As your child grows and matures she follows along a certain
sequence of child development stages. Although each child learns at
their own pace and some children reach child development stages sooner
than others, the children learn to conquer one stage and then move on to
the next stage. These child development stages are sometimes referred
to as developmental milestones.
Parents who are aware of child development stages have realistic expectations as to what their child can and cannot do. Knowledge in child development stages can also take some of the guesswork and frustration out of parenting. It is also fun to watch your child conquer child development stages and move on to the next phase in their growth and development.
Child development stages in terms of a baby's physical development can follow this sequence of events;
Babies typically follow this sequence of child development stages, so that not all babies will crawl at the same age, but babies typically won't learn to crawl until after they have learned to sit.
Parents can support their infant's physical development by allowing them enough 'tummy time' to allow them to develop the muscles in their neck that will give them the ability to lift their head.
Babies who spend the majority of their time in car seats, baby seats, swings or bassinets won't have opportunities to work on these important physical child development stages.
A baby's language development also follows a sequence of child development stages. Babies learn to coo in response to someone's voice. Eventually that cooing develops into an attempt at imitating sounds they hear. Then babies begin to say words meaningfully such as da-da. And then they begin to combine words together.
You can encourage your child's language development by speaking in simple direct terms to your child (but avoiding baby talk). You should also model polite speech so that she will naturally copy saying please, thank you and excuse me.
And read to your children often. They may not understand everything on the page, but they can still enjoy the story and it is an excellent way to spend time with your child and build his vocabulary.
Language comprehension develops at an incredible rate by a child's second year. And the more she is spoken to the more she understands and eventually, the more she will learn to say. The vocabulary of an average two-year-old is up to 200 words.
Parents who are aware of child development stages have realistic expectations as to what their child can and cannot do. Knowledge in child development stages can also take some of the guesswork and frustration out of parenting. It is also fun to watch your child conquer child development stages and move on to the next phase in their growth and development.
Child development stages in terms of a baby's physical development can follow this sequence of events;
- An infant learns to lift her head when lying on her belly
- Eventually she can bear weight on her outstretched arms
- One day she rolls over on her back
- Then she can roll into a sitting position
- She then is strong enough to roll into a squatting position
- From that squatting position she eventually begins to crawl...and so on.
Babies typically follow this sequence of child development stages, so that not all babies will crawl at the same age, but babies typically won't learn to crawl until after they have learned to sit.
Parents can support their infant's physical development by allowing them enough 'tummy time' to allow them to develop the muscles in their neck that will give them the ability to lift their head.
Babies who spend the majority of their time in car seats, baby seats, swings or bassinets won't have opportunities to work on these important physical child development stages.
A baby's language development also follows a sequence of child development stages. Babies learn to coo in response to someone's voice. Eventually that cooing develops into an attempt at imitating sounds they hear. Then babies begin to say words meaningfully such as da-da. And then they begin to combine words together.
You can encourage your child's language development by speaking in simple direct terms to your child (but avoiding baby talk). You should also model polite speech so that she will naturally copy saying please, thank you and excuse me.
And read to your children often. They may not understand everything on the page, but they can still enjoy the story and it is an excellent way to spend time with your child and build his vocabulary.
Language comprehension develops at an incredible rate by a child's second year. And the more she is spoken to the more she understands and eventually, the more she will learn to say. The vocabulary of an average two-year-old is up to 200 words.
Mary Boakyewaa is publisher and co-owner of
[http://www.child-development-guide.com] -- a website for the
development of children from birth to teens offering helpful tips and
advice for parents, early year's professionals, and students.
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