What should a child be able to 6 months?

Each mother with trepidation monitors the development of crumbs, rejoicing victories and upgrowing with any failures. In order not to panic, if something goes wrong, experts advise you to remember that each kid develops individually. However, there is a basic list of skills that each child should own in 6 months.

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What should be able to kid in 6 months - physiological development

First of all, moms pay attention to the physical condition of the baby: how much should he weigh if he can sit, whether his height fit into the norm ... if you take the average indicators, then your child should be in 6 months:

• weigh about 6-9 kg with a rise of 62-68 cm;
• independently change the position by turning on the tummy and back, while confidently rely on the handles;
• casting for the support, pull up and sit;
• lying on the tummy Kroch can raise one handle and capture his object that interests or stretching to it to compress the handle and squeeze the cams, hinting a mother about his desire to touch him;
• actively take toys in the handles, suck them and try "taste";
• bounce on legs if it is supported in a horizontal position;
• trying to become fourth and get rid of, trying to move.

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What should be able to kid in 6 months - psycho-emotional development

Not only physical indicators indicate the proper development of the child. Psycho-emotional skills, which displays the state of the nervous system and mental abilities play an important role.

If everything goes according to plan, the baby in 6 months can already be:

• learn the world around us, the baby is interested in absolutely everything: from mom's hair to the bus on the street;
• respond to your name, as well as show where his mother, dad, grandmother;
• to be broken, for example, the baby makes such sounds like "Ba", "Me", "Yes", "Gu";
• show emotions: laugh at the sight of a loved one, to be afraid of someone else's, wrinkle with acidic products;
• turn the head to the rustle or loud sound;
• play with different toys, which are designed for its age category, for example, with soft cubes, books, squeakers.

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The development of the baby in 6 months - when is it worth worrying?

Not all kids take skills exactly according to the schedule. Someone begins to sit and actively lie already in 5.5 months, and someone only in 8. And this should not cause panic attacks in a young mother. But there are important indicators that normally must be positive. So, if a child has not selected the following skills by 6 months, it is better to turn to the doctor:

• the crumbs do not work out the head;
• when grabbing behind the support, he does not try to sit down;
• the child has no emotional manifestations;
• the baby does not change his behavior while being with a mother or a stranger;
• does not brake;
• does not show attention to the voices and sounds;
• does not show interest in bright objects or toys.

Follow the development of your child is an important and cognitive process. But remember that it is not worth the attention to this very much, because your baby grows very quickly, and the time spent with him for games is invaluable. Therefore, more attention to joint games, and not a scrupulous comparison of the abilities of the child and the requirements of the doctors.