The stages of mental development in the child from 7-12 months

The stages of mental development in the child from 7-12 months

Pediatricians warn locally and globally of strict adherence to what is published in the tables of the development of motor, mental and mental skills in the first months of a child, as most of them differ among themselves in achieving these mental and motor skills at times that vary from one child to another ... Therefore, the mother must understand This then observation while providing all the needs of the child and support him to perform some movements and even his troubles, in order to interact with them and with the simple things around him ... Dr. Muhyi Saeed, a consultant modern pediatrician, is still following with us the 12-month journey.

Mental development of the child in the seventh and eighth month

In the seventh month, your child interacts with people and things ... He listens to his words and the words of others, shows remarkable interest and a clear passion for detail, reaches things and holds toys with one hand, tries to distinguish distant and near things and also distances, prefer toys that speak with a voice such as the bell and the rattle, He begins to imitate a specific act of a close person like the mother or his siblings, and tries to find a link between the images of children and himself, seems willing to follow his reactions and actions, and issues tones in this sense, moves things and play easily from one hand to another, and goes to the mirror when he sees his image and smiles And cheers her, his body is sensitive With his hands, he is afraid of strangers, he can flirtate and reverse, and distinguish between addressing delicately and addressing angrily, begins to use the fingers of his hands to eat with it, begins to hold the spoon and cup to play with and relies on himself to eat, and closes his lips heavily if he provides him with food that he rejects.


And in the eighth month, your child screams to attract your attention ... begins to imitate adults and their behavior, afraid of strangers and attaches to his mother and reaches out to her and tries to catch her, does not like to get away from his mother and wake up from his sleep when she calls him, laughs in front of the mirror, and tries to accept his image, crying to attract attention To him and pushes in his hand the things he does not want, and he responds to the word "no".

Mental development, perception and reaction in the ninth and tenth months

In the ninth month, he tries to feed himself ... He shows fear when left on a place that rises from the ground, tries to hold the delicate objects with the thumb, forefinger, and big things with both hands, wants to share those around him in their deeds, and can hold things with any hand separately, showing He rejected and opposed him at times, distinguished his mother in the mirror, knew when his mother would feed him, and could refuse food, repeat the thing if asked, showed interest in playing others, and trying to feed himself.

And in the tenth month he shows his tenderness towards animals and brides ... He repeats funny things, shows the toys behind him without looking at them, tries to bend the paper - his karma - and looks with pleasure at the playing box, tends to scatter things - the contents of his father's office, for example - looking for things and when he sees them Patted on it, he might turn to the heart of the box or cup in search of a game inside him, preferring one hand over the other and preferring one side of his body over the other, scrutinizing parts of his body, and he can express his mood, whether he is happy or angry, he loves to listen to music and is more sensitive to Other children, cry when another child gets attention from adults Around him, preferring a particular game or many toys, showing his tenderness towards animals and brides, helps in


Catch the cup when drinking, and it appears in response to the question: Where is Baba? He prefers to eat himself, and is more willing to dress.

The eleventh and twelfth months

In the eleventh it becomes clear his actions and realizes their consequences ... He can refer to things through the glass and tries to hold it from the other side of the glass, moves things from their places such as toys, cubes and the ball from the box, realizes what he does and the consequences it entails, turns the pages of the book and looks To the picture with interest, and roll the ball to his mother.

And in the twelfth month ... He realizes the things he sees at a distance accurately, casts toys and then tries to search for them, uses the hand he prefers, with one hand he grabs things and the other explores, shows many emotions towards others, and realizes the difference between him and them, is afraid and marveling at who People and places, stop taking things with their mouth and stop drooling.