Physical and mental development of the child in 11-12 months
When the baby turns 11 months old, many moms and dads sigh with relief: in the past there are sleepless nights, night feedings, many by this age say goodbye even with diapers and diapers. But, as practice shows, relaxation is not the time, because the most interesting lies ahead. Mental and physical development of the child in 11-12 months is in full swing, therefore, care, nutrition and other aspects related to the upbringing of crumbs should remain a priority over all other vital matters of the parents. Let's start with the main achievements of the baby and adjust our behavior in accordance with the new requirements:
- At 11 months the child can move around the apartment independently: crawl, go with his mother by the handle or hold on to the support. Some babies are already making their first unsteady, independent steps. Accordingly, the task of adults - to protect the space, hide all dangerous items from the reach of the baby, close sharp corners and sockets, block the doors.
- Functions of the baby's hands are improving day by day. More complex movements the child makes, playing with toys: he easily builds towers from cubes, removes rings from a pyramid, pins through books. Therefore, parents should give due attention to this aspect of development: various games that promote the development of fine motor skills will not only be interesting for crumbs, but also extraordinarily useful. By the way, now is the time to teach the baby to drink from a cup and hold a spoon.
- Surely, many moms and dads already had an opportunity to assess the acting abilities of their offspring. Yes, children are excellent manipulators, they feel the slightest weakness of their parents and skillfully use crying and screaming to achieve what they want. Of course, such moments need to be stopped, but it's also not worthwhile to completely leave a loud discontent of the baby without attention.
At this stage of development, parents should clearly identify with the main "impossible", and not under any pretext to succumb to provocations, and the policy of "basic can not" should be the same for all members of the family. - It is worth noting that at 11 months, children feel the mood of those around them, especially their parents, understand requests, sincerely rejoice in praise, can pronounce simple words and syllables ("mother", "father", "grandfather", "give", "am " etc). Now it is important to keep emotional closeness with the child, more to praise for the fulfilled requests and successes, constantly talk with the baby, show love and care.
The regime and nutrition of the child in 11-12 months
The menu of the 11-month-old child should be diverse. Of course, it should still include breast milk or a mixture. However, these products are no longer the basis of the diet, but can only replace the morning and evening feeding. The child's diet in 11 months remains five times. At the second breakfast, you can offer the kid a porridge, for lunch, without fail, cook soup, vegetable or mashed potatoes, a meat steak or meatball. For a mid-morning snack, it's best to give the baby a kefir with cookies and fruit puree. Full and substantial should be a kid's dinner: porridge with vegetable salad, cottage cheese or casserole, fully meet the growing needs of a small organism. Nutrition of the child should remain dietary: no smoked products, exotic fruits, fried and fatty foods, should be delayed with highly allergenic foods.
Approximate menu of the child in 11 months and the list of allowed food products you can see in the table below.
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Also, recall that caring for a child of 11 months implies not only a balanced diet, but also necessary for development: the organization of a full day's sleep, walking outdoors, water procedures and, of course, quality leisure with developing games and activities.