The 16 month old baby. Development of the baby month by month

You baby of sixteen months already walks more safely, has more balance and although it still falls sometimes, his way of walking has improved a lot. He still can not go up and down stairs without help, so he will need the hand of an adult for a few months. You already know your family members and yo

You baby of sixteen months already walks more safely, has more balance and although it still falls sometimes, his way of walking has improved a lot. He still can not go up and down stairs without help, so he will need the hand of an adult for a few months.

You already know your family members and you can name them, you will be happy if your cousins ​​or grandparents come to see you. He still does not play too much with other children, prefers solo play and observing other babies' activities.

The physical development of the sixteen-month-old baby

Although the sixteen-month-old baby walks more safely, fine motor skills will take a little longer to control. However, you can already see if you have a preference for using one hand before the other. If you give him a piece of paper and colored pencils, he will have fun making scribbles and strokes.

Regarding the development of the dentition, it is possible that the first molars have already come out and soon the eruption of the canines begins. Therefore, the 16-month-old baby may be more irritable or even unresponsive.

The development of language at sixteen months of age

In addition to saying 'mama' or 'papa' and some other loose words, you can name familiar elements of your day-to-day life as 'pelota' or 'agua'. Even some 16-month-old babies are able to form two-word phrases.

You can encourage your vocabulary through reading. Reading stories will help you learn more words. At this point of language learning, it is important for parents to pronounce words correctly and not deform them.

The feeding of the 16-month-old baby

The 16-month-old baby can eat almost all the food groups. It is important in any case, that the child's diet is varied, continue taking a dairy supply of at least 500 ml per day and make 5 meals: breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, snack and dinner.

There are foods like nuts, fruits with seeds or excessively salty foods or with a lot of sugar that it is convenient to postpone their introduction.

Regarding the feeding of the baby of almost a year and a half, we must know that the appetite of children is different, not only varies from one child to another, but also from one era to another.

Encourage the baby of sixteen months

Reading the baby from early ages is very beneficial, not only helps you expand your vocabulary, but also helps stimulate your creativity and imagination.

Leaving stacking games will help you develop fine motor skills, as well as painting or scribbling on paper.

Baby development month by month
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