Development of the child in 6 months
So six months have passed since the moment when my motherheard the baby's first cry. This date can be considered a kind of jubilee. The crumb becomes more active and interesting every day, and behind the pace of its physical development is even difficult to keep track of. Let's look more closely at the features of this age.
What a child should be able to do in 6 months
When the child turns six months old, his height is approximately 64-67 cm, and weight - 6.5 - 7.5 kg. These indicators can vary in each individual case, since all children are individual.
So, what can babies do in 6 months of life:
confidently hold his head and sit, leaning his back on the pillow;
actively crawl on your stomach, roll from side to side, bend over and turn in any direction;
put your toe in your mouth, lying on your back;
to consider toys and rattles, shifting them from hand to hand;
stand on your feet, relying on an object;
throw various objects and observe their landing;
to say many sounds and syllables, to repeat what you heard in your own way;
to recognize parents and those who are seen most often, to distinguish familiar and unfamiliar people;
distinguish your name in conversation;
to look for something that is missing from view;
to show preferences in food, to distinguish tasty and tasteless in their view food;
stand on the legs, holding on to the support;
try to eat by yourself;
focus on an interesting subject for a long time.
The regime of the day for a half-year-old crumbs
As in all previous periods, it is correctthe organized regime of the day remains for the child an important condition for its favorable growth and development. Every morning begins with awakening, washing and feeding. A few hours after that the kid plays, and then falls asleep for 1-3 hours. The number of episodes of a day's sleep and their duration for each child may differ. Some crumbs sleep three times a day for 1.5-2 hours, while others sleep twice for 2-3 hours. Night sleep, as a rule, lasts 10-11 hours, while the child can not disturb the parents until the morning.
As for nutrition, a six-month babytaken to feed 5 times a day. At this age, the crumb continues to be gradually transferred from milk to adult food. In his diet, there are already some boiled vegetables and porridges on the water, and in some cases, fruits.
Walking in the fresh air is still an integral part of the daily schedule. The total time spent on the street should be 4-5 hours, depending on the season and weather conditions.
Every day before going to bed a child needs to bathein a warm bath. This procedure lasts about 10 minutes and the baby, as a rule, always enjoys it. If the crumb is too active and has an excitable mind, you can add decoction soothing herbs to the bathing water: motherwort, mint, chamomile, melissa. In addition to the evening bath, daily water procedures provide for the child to wash every time after he goes to the toilet.
Every morning, about an hour after eating, the baby can arrange a small gym and massage. During periods of wakefulness, crumbs should be developed with the help of games, songs, poems, etc.
Games for a child 6 months
This age is the time of new research andinteresting discoveries. The kid likes to play with toys, which ring, squeak, rustle and make various sounds. He studies textures and materials, tries everything to the touch and taste. During this period, you can give the child several containers of different sizes and covers to them - let him try to open, close and insert them into each other.
Very good option for the development of motor handyou can consider games with bulk materials: cereals, salt, sugar, etc. Prepare a suitable place for the baby, sit him comfortably and pour in front of him a few handfuls of beans, peas, buckwheat, flour, etc. Let the little one play for fun, just make sure that he does not swallow anything and does not choke.
