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• It is important for your child to eat 3-4 meals a day in addition to 1-2 as a snack with continued breastfeeding
• Place the child in a feeding chair at mealtimes to teach them discipline
Skills Chart
MOTOR SKILLS
Sits without support and can turn head
Explores environment and gets desired toys
Claps hands and throws objects without losing balance
Moves around while holding onto furniture
Figures out how to bend knees and how to sit after standing
SENSORY SKILLS
Listens to songs
Examines toys using fingers and mouth
Crawls to or away from distant sounds and objects
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Pronounces “mama” or “baba” in a meaningful context
Reacts to “no” and responds to easy directions
Responds to simple directions
Babbles one or two words and mimics rhythms of speech
Notices where you’re pinpointing
FEEDING SKILLS
Uses fingers to eat
Develops better control of tongue and lips
Accepts an increasing variety of smells and tastes
Bites through soft food depending on the presence of teeth
Begins to take liquids from a cup though bottle feeding may continue
Safety Standards
Make sure that small and sharp objects are kept away and not scattered on the ground
Maintain a safe surrounding, children at this age tend to explore a lot
Install safe caps on the tapered edges of the tables
Try to avoid the curtains with sling ropes hanging from the top which may lead to suffocation
Always place your child in a child’s car seat facing the front after the first year of age and ensure appropriateness of the seat to the child’s age and weight.
Things To Buy
Latches for kitchen and bathroom cupboards
Gates to block stairways and rooms that are off-limits
Plastic guards and/or cushions for furniture corners
Outlet covers
Small containers for finger-food snacks, as baby begins to feed himself
Pregnancy pillows
Toys: Board books and busy boards engage her hand-eye coordination. Soft dolls, wooden blocks and squishy balls are also fun. When all else fails, your little mover will love playing with empty cups and containers from the kitchen.