What can a child in 9-12 months?

Starting from the eighth to ninth month the child confidently stands in the crib, and from the ninth month begins to walk with the support of his hands, holding on to the railing of the crib or the arena. Later he "takes risks" and, tearing himself away from one of the railing of the crib, takes a step and grabs the next, taking the first independent step! The timing of independent walking is so variable that you can tell when your child will go, only you yourself, as you watch it constantly and see how it develops. Some children begin to walk in 1 year 4 months, others - in 10 months. (Earlier "walkers" are recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.)

A child who has just learned to walk goes with his legs spread wide, his feet are pointed to the sides, the legs are slightly bent in the knee and hip joints, the spine is slightly tilted forward in the chest area, and the back is bent back. Handles the child first pulls forward to quickly grab the support to which he is walking. Later, when he was a little accustomed to walking, he widely places his hands to maintain balance. He can already climb on low objects, for example on a pillow, on a suitcase. At this age the child is already free to get up and sit down from any position. There is a dexterity in manipulating toys, a pacifier. With toys, the child prefers to play while sitting. If a child begins to walk very actively at nine months, then, because the bones of the legs and thighs are still soft, the ligament is not strong, and the muscles of the legs are weak, the legs are very often bent in the form of the letter "O". And one can be bent more than the other. Typically, the leg is bent, which has a heavy load. If you saw it with your child - do not be scared. Gradually this deformation will go away. Some authors write that it should disappear by the end of the year. I do not agree with this. If deformation appears in the ninth to tenth months, then within two months it will not pass. There is also an opinion that if such deformation does not improve up to a year and a half, it is a manifestation of rickets. With this statement, it is somewhat more difficult to argue, since the coryphaea of pediatrics generally believe that the children of the middle lane all suffer from rickets. I can only say one thing: my younger daughter, who went to 10 months, had such a deformity of legs. Approximately four to five years, it declined, and at six years of her left no trace without any special treatment!

At the tenth month during the game, the child already knows how to kneel, he can bend over the toy, holding one hand over the surrounding objects (chair, for example) and desperately staggering at the same time. He is more confident than nine months, can move from the crib to the chair, and from him to the table, and if he sees that the next thing is too far away, he can with a hilarious look ask you to extend a helping hand to him.

From the eleventh month, the coordination of movement of the entire body and of the small muscles, in particular the fingers, improves. The child can perform more and more complex actions: he opens and closes small boxes, collects and disassembles a pyramid, etc. He himself takes a cup while eating and drinking from it. And the spoon, which he held before purely symbolically, is often put to work, however, without much success, because even if it turns out to be scooped from a plate, then to bring it to the mouth is still higher than its forces and coordination of movements. However, if the mashed potatoes or something else sticks to the spoon, it can get into the child's mouth (or in the nose, eyes, scruff, etc.).

By the twelfth month the child must be able to stand upright from any position; walk without help, drink from the cup by yourself; To be able to climb a step or your (children's) highchair; while waking up, ask for a potty; run around, holding the hand of an adult; imitate the adults, repeating some simple actions behind them; say certain simple words and understand what adults demand of him. True, while he has no idea that some of his actions can be harmful (for example, pulling objects off the table, breaking dishes, etc.). They amuse him, and he tries to repeat them, if you do not scold him.