Why the Development of Babies in Their First Year is Vital
One of the most common concerns of new parents is the normal growth of their child’s weight each month. For the harmonious development of your baby you have to adopt a healthy lifestyle, to offer him healthy foods, as natural and in moderation. You must not forget that the food in the first two years of a child life is the later adult diet. In the first month of life a baby must take in weight 500g. In the next three months the child takes on average about 750g a month. In months five, six, seven, eight, the baby should take about 500g each month, then up to a year he must take 250g per month.
Concerning the psychomotor development, every month brings new achievements.
At the age of one month, the child keeps his head for several seconds, he calms down when he is hold in arms or when he is afraid of sounds and follows the light with his eyes.
At 2 months, the baby keep his head high when he is sitting on his stomach, smile, listen to various sounds, toys that jingle and move his eyes up and down the side.
At 3 months, the baby kick, follow the gaze of those around him, looking up for the sounds with eyes, is alert and can look from one object to another.
At 4 months, he can lift chest and head while sitting on his stomach, smile, laugh, he holds various objects.
At 5 months, the baby can keep his head up without falling, is happy to play with him, he turns his head after the sound, he hinges things.
At 6 months, the child can raise on his hands when sitting on stomach, he turns his head back by the person who talks, chuckles at the sound of a voice or song, can take things to the table.
At 7 months he tumbles from stomach on the back, he drink from a cup, he get four different sounds, he is looking after objects that fall on the floor.
At 8 months, the child tries to walk, he looks carefully on his image in the mirror, he says mom, dad or another simple word, and he can handle two objects at the same time.
At 9 months, the child is already a little man who knows to point toward the things he desires, and now he might want to walk.
At 10 months, the child stands up if he is sustained, he is smiling at his image in the mirror, and he is watching or listening to rhythmic sounds.
At 11 months he wants to stand up by himself, he sucks his fingers, he pronounce two intelligible words, he get very tight with his fingers various objects to play with them.
At 12 months, the child begins to walk, cheers, he is playing with hands, and he makes more gestures, pronounces three intelligible words, and holds a pencil in his hand as if he wants to draw.









