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Milestones - toddler 12 month old
Here is a brief guide to what your toddler can do at 12 months.
Congratulations! Your baby is now a toddler. What is your toddler doing at this age? Here is an outline of the basic skills for 12 month old toddlers.
Motor development
- May stand on own for a few seconds without support
- May walk on own or still practicing by building up leg muscles to walk independently in a couple of months. Keep in mind that all children begin to walk at different ages
- Enjoys throwing balls
Intellectual and language development
- Your baby may now have a small collection of words such as 'bye" or "hi" that she enjoys saying
- She will also enjoy babbling short sentences that only she understands!
- The average number of words for a 12-month old is three. He may say parts of words such as "ba" for "ball
- He can now understand that certain objects do certain things. For instance, a brush brushes hair or a spoon stirs
- He can now use simple gestures, such as nodding head, for yes
Social and emotional development
- Shows you when she needs some help
- Loves to imitate and play simple games with you
- Will assert independence and insist upon feeding himself (very messily probably!) - This is a great age to offer finger foods. Another good idea is to have two spoons at meal times - one for your baby and one for you. Hopefully, some food will make it in to the mouth!
- May show resistance to taking naps and going to sleep at night time
Ways to encourage your baby's growth and learning
- Hold your baby's hands while she walks around the house exploring new things
- Use books with pictures of real objects. Often your baby will look at the correct object when named and may point to familiar objects
- Talk often to your 12-month old--they are paying very close attention to your speech and language. Just give a running commentary on what you're doing as you go about your daily tasks. Your baby will really enjoy this no matter how mundane it sounds to you!
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