Psychomotor development of 12-month-old babies, what can the baby do?
A one-year-old baby can already walk if held by one hand and can bend down to pick up an object that is on the floor. At this age they love imitation and repetition games, so parents can take advantage of the love for these games to teach the baby to do new things.
Gross motor skills of a 12-month-old baby
– Walk holding one hand.
– He will probably walk alone between 13 and 15 months.
– You can bend down to pick up an object.
12 month old baby hands
– He likes to put objects in and out of a box.
– With the forefinger and thumb clamp, he likes to insert small objects one at a time.
– He can fit objects, if he is shown before.
– He takes off his socks.
Social relationship of the 12 month old baby
– Is able to play imitating (play «in parallel»). Example: hug a bear, …
– Obeys simple commands: «give me», «take», …
– He likes repeating games.
– Shows interest when shown the pictures in a book.
– You can give a kiss when asked.
12 month old baby language
– Use a single word to indicate a whole sentence with meaning. Examples: «Calle» (for «Let’s go to the street»), «Petas» (for «I want more cookies»).
– Understands words like «no», «stop», «they’re gone».
Babies’ developmental milestones are indicative
Remember that the calendar of development milestones is always indicative.
Some babies acquire certain skills before others or develop one more quickly and another more slowly.
Premature babies, those born with low birth weight and those who have had problems in the first days/weeks of life may progress more slowly.
Feeding a one year old baby
From the age of twelve months, the egg white can be introduced into the baby’s purees, in this way, it already takes the whole egg. It is recommended that the intake does not exceed 3 eggs per week.
If breastfeeding is still maintained with 4 daily feedings, the baby is guaranteed the necessary supply of milk, otherwise it has to drink around 500 ml daily.