General: Learning to walk is the most significant milestone for children around 1 year of age. Although most children begin walking between 12 and 13 months, the age range for normal is really quite broad from 9-17 months. The ability to walk changes the way your child views and interacts with her world and represents a milestone in personality development as well as physical development.Height____________ Weight____________General: Learning to walk is the most significant milestone for children around 1 year of age. Although most children begin walking between 12 and 13 months, the age range for normal is really quite broad from 9-17 months. The ability to walk changes the way your child views and interacts with her world and represents a milestone in personality development as well as physical development.
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Parenting: This can be a very trying, but very delightful age. Try to see your baby’s emerging independent behaviors as part of normal development and not as opposition to your authority. Give your baby clear and consistent messages about acceptable and unacceptable behavior: if your child is not allowed to touch a plant, it is important to be consistent and never allow that behavior. Remove her from the plant and repeat, “no, this plant is not safe for you to touch.” Praise your baby for desired behaviors. Continue to encourage speech development by naming objects and point out body parts. Talk to your baby during all of your daily activities including feeding, bathing, dressing, and walking. Encourage your baby to play alone as well as to interact with parents and siblings. Play: Reading remains one of the most important activities that you can share with your baby. Brightly colored picture books are great fun, as are social games like pat-a- cake and peek-a-boo. Babies this age enjoy stacking things and because they have developed the sense of object permanence they will look for hidden toys. Next visit is at 15 months of age. |