At the age of 1, some babies are able to
babble short sentences in lots of tone. Babies from 48 to 52 weeks begin to
prove their ‘egos’, become hard-headed and more independent.
At the age of 1, some babies are able
to babble.
Babies want to be independent
At the age of 1, babies like to prove
their ‘egos’.
Since babies have learnt how to do more
things, the fact that they change behaviors and love their parents less is
normal. They are no longer babies waiting for being carried and embraced. Now
they are able to move by themselves and have many interesting things to
discover. They want to be leisure, free, and just need to be hold when missing
their parents.
Babies try to learn so that they can do
more things by themselves. Therefore, sometimes they will scream, get petulant,
or burst into tears if their parents do things for them. Despite desiring to be
get free, babies still hope to be ‘the navel of the universe’ and gain 100
percent of their parents’ notice. Remember not to run hurriedly to babies’
place when they call you. Give them a few minutes to learn how to control and
solve their problems, and you will find out many surprising things.
Patience is one of the
hardest lessons in life. Train your babies from now.
Parents need to give rules to their babies
When babies are 12
months old, the wide world has too many novel things that make them get
interested in and want to discover. They will become very glib and naughty, so
sometimes they may be at risk. Therefore, their parents’ responsibility is to
give rules to them.
Give main restrictions
to keep babies safe; they will understand that in this world there are always
dangers they need to learn to avoid. Besides, setting up restrictions also
teaches babies to communicate considerately and respect others. In brief, not
everything they want is acceptable.
Instead of being strict
and saying ‘no’ to babies, try to draw their attention to another safer
activity. Or, give them a few choices so that they will feel they have more
right to decide.
Learn more languages
At this time, babies’
vocabulary may include only a few words besides familiar words such as ‘mama’,
‘papa’. Many 1-year-old babies manage to babble short sentences in lots of tone
as if they were speaking a foreign language.
Then your babies can also respond your
questions and simple demands, especially when you give them some suggestions by
gestures. For example, ask your baby ‘Where is your mouth?’ and then point at his
mouth, or ask your child ‘Give me a cup’ and then point at the cup. The baby
may answer in its own way, just using specific gestures such as shaking head to
say ‘no’.
Make use of babies’
acquirement so that you can begin teaching them how to behave and help others.
Emphasize words such as ‘please’ and ‘thanks’ when telling them to do
something, and make their games more interesting by shifting to another new
game. Though they may be unable to understand immediately, starting from now is
never early.
Transition object
Maybe you still
remember a close toy-friend that helped you overcome the most difficult moments
at your childhood. That friend might be a blanket, a stuffed animal, or any
especially meaningful object that babies love and have a strong attachment to.
Stuffed animal is always
a special friend of babies.
Experts call this
babies’ ‘friend’ ‘transitional object’ that has big influence on each stage of
babies’ growth. This ‘transitional object’ is considered as a baby-sister
whispering with babies, helping them ease their anxiety.
It may be not the best
time to separate babies from ‘transitional object’ since for many babies this
stage is the top of time when they are afraid of strangers and being away from
their moms. However, certainly you are bored with seeing babies dragging
blanket from one room to another, from house to floor, even to street. The
following are some ways you can use to limit it from occurring.
One of the wisest
methods is scheduling when babies are allowed to play with their favorite
blankets. Usually, parents can let their babies play with this special ‘friend’
at these moments:
o When babies are sleeping.
o When babies are temporarily away from mom and
dad.
o When babies are sullen, sad or anxious.
o After babies are fallen.
At other time of day, keep the blanket out of their
eyesight.
Sleeping schedule for new days
Within 12 months (or
maybe in a few months later), you will see your babies change daytime sleep.
They will shift from 2 sleeps to a longer sleep. At first, they may go to bed
later in the morning and then refuse to sleep in the afternoon. Or, they may
sleep on time in the morning but longer.
Some babies just need
one day to get used to it, but some others have to spend a few months to shift
completely to a daytime sleep. You may have to wake your babies up in the
morning’s sleep so that they can sleep sounder and longer in the afternoon. Woken
up halfway like that can make babies feel slack at noon due to tiredness.
