Your baby in eight months learns to crawl and understands some words.
The eighth and ninth months of extrauterine life are significant advances in the autonomous movement of your baby and in his understanding of oral language.
The growth of the body presents a more or less stable tendency of development, at a rate a little smaller than in the previous months. Monthly, the weight increases about 300 grams; The size, an inch and a half; And the cephalic circumference, about half a centimeter.
Your baby in his body dimension learns to crawl, which facilitates its movement by its own means to the different corners of the house and greatly extends its autonomous mobilization.
The vast majority of babies in these two months manage to sit by themselves, further enhancing their independence. They use the digital clamp better by being able to grasp objects with the index finger and thumb, which facilitates the manipulation of small objects.
A major milestone in the development of oral language is to clearly pronounce one or more words with a corresponding understanding of their meaning. It should be remembered that infants first have a comprehensive language of the word and then move on to pronunciation.
They play with their image in the mirror and imitate when you show them how to clap and make the gesture of saying goodbye or saying goodbye with their hands. They distinguish strange people, sometimes cry and seek protection in their mother or another significant person, what is known as ‘anguish before strangers’.
Another advance is that it is introduced in the theme of time with the beginning of a clear understanding of before and after. The incorporation of the use of gestures and the imitation of grimaces of sadness, joy or others taught by other children or adults is significant.
Your baby continues in the active oral stage, during which he bites. It is also common to find a special attachment to an object or toy that gives some security in moments of distress (teddy bear, rag, blanket or others), which serve to relax you while you hold them or load them. These are called transitional objects. The use of them is normal and serve to control the stresses of age.
Parenting Guidelines
To make an affectionate accompaniment to the baby during this age, it is suggested that the parents rely on knowing the experiences and processes peculiar to the child’s development in particular, in order to provide support in accordance with their needs.
The friendly and trusting relationships that your baby builds generate the affective security required to successfully overcome the difficulties that arise, thus avoiding any psychological trauma that leaves behind.
In order to overcome the distress due to the separation anxiety that can be experienced by the temporary or permanent absence of the mother, the father or another significant person, the support of a person close to the baby is fundamental, helping him during this crisis period. To provide him with the transitional object and to affectionately satisfy the needs that arise.
The unconditional love of parents and other close members of their family and the security of having their support at any time they require, give the child enough security to face difficulties and to cope calmly with the experiences of his life process.
Intelligently and affectionately accompany the process through which your baby passes, guides his path without constraints and controls the probable risks he runs, these are tasks of humanized upbringing, which you must offer for a proper growth and development of your child .
