Child development in 5 months

The baby grows and develops very quickly. It would seem that more recently he was born, and now he already recognizes Mom and Dad, smiles at them, turns over and tries to play with toys. The development of the child in 5 months is full of unexpected, pleasant surprises, which manifest not only from the physiological side, but also from the psychoemotional.

Physical development of the child in 5 months

A carapace of this age grows from its height at birth by about 15 cm, and its weight increases twofold. It freely flips from the backrest to the barrel and grabs the toys with handles. And this is not all. The physical development of a child at 5 months of life can be characterized as follows:

• a crumb tries to do small steps if he takes his armpits;
• raises his shoulders, lying on the back;
• can turn from back to tummy and back;
• tries to reach the object or toy that interested him;
• confidently leans on the handles or forearms, lying on his stomach.

For more confident development of the child in 5 months, the teachers invented games that not only stimulate the physical activity of the crumbs, but also allow developing its thinking, sight and coordination. The most common fun is that the baby is offered to choose an item. To do this, the child is put on his tummy and a few bright toys are placed at a short distance from him. The kid will not only reach for the object he likes, but will also try to crawl up to him.

Psychoemotional norms of child development in 5 months

At this age, the newborn, the new, still not familiar to him feelings and emotions. Now it is already very easy to scare, the crumb becomes more attentive to the surrounding objects, learns to listen and distinguish sounds. The fifth month of child development in this area can be characterized by such key points:

• crumb distinguishes between loud and quiet noises;
• he can distinguish colors, although blue, yellow and red remain in his priority;
• the kid easily recognizes the people who care for him and, as a rule, smiles at them;
• A karapuz can be afraid of outsiders, especially when they take him in their arms;
• he listens attentively to simple words and sounds;
• actively agukaet, gulit, laughs, tries to pronounce vowel sounds.

Very often at a pediatrician's reception from moms, you can hear a number of questions about whether the child is developing correctly at the 5th month of life, and what he should be able to do. Just want to all calm down and explain that there are no clear boundaries for the implementation of certain norms. Each kid is individual and in some children learn how to turn around, for example, it happens very quickly, because they are restless in nature, while others are slower, because these crumbs are more calm.

Stimulate the development of the child in 5 months and understand what should and can do your baby, will help simple games:

1. "Know me." This fun is very easy to perform. To do this, it is enough to have a mask or a few bright multi-colored scarves. The main task is to find out how the child reacts to the appearance of a friend, and a person with a face unfamiliar to him. At first you come to the crib and the little one should greet you with a smile, then turn away and wrap yourself in a scarf or wear a mask and again show yourself to the child. The correct reaction of the baby - he will not recognize you.
2. "Who talks like that?". What can a child 5 months old, and whether he develops hearing, attention and memory correctly, will help determine this game. To do this, you need to prepare finger toys or colorful books. The goal of fun is to introduce crumbs to simple sounds. Pointing to a picture, for example, on a chicken, my mother says: "Pi-pi", on a locomotive: "Tu-tu", etc. As practice shows, the crumb with pleasure will listen to new sounds and treat unfamiliar pictures or toys.

Development of a premature baby in 5 months

At this age, the youngsters who were born before the appointed 38 weeks, almost catch up with their peers, both in weight and in growth. They, as well as other children, are curious, try to turn from the back to the tummy and back, and walk with the support of adults. As pediatricians explain, there are no serious deviations in their development from babies that were born on time, as a rule, not observed.

In the end, I want to note that 5-month-old children, first of all, need the attention and love of mom and dad. Surrounding the crumb with care while playing with it, you can watch every day how the child learns to pronounce sounds, express his emotions and perform new movements, giving you his smile and boundless love.