Concetti Chiave
- In the 1st month, a child requires head support, has tightly fisted hands, and begins to hear sounds.
- By the 3rd month, a child can follow movements, smiles, and can slightly hold their head up.
- At 6 months, a child can sit without support, recognizes family members, and may start teething.
- Between 7th-8th months, a child sits confidently, can crawl, and starts associating words with objects or people.
- From 9 to 12 months, a child crawls well, stands unaided, takes first steps, and understands some words.
Stages in Child Development
With age the development of a child changes and he or she learns to perform new things or assume certain positions.
• 1st Month - the child's head sags and needs support; the hands are tightly fisted or curled; he sleeps most of the time, feeds and cries; the child stares indefinitely at surroundings, as eyes do not focus. He can hear sounds.
• 2n Month - he weaves arms about when lying on this back; he can turn head towards direction of sounds and may have a regular routine such as sleeping all night.
• 3rd Month - he looks at petiole and follows their movements. Hearing is fairly developed. He smiles and enjoys bright colours and light; he can hold head up slightly and can hold and object placed in his hand for example a rattle.
• 4th Month - he holds head erect; can smile and show excitement; eyes can follow moving objects slowing; he can hold a toy and can reach for his toes.
• 5th Month - he can reach for an object, he puts everything within reach into the mouth, he can pull dress over face, he sits with slight support, birth-weight may be doubled. He can become selective in taste.
• 6th Month - birth-weight is doubled, he recognises constant members of the family, he sits without support, he makes distinguishable sounds, he hands and eyes work more together and he may start teething (milk teeth).
•7th-8th Month - he sits confidently and can crawl. He uses toys freely, he can transfer objects from one hand to the other. And he may begin to associate words with people, ideas or objects.
• 9th-12th Month - he crawls very well, stands holding on to objects, gradually stands unaided, takes first steps, cuts more teeth, birth-weight triples and he understands some words and can say very few.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Cuáles son los principales hitos del desarrollo en el primer mes de vida de un niño?
- ¿Qué habilidades desarrolla un niño entre el séptimo y octavo mes?
- ¿Cómo cambia el peso del niño en el sexto mes y qué otras habilidades desarrolla?
En el primer mes, la cabeza del niño necesita soporte, las manos están cerradas, duerme la mayor parte del tiempo, se alimenta y llora, y puede escuchar sonidos aunque sus ojos no se enfocan.
Entre el séptimo y octavo mes, el niño se sienta con confianza, puede gatear, usa juguetes libremente, transfiere objetos de una mano a otra y puede comenzar a asociar palabras con personas, ideas u objetos.
En el sexto mes, el peso al nacer se duplica, el niño reconoce a los miembros constantes de la familia, se sienta sin apoyo, emite sonidos distinguibles, sus manos y ojos trabajan más juntos y puede comenzar la dentición.