Only when born, the child has exclusively innate skills, his behavior is very predictable. But already from the first days and weeks he begins to comprehend the science of life. The kid draws information from the outside world with the help of all senses: he listens to the sounds around him, looks at the objects and faces of people, smells and touches this world. In parallel, he develops and physically grows, learns new movements. And the two-month-old child is already significantly different from the newborn.
Child's behavior in 2 months
The skills listed below are inherent in some "average" child in 2 months. If your baby does not keep his head or does not want to lie on his tummy, this is no reason to worry. Do not forget that children are very different in terms of development rates, and this is absolutely normal.
So, the child's development in 2 months assumes the following skills and abilities:
- he already holds his head more or less well;
- tries to lift the head from a prone position on the abdomen;
- the first meaningful smile appears;
- when communicating with adults, demonstrates the so-called "revitalization complex": the baby begins to move quickly and randomly, chattering with his hands and feet;
- a two-month-old baby sees both motionless and moving objects at a distance of half a meter from him, well focuses the view;
- if an object is in his hands, the little one immediately tastes it;
- he listens carefully to the sounds, already distinguishes well the voices of close people;
- begins to "walk" - to issue prolonged vowel sounds, "singing" them: a-ah, oh-oh-oh, u-u-u;
- crying, the child is already trying to say something, to inform his parents that he is hot or cold, wet or uncomfortable, I want to eat, etc.
Child's day regimen in 2 months
At 2 months the child usually already has a sleep and wakefulness regime. At this age, the children sleep 16-19 hours a day (but, again, this figure can vary). The periods of daily wakefulness last from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours. The whole life of the child is now still connected with his diet.
Nutrition of the child in 2 months gradually enters its track. If this is natural feeding, then the mother produces exactly as much milk as her child can eat. This process stabilizes closer to 3 months. At children on artificial feeding there is a rigid diet, because the mixture must be given at a certain time. Two-month-old kids eat about 120 grams of milk formula per one feeding, the daily rate is 800 g with 7-8 single feeding.
How to play with a two-month-old child?
Active behavior of the child in 2 months involves holding development games and classes with him. At this age, the kids are interested in watching moving bright objects, looking at the faces of close people, the situation in the room, the ever-changing landscapes behind the side of the stroller. Choose for your crumbs games that are aimed at the development of auditory, visual, motor and tactile activity. Examples of how to develop a child in 2 months, can serve as the following classes.
- Hang a bright crib over a crib or stroller. They will stimulate the child's desire to reach out to interesting objects for him.
- Take a small bell, hang it on a thread and drive it back and forth on some
distance from the baby's eyes. At first, do not show him the bell: the child will simply listen to a new sound for himself, and then he will see its source. In this way it is useful to train the children in a sound orientation so that they learn to determine from which side the source of sound is. - When the child starts to make sounds, repeat them so that he will hear, and also sing to him songs, tell verses. This is a wonderful development of the sense of rhythm.
- Take the baby in his arms and walk with him around the apartment, showing various objects and calling them. So he will learn to associate your words with what he has seen.