What should a child be able to do in 7 months?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The child in 7 months becomes more and more mobile and understands more and more. The kid is developing. What is this development? What should a child be able to do in 7 months?
Child at 7 months of age: physical development
For a month at this age the kid is gaining quite a lot: up to 600 grams. As for growth, he adds a month to 2 cm. The head of the baby in the circle becomes larger by half a centimeter, in the chest - about 1.4 cm.
The child at 7 months is much more active. He already knows how to sit alone, sometimes without even leaning on the handles. It needs to be supported from time to time so that the baby does not fall. At 7 months old the baby starts to crawl and improve this skill better. Sometimes the child rests his hands on the floor and begins to crawl on his knees. Or sway. Children can crawl forward or backward, roll from back to belly and vice versa. Such exercises and such successes of the baby parents should be approved and encouraged, then the child will all get better.
To ensure that the child's movements are safe, you need to make sure that he does not fall from a height or is injured, or hit. Therefore, it is necessary to remove all solid objects from the crib or the manege, which can injure the baby. When the child begins to crawl confidently, you need to watch him, because the kid will actively learn everything that will fall into his hands. And then immediately pull these things into your mouth. Sockets in the space where the child crawls should be closed, there should not be electrical wiring.
The child already has a great desire and ability to grab in the hands of different objects, shift them, study and evaluate whether he likes the object or not.
Child in 7 months: communication
A child at 7 months easily distinguishes strangers from their own. She rejoices at mom and dad, buzzes, expresses her sympathy with a smile, laughter or syllables. He can babble, walk, even buzz. Syllables in the mouth of the child are already becoming more clear: pa, ma, ta, ba. These syllables are no longer solitary - the baby can connect them and say in a row. Therefore, parents can create a deceptive feeling that the child speaks the words. Actually, for words it's too early.
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Child at 7 months of age: immunity
In the first six months, the baby still has a very weak immune system. But the maternal antibodies that the baby receives from breast milk help her. But from the age of 7 months the baby starts to fight himself with possible diseases, pathogenic bacteria, viruses.
Therefore, carefully watch how much the child is resistant to disease, whether it is sick or not. If the baby is still breastfed, it is very good for his immune system. It is still protected from various enemy bacteria. But this is not enough: the child needs to be tempered with the help of bathing and rubbing, massage, charging for babies.
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Child in 7 months: sleep mode
At the age of 7 months the child is already sleeping much better than before, it may not even wake up at night or, waking up, again falls asleep without the help of the parents. At night, the baby can open, roll over on the back or tummy, so you need to wear it optimally.
The temperature in the nursery should be about 22 degrees Celsius, but not higher, so that the child does not suffer from heat.
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Bathing baby at 7 months old
If the mother bathes the baby in the evenings every day, this is an excellent method of hardening and hygiene. A baby bath can be already small, so a good way is to bathe the baby in an adult bath. The water there should be little, and on the bottom for softness you can spread a diaper or a soft towel.
A child in 7 months can be given a bath toys. They should be bright, ideally the toys can float on the surface of the water. Bathing for more than 15 minutes will be protracted, do not overcool the child in the water. The temperature of the water during bathing should be about 22 degrees.
The child at 7 months already knows quite a lot, so parents need only not to lose sight of his development and upbringing.
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