Continuing to grow and develop, the baby does not cease to amaze its happy parents. So, at the age of five months his small body becomes stronger and more obedient, and the movements are more clear and coordinated. At the same time, along with new physical skills, the first significant signs of the child's social development appear. His speech develops, the exploration of the surrounding world continues.
- Physical development of
- Intellectual development of
- Emotional and social development of
Physical development of
As before, the main indicator of the normal development of the baby is an increase in the weight of his body, changes in growth, the circumference of the chest and head. At the age of five months, it is normal to consider an increase of up to 700 g per month, so that by the age of five months the baby is normally between 6.3 and 6.8 kg. By this time, the weight of the baby's body is doubled compared to the mass at the time of birth. Significantly, by five months the child's height also increases: by about 2 cm in the previous month and by 13-15 cm from the moment of birth. Thus, the growth of the five-month-old baby ranges from 63 to 68 cm. The volume of the head during the fifth month of life in infants is increased by approximately 1 cm and is 41-43 cm at this age, and the chest volume is 42-44 cm.
The number of skills mastered by the baby is also increasing.
So, normally a five-month-old child should:
- confidently keep its head in an upright position;
- is self-turning from the tummy to the back;
- try to sit on its own, pulling up on the handles;
- sit with support for both hands, leaning on pillows, or on a highchair;
- from sitting position to try to stand up, when it is taken by handles;
- try to stand with good adult support;
- "dance" in the hands of an adult;
- lying on the back to pull the neck forward to see better;
- grab the fingers of their legs;
- freeze when urinating;
- confidently hold the object with two handles;
- clamp a small object in the cam;
- move the object from one handle to another;
- try to find a fallen toy or other object.
Due to the disappearance of hypertonic muscles, the movements of the five-month-old baby are becoming more concerted. He is preparing to learn a new important skill - crawling, and he needs to help. Good influence on the development of physical activity of the baby massage and simple physical exercises: extension and bending of handles and legs. Only 10 minutes of such exercises per day will give good and visible results.
The main warning for parents of a five-month-old baby is not to leave him on high open surfaces, because he has the ability to turn over, he can fall and be injured.
Actively develops in 5 months and small motor skills of the baby. So, its main achievement in this period of life is the ability to take objects by the precise movement of their tiny handles. Now the baby can confidently grab and hold the toys and other items available to him.
In addition, a five-month-old baby has an interest in adult food, and most importantly - the ability to swallow not only liquid, but also more dense food. This allows you to introduce a lure in the diet of a baby.
to contents ^Mental development of
At the age of five months, the infant begins to understand much more than before. Now he deliberately chooses objects that he likes best, and confidently reaches out to them, even if for this it is necessary to overcome obstacles. The baby's speech skills continue to evolve, now he's been singing and singing for a long time, with his infantile singing enrapturing everyone around him and himself. Children really like listening to the sounds of their own voice.
In addition, a five-month-old child must:
- simulates the sounds it hears;
- try to move from melodic "walking" to "babbling";
- self-entertain yourself 5-10 minutes of bright toys;
- independently choose the items that he wants to play and who he wants to watch;
- continuously monitor the subject for 10-15 minutes;
- focus attention not only on large, but also on small items;
- actively explore your own body and face, as well as the face and body of an adult;
- view faces in pictures;
- to change intonation during "walking";
- turning the head to the talking person;
- to show interest in subjects of different colors.
Emotional and social development
The main social skill that babies acquire by the age of five is the difference between people "their" and "strangers".Many babies get scared and even cry at the sight of a stranger. At the same time, they are showing more tenderness and affection for their parents, especially to their mother. The five-month-old kid is very dependent on the emotional state of the people around him, so a quiet atmosphere is very important for him. He aspires to contact with people close to him, in every possible way tries to attract attention to himself and informs him about his desires by means available to him. At this stage, along with crying and smiling, the child expresses his emotions with different sounds and facial expressions.
It is also important that a five-month-old baby more and more understands the meaning of sounds that hears,reacting differently to starting a car engine or barking a dog. He begins to recognize the sound of his name and turn his head when he hears it, and also react to the word "no."