What a child knows for 4 months of life

Newborn baby on every month of development acquires new skills. Physically and mentally correct development of a 4-month-old child can be determined by some signs

The fourth month of life is a new degree of development of a newborn baby. During this period, you begin to notice how the appearance of the kid changes, it becomes more proportional and harmonious. Moreover, the mental child’s mental development becomes noticeable in 4 months, which manifests itself in the behavior of the baby. 

Physical development

The growth rate of the baby at this age is high, but no longer, as the first 3 months after the appearance of crumbs into light. In the fourth month, on average, the baby adds in weight at 750 g, the head circumference increases by 15 mm, the circle of the chest is 20 mm.

The growth of a 4-month baby usually becomes more than 2.5 cm. Children experience active growth of nails and hair, followed by regularly. Long nails can cause massacre and microtrams of mucous membranes and skin. 

Mass of light kid at a four-month age 2 times more of their initial weight, and the pancreas of the first month of life increases by one and a half times. The liver at this moment weighs approximately 40-50 grams.

«Rodnichok» not yet closed, it does not have bone tissue, but its dimensions are reduced every month. Playing and caught by the baby, with «Springkom» need to be very neat. At the end of 4 months of the development of the child, he already confidently holds the head, lying on the stomach. 

Children’s motor capabilities increase: they are purposefully stretching to suspended objects and try to capture them, the ability of the kids roll over from the back on the belly. The four-month baby is able to respond to parents, turning his head in their direction.

Children at 4 months have such skills and skills:

• Learn mom and dad;
• Recognize the voices of familiar people and can distinguish them from strangers;
• Pronounce certain sounds;
• Capture the hanging toy one or immediately with two handles;
• React to their name;
• Lying on the back, raise the shoulders and head;
• Highlight «Favorite» and «dislike» toys;
• When feeding, supported chest or bottle with handles.

The development of a child is 3 and 4 months, despite a minor difference in age, still different. 

Tears and smile at the crumbs are no longer reflex, but quite meaningful, children begin to show their emotions. The first 3 months mood The baby depended on the desire to attract the attention of adults, now the rapid development of the brain allows him to learn to know the world around, showing him interest. Now kids can already worry such emotions as fear, experience, disappointment, curiosity and joy.

In 4 months, the baby is already able to associate the image of Mom to associate with pleasant sensations and care. The main task of parents and all loving people – to ensure the harmonious mental, mental and physical development of infants. 

Mental development

A characteristic feature of the mental development of the baby for 4 and 5 months of life is the sharp need for communication. I don’t even know how to talk, children try to maintain a dialog every way, publishing various sounds.

The baby sleeps less, at this time increases the duration of the active period after day sleep. Parents may notice how their kroch willingly go to contact with other people showing interest to them. 

Psychologists note that for the development of a child in 4-5 months, a short-term memory is characteristic – from 6 to 8 seconds. If you need to watch four months, you can see what they like to make different sounds.

Specialists recommend parents to pay attention to the behavior of a baby, such signs indicate on his healthy mental development:

• Kroch is interested in their mapping in the mirror;
• The baby rejoices when they play with him;
• Kid demandingly shouting, showing its discontent;
• To attract attention from adults, various sounds make up;
• I am pleased to listen to music.

In the mental development of children, a calm and healthy dream plays an important role. The nervous system of the baby will also strengthen the walks in the fresh air, in addition, they will make sleep deep, and immunity strong. 

Daily regime

If earlier the infants mostly ate and slept, then on the fourth month of life, the baby should be between feeding and walking. Such a day of the day contributes to a good appetite and a calm sleep of a baby, at this age he sleeps 2-3 times. Improves and night sleep, it becomes deeper and long, on average kids sleep 9-11 hours.

Parents themselves determine the time when putting a child to sleep because all the children have their own biorhythms. If your baby has become a capricious, he yawns and tert the eyes, it means it is time to put it in the crib. There are such children who have fatigue excessive emotionality, usually unusual for them. 

In the cold season, you can walk at a temperature not lower than 10 at temperatures? C, the duration of staying on the street should not exceed 1-1.5 hours. Summer time walks increases to 2-2.5 hours 2 times a day.

The babies of this age continue to play with large bright toys, the game should also include bags stuffed with various materials for the development of tactile perception and shallow motility. 

For the healthy development of a 4-month-old child, relatives and friends must maintain his interest in the world around. It should be known that for crumbs it is important that the same person was constantly near him, because it will only feel support and safety.