg, height - 69-74 cm) is able to:

show the mouth, nose and other parts of the body both in the people around you and in your favorite toys (dolls, bears, etc.);
constantly stick your fingers into all the interesting (and not always safe) holes;
crease and tear paper;
flip thick pages of books
to rise on legs without support;
bounce rhythmically on the pope or standing at the support.

At the 9th month, the child’s speech actively develops: he cries out, calls out, comments in his language all the events around him. In addition, it is during this period that dissatisfaction with specific actions may appear, and the baby will protest against cutting nails or wiping the nose (push your hand away, moo, twist your head or hide your hands).

Months 10-12: first manifestations of personality

At the 10th month of life, the baby (weight - about 8.6-9 kg, height - 70-75 cm) is able to:

to look closely with other children with interest;
chew food;
take jokes;
enjoy the games;
intonationally imitate "adult" conversations;
consciously throwing things;
get one item with the help of another;
crawl, walk or sit at a support;
play ball, roll cars.

Ten-month-old babies are cute repeaters. They can make an liked gesture an infinite number of times: to beat a drum, cradle a bear, feed a doll or wash their hands.

At the 11th month of life, the baby (weight - about 9.1-9.5 kg, height - 71-76 cm) is able to:

climb the first steps of the Swedish wall;
imitate the voices of some animals (av-av, meow-meow, etc.);
understand when the conversation is about him;
fulfill the requests: take, give, lay, carry;
rejoice at the praise
wave at a meeting or goodbye;
try to eat with a spoon yourself;
learn to walk.

The 11th month is the age of the first “lite” words. The new ability to express his thoughts is very pleasing to the baby, and he often repeats the words that are obtained best. Some children begin to pronounce “lite” words only after a year.

At the 12th month of life, the baby (weight - about 9.5-10 kg, height - 72-78 cm) is able to:

use a cup and spoon;
to walk;
actively angry;
collect a pyramid;
bite off pieces of solid food (if there are teeth);
apply different behaviors in different situations;
pronounce up to 15 mini-words (“woof”, “ku-ku”, “beep-beep”, etc.);
perfectly understand such words as "can not" and "can."

All the main stages of the baby’s development (from birth to a year) were for convenience brought together in a special schedule that you can use to find the information you need. The most important thing to remember about mothers and fathers worrying about their babies is that all the children are individual, and the graph and table proposed above provide averaged data that displays the development of the child by months. In this case, neither genetic predisposition, nor initial height and weight, nor features of the development of a particular baby are taken into account. Therefore, it is possible that your child’s physical and communication skills will appear sooner or later than generally accepted norms (for example, many children pronounce the first “lite” words only after a year).

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For responsible and conscientious parents, the proper development of a newborn child is the most important task, because parents should not be outside observers in the formation and upbringing of a new man. Therefore, they want to know everything about the existing stages and norms of development of the infant by month - from birth to year. You will find this information in our article.

First month of life

Immediately after birth, the growth of children is 50-52 cm, and weight - from 3 to 4 kg. But already in the first month of life, these indicators are significantly increasing. Moreover, the baby grows mainly in a dream, and he sleeps 70% of all time. And although my mother seems to have enough time left to adapt to new living conditions, she still does not go through easily. The first month is the most difficult for mom. While the parent gets used to motherhood, the child gets used to the new environment.

In the first four weeks, the baby learns to hold its head, focus its gaze, make vowel sounds and listen to life around itself, especially the parents' conversations.

Pediatricians believe that the most important process of the first month is the establishment of emotional contact between the mother and the child. This is facilitated by the attachment of the baby to the mother's breast in the first two hours of his life. Thus, the most amazing connection in the world arises, which allows a woman to feel her baby even at a distance.

From birth to one month, the baby eats every two hours, sleeps 20 hours a day and communicates with the outside world through crying. 80% of children suffer from colic and gas, causing discomfort and pain. In this case, the baby bends the back, rolls his legs and screams.

Two month

At this time, the child begins a "period of recovery." He already knows how to not only look at the face of an adult, but also to distinguish the emotions displayed on him. The development of the child by two months pleases with more confident support for the head, a desire to communicate and play, turning from side to back, walking and singing vowels. Also, the baby easily calms down in his arms and when he sucks the dummy, watches his eyes as objects are approaching and retreating, he reacts to his mother, who is suitable
to his crib, the revival, which is accompanied by a wave of arms and legs, a smile and melodic “tunes”.

In the second month, the child adds 700-1000 grams and grows by an average of 3 centimeters. At this time, it is important to communicate kindly with the baby, not to scare him with sudden sounds and shouts. You can already read fairy tales, because for two months children begin to perceive information. Feel free to lay the first bricks of future knowledge!

Three months

From three months the baby confidently holds his head, rests on his forearms, is interested in bright toys, talks to himself, except for vowels, makes some consonant sounds, independently pokes a dummy out of his mouth, turns from his back to his side. He becomes curious and inquisitive, learns
loved ones, smiles and walks during communication, sincerely laughs, recognizes sources of light and sound, etc.

The development of the infant does not stand still and every day pleases the parents with something new and interesting. The weight gain is about 750 grams, and in growth - 3-4 centimeters. In addition to all of the above, it is at three months old that parents can hear from their child his first “agu”. And the baby will sleep less and stay awake longer. In this case, a night’s sleep will be longer than a day’s sleep.

Four months

From the fourth month, the baby’s development pleases:

In growth, the baby adds 2-3 centimeters, and in weight about 700 grams. It should be recalled that these are just norms from which each child can differ, because we are all individual.

Five to six months

Over the fifth and sixth months, the development of the child takes several more important steps forward. It:

For two months, the baby grows by 5-6 centimeters and gets better by 1500 grams. It's time to start classes according to the method of Glenn Doman, which implies a multifaceted early development of the child.

Seven to nine months

What pleases a child’s development by seven to nine months? The following achievements:

The diet of children is becoming more diverse. It includes cottage cheese and meat. The first is necessary to replenish the reserves of calcium required for tooth growth, and the second - to build muscle.

For three months, the child grows up to 6-7 centimeters and recovers by 1800-2000 grams. At the same time, there is a development of emotions that are becoming more multifaceted.

Ten to twelve months

From the ninth month, the child begins to imitate animals and adults, plays with toys,
he turns over the pages of books, understands the word "not", crawls, gets up, moves around without support, is actively involved in the process of eating, bathing and dressing.

The development of a child at this age has stepped forward so much that it can no longer be distinguished from the little man who was brought from the hospital less than a year ago. Every day, the baby’s movements become more perfect, syllables and words become clearer, and the connection with the outside world is closer.

For three months, the child grows by only 3-4 centimeters, and in weight gains about a kilogram. From now on, the baby will gain less centimeters and grams, but the rapid development of intellectual inclinations and abilities will begin, to which attention should be paid. There are many methods for this, most of which begin to work with children aged six months to a year.

But while parents get to these very systems, I would like to return to the monthly development of crumbs, in order to recall that all of the above indicators are conditional. That is, if your baby is gaining or growing faster / slower, more / less, this does not mean that its indicators do not meet the standards. He is an individual who does not have to be the same as everyone. Your little one is unique, like every person on earth. Remember this and love it for it, and also just because it is your flesh and blood.

The period from birth to a year is such a period of time during which the human body makes a dizzying leap in development. In the future, throughout life, such global nature-embedded changes never change, changing a person beyond recognition.

And only in this very first year, young mothers celebrate their little baby’s birthday every month. And after all, the truth - every month lived is an important stage in the life of your crumbs. The speed of acquiring skills in the process of its development is simply phenomenal. Let's look at this process in detail, by month.

If you look from the side at the baby from birth to 1 month, it may seem as if he only does what he eats and sleeps. However, it was during this period that his body did a great job of adapting to life outside the mother’s body.

The baby still does not distinguish his own boundaries, and he has a strong need to constantly feel mom's warmth. He perceives himself as an extension of mom, and not as a separate creature.

Mom, who has been waiting for him for many months, tries to talk with him, look into his eyes, but the baby only fixes his gaze by the end of the first month. However, this does not mean that he is indifferent to mother's words and intonations. He just still does not know how to give out the reactions familiar to us.

The baby spends in a state of sleep 18-20 hours a day. And he is ready to spend a lot of time near his chest (he can suckle his chest even in a dream). The movements of the arms and legs are chaotic, and the facial expressions and sounds that the child makes are more likely to be reactions to internal sensations than to external stimuli, except for strong ones (sharp sound, bright light, cold).

2nd month of life

Your baby is no longer a newborn. Now he is a baby. The baby is still sleeping a lot and needs the constant presence of his mother, however you can notice some changes in his behavior:

The kid began to show interest in the world around him, he knows how to express with a smile the joy of the appearance of his mother. She can look at her face for a long time and with concentration, recognize and distinguish her from other people;
It fixes a look on objects, watches the moved toy. Likes to look at bright and contrasting objects;
Distinguishes sounds and colors;
If you put the baby on his tummy, he tries to raise his head.

The child’s visual apparatus is not yet fully formed, so he only sees well those objects that are located no further than half a meter from him.

3rd month of life

Now your baby knows how to express emotions in such a way that you have no doubt - he is happy or upset, happy or naughty. You can already determine all his needs precisely by his emotional state. A smile increasingly illuminates his face, which is very pleasing to any mother. The child's visual apparatus is improved, and he already knows how to distinguish objects at a distance of more than 50 cm.

At the 3rd month of life, the following skills appear:

Holds the head from a lying position on the tummy for up to 30 seconds, sometimes longer. Able to turn the head to the side from the same position;
He makes various sounds, trying to imitate the conversation of others. It reacts to the approach of the mother not only by facial expressions, but also by increased motor activity;
Finds his fists and sucks them.

The baby spends more time in a wakeful state, a regimen begins to form in him, the periods of night sleep become longer than the periods of daytime sleep. Some children at this age can already oversleep at night for 6 hours in a row.

4th month of life

You are surprised to notice that your baby is turning into a strong little peanut. At 4 months, his muscles became much stronger, and his facial expression became more meaningful.

The following skills are noted:

It holds its head well and fairly long when it lies on its tummy;
From the back it rolls over to the side;
Makes more diverse sounds, walks;
He drags not only his hands, but also toys into his mouth, examines them, tasting them;
Begins to laugh;
He listens to music, very well distinguishes the voices of all family members.

Your baby needs a mom in a slightly different way. If earlier mother was only a source of food and warmth, now the child needs to communicate with her. Talk with the baby, sing songs and tell him tales.

5th month of life

Your baby is less worried, sleeps better at night. If earlier he could have intestinal colic, then by 4 months the tummy usually calms down, digestion is improving.

The following skills are noted:

Purposefully captures the toy, as coordination of movements has improved;
The first attempts to sit down arise. The kid lifts his head and shoulders from a lying position on his back;
Can pronounce individual syllables;
If the mother talked enough with the baby and called him by name, then at 5 months of life, the baby learns its name, "responds" to it.

The child begins to realize his own boundaries. Now he feels himself a separate being from his mother, but still does not like to be alone, he becomes bored, and he demands that adults spend time with him.

6th month of life

Your baby begins to be more wary of strangers. If earlier a stranger could hold him on the pens, now the child begins to cry loudly and ask for his mother or someone who spends a lot of time with him. The baby communicates more and more actively, walking is replaced by babbling with clearly expressed attempts to imitate. Sometimes a child accidentally turns out to utter a whole word, but this speech is not conscious.

The following skills are improved:

May roll over from abdomen to back;
Lying on his stomach, rotates around a fulcrum, is repelled by legs, making attempts to crawl;
From a supine position, he can pull himself up and sit, holding on to a support;
Stands with support.

A child of the 6th month of life is already able to entertain himself with toys, and knows how to do without a mother for some time.

7th month of life

Each month spent is like a little holiday for a child and his parents. But now you have celebrated a more serious date - six months. This is also a kind of milestone, after which the further development of your little one will go according to a different scenario. But even now the child cannot be recognized. You look at his photos, where he is a newborn, and do not believe that it was recently. By the way, these same photos are examined with interest by your baby.

He is interested in various pictures, and in the photo he can already recognize his mother and other relatives.

He already knows quite a lot:

Turns over from a back to a tummy and back;
Sits with support;
Improves crawling skills, can move over short distances;
Repeats the same syllable many times;
When playing, he shifts the toy from one hand to another;
Holds his head well from any position.

The range of emotions is expanding. At night, the baby begins to wake up more often and be naughty - his teeth erupt.

8th month of life

From this age, the baby needs an eye and an eye. The crawling skill has already been formed, and many 7-month-old babies “migrate” from the crib to the floor. And there they are interested in absolutely everything.

It is necessary to remove from the field of view of the baby all dangerous objects, since he will not miss a single thing that has come in his way.

The kid already understands many of the mother’s words, including having mastered the meaning of the word “impossible,” but he is driven by curiosity, forcing her to ignore mother’s prohibitions.

The skills of a child aged 7 to 8 months are as follows:

Actively creeps;
It can fulfill simple requests (show where the eyes, nose, handles);
He shows perseverance when he wants to get the item of interest;
Playing toys more meaningfully. Has an idea of \u200b\u200bsize and can embed a small toy in a large one;
Can sit and stand at the support.

Teething continues. As a rule, at 7 months the baby has at least 2 lower incisors.

9th month of life

The activity of your baby knows no bounds. Now he not only creeps crawling throughout the apartment, but also sits down from any position, independently gets up and walks at the support. Trying to jump and dance.

Child development at this stage:

Understands quite a lot of words and phrases, performs simple actions at the request of adults (waves a pen, gives the desired item, claps, etc.);
Knows how to meaningfully play with toys, according to their purpose;
Becomes more stubborn and persistent, may try to take away from an adult or another child the object he likes.

At the age of 9 months, a child usually has 4 or more teeth, he can chew soft food and bite off pieces with his front teeth. Able to drink from a cup with the help of an adult, or independently - from a drinker. For this age, sharp mood swings are characteristic. Due to increased activity, emotional overload occurs quickly. It is important to protect the child from too many impressions, since the load on his nervous system is already quite large.

10th month of life

Your baby more and more imitates others. Now you have to take more care of yourself, your behavior and speech, as the child remembers and copies everything. The foundation is laid for his further behavior in society.

His skills are being improved more and more:

Since there is no full-fledged speech yet, and the thirst for communication is extremely great, the baby actively uses gestures to communicate;
Able to capture objects with two fingers;
Able to crawl, holding a toy in one hand;
He knows the names of most toys and many items, can show them at the request of an adult.

Very soon, the baby will begin to walk, and while he is moving more and more actively, holding on to the support. As independence develops, self-will begins to manifest: the baby can resist hygienic procedures, dressing and other manipulations with him. Parents need more patience.

11th month of life

Having mastered all the basic ways to move around the apartment, your baby begins to actively participate in mother's affairs. Whatever mother does, the baby will try to “help” her. Do not remove the child and do not scold for spoiled things, because his attention is now focused on how to be useful, the skill is laid to pay attention to people and help them. Your assistant is growing.

At 11 months of life, your baby can:

Drink yourself from a cup and use a spoon with food;
Pronounce the first words, copy the intonations of others;
Sitting on the potty, learns to use it.

Some children begin to take their first steps at the end of this month.

12th month of life

So this unique period in the life of your child has come to an end. In the last month of the first year of life, in principle, the child is already talking, only his language is still obscure. Individual words may turn out well, but the main speech is very illegible.

Approaching the first round date, the baby is able to:

Understand most of the requests addressed to him. His passive vocabulary is already quite large;
Crawls and climbs already quite deftly, some babies already walk without support are not small distances;
Knows the purpose of most items;
It responds positively to praise, expects parents to evaluate their actions;
Combines sign language and speech, complements simple words with gestures.

Video - baby development calendar for months to a year

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The appearance in the family of the baby is an important and extremely crucial moment. And it does not matter if this is the firstborn or the second, third child. Each trained parent knows how busy the first year of the baby’s life is, and how important it is to monitor the development of the child by months so as not to miss important points or deviations. To help newly-minted parents, we offer a capacious but easy-to-read article to always stay up to date with the events and effectively help the baby grow and develop.

In centimeters and kilograms: table of norms of physical growth of a child of the first year of life

Measuring, listening, watching a baby after birth are ordinary actions that quickly become a habit of young parents.

How many grams have gained, how many centimeters have grown, how do the head and chest circumferences compare - all this is carefully checked against the indicators of the child’s development table for months to a year (the so-called “table of physical development norms”).

But these data can be used only for approximate orientation in the "normality" of the physical growth of the baby, taking into account:

indicators of growth and weight at birth;
features of individual development and heredity of the baby;
gender of the child;
the condition and well-being of the baby;
the tables show the averaged or extreme indicators of the norms;
wHO and pediatric follow-up statistics may differ.

Nevertheless, the baby should grow up to a year, approximately, like this:

Height, cm	Weight, kg	AGE (month)	Head circumference, cm	Chest circumference, cm
47-52	2,5-4	birth	32-36	31-38
49-53	3-4,5	1	33-37	32-39
51-57	3-5	2	35-38	33-40
55-60	4,5-6,5	3	37-40	34-42
57-63	5-7	4	38-41	36-44
59-66	6-8	5	39-42	38-46
61-68	6-8	6	40-43	39-47
63-69	6,5-9	7	41-44	40-49
65-71	7-9,5	8	42-45	41-50
66-72	7-10	9	42-46	42-51
67-74	7-10	10	43-47	43-52
69-75	7,5-10,5	11	43-47	43-53
70-76	8-11	12	44-50	44-54

The table shows the extreme averaged, low and high indicators for the growth and development of boys and girls, so do not worry if the baby’s indicators “drop out” about 1-2 centimeters or half a kilogram.

The body will find its pace and speed of development, comfortable for the child.

Obvious problems and possible deviations in development and nutrition (if any) will be reported and advised by a qualified pediatrician at a scheduled appointment

I can, I can and I study: comprehensive development by months to a year

When a child eats and grows well, centimeters and scales are put aside, and parents begin to be interested in the baby's capabilities, skills and new skills. What he already knows and what he should be able to do; how the world around perceives and how should react to it; what he does well, and where help and support from parents or specialists is required.

Development calendar for months to a year

Newborn:

the baby breathes, sees, hears, makes sounds;
arm and leg movements are chaotic;
fingers are clenched into fists;
arms and legs are not fully extended;
congenital reflexes are present: flashing, search, sucking, swallowing, proboscis, palmar-oral, plantar, protective, grasping, grasping, stepping, crawling, diving;
most of the time the baby sleeps.

In 1 month:

the child in a supine position begins to raise his head and neck;
reacts to sounds and light;
eyeing the outlines of objects and faces;
can follow the movement of a bright subject;
starts to smile;
reacts to different intonations in the voice of the parents.

In 2 months:

the child tries to keep his head upright for about a minute;
lifts the head and chest, lying on the tummy;
actively reacts to sounds, light, attracting attention;
arm and leg movements become less chaotic;
the "revitalization complex" is clearly manifested;
the baby can hold and examine the toy in his hand;
develops a three-dimensional perception of objects;
the child tries to turn on its own side.

In 3 months:

holds his head well for up to 2 minutes;
lying on his stomach, trying to lift on his elbows;
becomes more mobile and swivel, tries to roll over;
takes an active interest in toys, tries to grab them;
pulls pens and a blanket in his mouth;
grasping reflex goes into conscious grasping;
the baby begins to walk and laugh;
attracts attention in accessible ways (screaming, crying, laughing, fingering).

At 4 months:

the baby is trying to raise his head while lying on his back;
makes attempts to pull himself up and sit down;
rests with legs when it is held vertically under the armpits;
flips on its side;
makes attempts to turn from the back to the stomach;
rises and rests on the palms, lying on the stomach;
keeps attention on the subject of interest for several minutes;
playing rattles, striking them, trying to catch;
recognizes the faces of loved ones;
distinguishes and recognizes voices;
reacts to his name;
can often walk for a long time.

At 5 months:

trying to roll over from the stomach to the back;
begins to sit with support, reclining;
makes attempts to crawl in a plastusky way;
enthusiastically examines and feels various objects;
it is played with its fingers and legs;
there is a “food interest” in adult food;
can drink from a spoon;
recognizes his loved ones and beware of strangers;
can begin to climb teeth;
“color” vision appears;
the baby may be able to pronounce the first simple syllables.

At 6 months:

the child reaches with his arms to his mother, asks for his arms;
spins, flips;
lying on his stomach tries to crawl / pull forward or push back;
sits and stands firmly enough with support;
makes attempts to get on all fours;
“Plays” with his voice, babbles now softly, now loudly;
shifts toys from hand to hand;
knows and uses the main features of toys (knocks, beeps, etc.);
you can begin to introduce the first lure, give a try new food.

At 7 months:

the child sits confidently;
bends and reaches for toys in a sitting position;
creeps;
makes attempts to stand at the support;
recognizes familiar things by name (looks at them when asked to find him);
interested in his image and body;
throws and picks up toys;
“Gets acquainted” with causal relationships (quit-dropped);
he himself can hold a drinker when drinking from it;
eats well from a spoon.

At 8 months:

the baby himself can sit down and rise to his feet at the support;
trying to take the first steps with support;
claps his hands;
waving "bye";
the mimic repertoire of reactions expands;
can play with your favorite toy for a long time;
knows how to get or ask for the desired thing;
can hold and eat a cracker / bagel, etc .;
stable connections are formed (eat - go to the kitchen, etc.);
babbling in his own language.

At 9 months:

the child is already walking at the support or hands;
makes attempts to walk independently;
interested in small objects, develops fine motor skills;
plays mainly sitting;
can fulfill simple requests (bring, give);
stable combinations of syllables appear, the first words with meaning;
understands prohibitions;
uses knowledge from long-term memory;
strives for active communication;
mimics the actions of adults (for example, brings the phone to his ear).

At 10 months:

squats, rises to his feet, bends down;
trying to walk by one hand;
learns to cross the barriers;
likes to open / close lockers, fold / scatter toys;
pronounces simple monosyllables;
parses toys, folds a pyramid;
attachment to common people is formed;
to strive for other children;
wants to try eating himself, plays with food;
indicates an item that is called.

At 11 months:

motor skills are improved;
the child fulfills two-fold requests (go, bring);
emotionally expresses his attitude, acceptance / rejection;
can find or show a named item;
like to tear, stretch, get something;
it is well oriented and moves in space;
strives for a joint game;
learns to share, ask;
can lead the feeding process himself (takes the cup itself, points to a spoon);
trying to pull things off;
dancing.

In year:

the child walks by himself;
comes when his name is by name;
there are about a dozen simple words in the vocabulary;
skillfully overcomes obstacles on the way;
performs complex assignments;
the moment of "separation" from the adult begins;
observes with interest and "comments" what is happening around;
elements of plot games appear (carries a typewriter, lays a doll);
actively imitates the actions of adults and peers.

How do boys and girls develop?

The development by months to a year of a boy and a girl may vary slightly, both due to individual and physiological characteristics. For example, girls are not advised to rush to plant on their own before six months, so that there are no problems with internal female organs in the future. And boys are often silent, do not want to say the first words for a long time. Here, each parent should clearly understand and correctly understand the essence and significance of all kinds of normative tables and development schedules for children up to a year, so as not to rush, but not to delay natural events.

Our already knows how, and yours?

In addition to the quite natural feelings of the parents regarding the conformity of their baby’s development with “generally accepted” norms, the experience and results of the babies of other parents are quite worrying. Moms are especially impressionable. Monthly development of a year of a girl or a boy becomes for them a mandatory implementation plan. After all, the results can be boasted to mothers on the site: the baby began to sit ahead of schedule, or already eats new foods from 4 months.

But there are no absolutely equally developing babies, even with the same parents, even if they are twins.

Each child is unique, each has its own characteristics of the body, the pace and speed of development and acquisition of skills. Child development is not animal training. Here you can’t just take and teach. The child's body must be prepared for each new achievement.

Conclusion

Parents can only help the baby a little:

love him;
provide him with the necessary conditions for nutrition and care;
communicate, play and exercise with the baby;
visit a pediatric doctor and listen to his recommendations;
to walk and do;
be calm and happy parents of a healthy baby.

Do not chase the successes of other children. Everything has its time.