Category Child development up to a year

So, a happy event in your family - a child was born. From now on, he has a long way to go from a tiny lump to an almost conscious one-year-old baby. No matter how fast he develops, in the first 12 months he will learn a lot

Almost all young mothers recall their return from the hospital like this: "I put the baby in the crib and with horror realized that I did not know what to do next ...". The first month of a child's life is a kind of "baptism of fire" for young parents.

Having taken the child from the hospital, the parents begin to study and observe him in more detail. They are worried about the general condition of the baby, his reactions to the world around him, manifested in motor activity, vision, hearing, crying. Sometimes parents are alarmed

From the moment the baby is born, the life of the mother changes dramatically. All her time will now take care of the baby, his upbringing and development. But the newly-made mother at the same time does not cease to be a wife, mistress, and a woman in principle - in addition to worries

After the birth of a baby and as it grows up, every day something new can be observed in its development. Symptoms that are alarming for the mother, for example, increased salivation after the second month of life, cannot be ignored. The baby is flowing

The height of a newborn baby, like its weight, often worries parents. This is not surprising, because it is often by them that they judge whether everything is fine with the baby. WHO data Several years ago, WHO issued new table-based growth rates for children.

A long-awaited event happened in your family - a baby was born. At first, it seems to the mother that the difficulties are over, but it turns out that the child is already a person like you, with his own desires and preferences. He himself cannot tell about it, he only shouts. Moreover

The first hair with which the baby is born completely rolls out in the fourth month. New hair grows differently for everyone. The rate of hair regrowth is extremely individual. The complete formation of the hairline occurs only by 11

Finally, the long-awaited baby was born. There are many worries, worries and joy of his success ahead. It is still very far from the long-awaited word "mother", but the first sounds made by the baby can be heard very soon. And every mommy looks forward

Children begin to sit when they are good at turning over in both directions, they keep their heads well in an upright position and when they are ready for it themselves! According to existing medical standards by which pediatricians assess development

Any hardships of the postpartum period, constant lack of sleep and the incredible fatigue of the mother, accumulated by the end of the first month of the baby's life, lose their meaning when the baby begins to smile at her. First smiles First smile of a child

The age at which the average child begins to walk on his own is about 1 year on average. BUT, this does not mean in any way that all children begin to take their first steps at exactly 12 months. The period from 9 months to 1.5 years is considered the norm. At 7-8 months baby

The baby begins to roll well from back to stomach at 4 - 5 months. Self-directed coups from back to stomach and from stomach to back become a truly revolutionary event in a baby's life. On his back, he can only see his mother's face

A newborn baby cannot control the work of the neck muscles. All his movements are absolutely reflexive. When the child is lifted by the arms, his head tilts back and he can damage the cervical vertebrae. Therefore, until the time when the child begins

You have a baby. You have been waiting for him for a long time, imagining what he will be like, and how you will grow and educate him. But when it finally happens, you are suddenly faced with many unforeseen problems. One of them that never ceases to excite

The vital activity of the body of every person, including the newborn, is determined by reflexes. The reflexes of a newborn are a response to stimuli from the internal and external environment of the body. Congenital reflexes are embedded in the nervous system

Gently bringing the baby into the waiting home, at first you are ready to carry it in your arms as long as you need it, as you carried it before birth for nine months under your heart. But the days go by, fatigue accumulates, it begins to seem that the crumb cannot

With the birth of a child, many mothers forget about quiet nights, as the sleep of newborns is anxious and sensitive. Some babies wake up only a couple of times a night to feed, others flinch from any rustle and squeak. There is also a third group of babies

Before weaning a child from swaddling, it is necessary to understand why to accustom to diapers and should it be done? Let's look at everything in order. There are two types of swaddling: tight; free. Tight Tight swaddling occurs with the straightening of the legs

A child of the first month of life sleeps soundly enough both at night and during the day: his sleep is not disturbed by loud sounds, speech, or background noise. However, from the second month of a baby's life, the situation can change dramatically. Some toddlers become afraid of the bell