What to do when a child is 11 months old?

If your child is 11 months old, that is almost a year, he already knows, understands and even is capable of some independent actions. In addition, the child begins to communicate with the adult world, albeit not yet clearly, with the help of gestures and facial expressions, however briefly and sufficiently concretely. If you want to eat, there is a concept of "am-am", if you need a toy - "give", if a cat passed by, it is immediately designated as "meow".

The main signal that the kid has already mastered a new word and is going to say it is gestures with his hands, finger movements. This is explained by the close connection of fine motor skills and speech skills. When a child is 11 months old, parents do not have a moment of peace, since a small and mobile researcher is ready to "inspect" everything that is within his reach. Cabinets, shelves with books, kitchen cabinets, boxes and boxes - everything that comes into view of the child, is subjected to a detailed study. Given that the child quickly moves around the room crawling, mom and dad need to make sure that sharp, dangerous objects are hidden away, the same is worth doing and valuable documents, books and photos. The kid, curious and experimenting, can, if not break them, so paint. The child is able to play for a long time the object that he likes, and enthusiasm to put figures on the ball. Rapidly developing and memory, associative thinking, the movements become more confident and meaningful.

When your child is 11 months old, his overall development is measured in terms of anthropometric parameters and according to the average statistical norms of eating behavior, speech skills, and the norms of sensory and emotional manifestations.

To the child of 11 months, what should be weight and grew?

The child adds about 350-400 grams and reaches a weight of 9500-10200 grams. When the child is 11 months old, his growth continues to increase at the same rate as a month earlier, by 1-2 centimeters and is between 72 and 75 centimeters. The growth rates of grams and centimeters by the eleventh month are somewhat reduced, in addition, each child is unique and can grow according to its own plan. The figures given are only averaged parameters that concern most of the children surveyed.

Motor development parameters: 

• A kid can walk or, at least, try to do it. 
• A kid can climb on his own bed on his own, descend from it. 
• The child is 11 months old, and he is already trying to climb himself on low stairs, adhering to a handrail or a wall. 
• The child is able to hold the objects with his fingers, peel off the leaves, toys. 
• The kid can move light objects. 
• The kid knows how to step over low obstacles, rapids.

To the child of 11 months - a mode and a ration of a food

Despite the approach of the first anniversary, a kind of age limit, if possible, it is necessary to preserve breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is best in the early morning and late evening. The World Health Organization recommends that breastfeeding be preserved for a year and a half or two years. When a child is 11 months old, he needs five meals a day, and the most nutritious, high-calorie meals should be taken at lunchtime. Experiments with smoked meat, salted and spicy dishes are excluded, nuts, white bread, cakes and sausages should also not be included in the baby's menu. All fruits are allowed, except for citrus and grapes, they can be given in the form of puree, juices or in raw form, grated on a fine grater. If a child is 11 months old, do not give fruits or any other products in small pieces, the baby has not yet fully formed digestive system, there are no molars that could grind food well. That is why it is recommended that all dishes be grinded. The exception is special children's crackers, which the child gusts with pleasure with milk cutters. You can include in the diet boiled fish, fish soup. Every day the baby needs sour-milk products, cottage cheese. Here is an example of a daily menu for a child of 11 months:

Morning, 6.00	Mother's milk or milk formula	200 ml
Morning, 10.00	Porridge on milk	130-150 g
	Butter	5-7 grams
	Puree from fruit	70-90 grams
Lunch, 2 pm	Vegetable puree with biscuit	140-150 g
	Vegetable or butter	5-7 grams
	Meat puree, meatballs, boiled for a couple (you can alternate with fish no more than twice a week)	50-60 g
	Yolk of boiled egg (after one day)	Half
	Compote or fruit juice	Volume on request
Evening, 6 pm	Mother's milk or milk formula	100 ml
	Curd	50 grams
	Cookies (galleon, fresh)	1 piece
	Juice from fruit, compote	Optional
Evening, 22.00	Kefir or mother's milk, milk formula	180-200 ml

The total amount of food by the twelfth month should be 1000 milliliters, there may be fluctuations in the greater or lesser direction, it all depends on the individual characteristics of the baby and his appetite.

To the child of 11 months - verbal development

• The kid not only babbles, he tries to "talk" by reinforcing speech with gestures and facial expressions. 
• The child's babble for all its indistinction is intonationally similar to whole phrases. 
• The kid knows how to copy intonations, syllables. 
• The passive speech of the kid consists in nodding the head, if he agrees, the kid tries to wave the handle when he says goodbye. 
• The child may have the first conscious words - "give", "on". 
• The child responds to his name, looks for his mother, father, when they are called by name.

If the child is 11 months old, the first anniversary is already approaching, when the period of "going out", dating and communication with peers is coming. In the meantime, the child needs a comfortable, friendly environment within the walls of the house, high-quality and high-grade food, educational toys, sufficient areas for active games and activities and, of course, attention, love and parental involvement.

To the child of 11 months - parameters of physical development: 

• The kid aspires to walk independently, without parental support 
• The kid knows how to move purposefully in one direction. 
• The child is 11 months old, and he already knows how to overcome obstacles - small steps, rapids, climb the shallow territory, go down, sticking to the handles for support. 
• The kid is accustomed to a pot, he gets used to it and starts to gradually control the processes of urination and defecation. 
• The kid is able to chew more hard food than before, spits out pieces that are not amenable to chewing. 
• The kid gets used to the regime, including the hygienic, knows that it is time for him to sleep after bathing.
• To the child of 11 months - parameters of intellectual, emotional and cognitive development. 
• The kid can strongly compress rubber toys, roll in a certain direction the ball, fold small objects into large containers. 
• The kid can not only throw toys, but also tries to collect them, pull them to him. 
• The kid shows an active interest in everything unfamiliar - bright objects, books, sounds, images, including video and television. 
• The child tries to copy some actions or intonations of adults. 
• The child is 11 months old, and he is already able to "flirt" with someone who is interesting to him. The kid attracts attention with the help of smiles, hides his face. 
• The kid can react with fear, anxiety at the appearance of unpleasant people, sharp smells or sounds, express discontent with exclamations and crying.