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1-Year-Old Baby Milestones
This is the end of infancy and the beginning of toddler-hood. Your baby has spent the last year quickly developing from a helpless newborn to a toddler with personality.
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12 Months Old Baby Milestones Chart
Achieved Developmental Milestones
Emerging Developmental Milestones
Can pull to stand
Can stand without support
Can take a few steps alone
Can walk alone for longer distances
Can speak simple words
Can speak simple sentences
Can imitate actions and gestures
He will remember gestures and initiate them on his own
Can respond to simple requests
Can understand complex instructions
Can mimic sounds
Can remember a sound and its source
Can remember the last known place of an object
Can place things in their correct place
Can use their hands to grip objects
Will be able to grasp and lift objects
Can use the index finger to point and poke
Has greater control over all fingers
Has developed good hand-eye coordination
Has developed good hand/eye/feet coordination
Some Major Developmental Milestones Baby Should Reach by 1 Year
Your baby has finally hit the one year mark! He can go for walks, feed himself, point at familiar things and people and can also understand basic instructions. Your baby will also begin to take fewer naps during the day, preferring to sleep for longer hours at night. Most children of this age will still require naps in the afternoons, but they will no longer feel the need to sleep in the mornings.
Their food intake also changes from being fed mostly milk and mushy food to foods that can be considered more solid, but that will be easy for your baby to eat, such as soft fruits like watermelons (without the seeds), mangoes, bananas and papayas. This way, you can make a bowl of fruit for a healthy breakfast that your baby will be able to feed himself. He will also begin to show prowess in other areas, which will be discussed in detail below.
Cognitive Development
Cognitive developments include the thinking and overall brain function of your baby. Here are the cognitive developments your child should have made by 1 year:
Your baby does not get confused when you hide his toy under something. He understands by now that he can reach it by moving away what is hiding it.
If you keep your baby’s toy in the same place, he will go looking for it in that same place every day, showing that he is improving in his visual memory and ability to recall information.
By now, your baby has developed strong object-noun associations. If you ask him where the dog is, he is bound to point right at the puppy!
Your baby will be able to use certain objects correctly. For example, after spending months observing, your baby will know how to comb his hair with his comb and will even know which side of the phone to hold to his ear and which side is the mouthpiece.
Physical Development
Your baby is growing physically and is now capable of manipulating more objects, which requires a certain amount of dexterity. Here are a few physical developments to look out for:
Now your baby can pull himself into a stand and remain like that for a few seconds as his muscles and joints are strong enough to bear his body weight.
Your 1-year-old will begin to try walking without support now, even managing a few steps.
By now, your baby will be able to use a number of grips, using his fingers, thumbs and hands. Your baby is now able to remove something and put it back in place. Your baby will also learn how to use the index finger alone for pointing and poking.
Your baby’s hand-eye coordination improves, and your baby will now be able to judge distances much better.
Language and Communication Skills
Your baby is going to be very interested in learning how to communicate now. It is the age in which a lot of progress is made. Here are a few things your baby will be capable of:
Your baby can now understand simple instructions and requests. Your baby also understands that performing the actions is a response to your requests.
When you talk to your baby now, he will begin to actually try to speak, even though most of what he says may still sound like gibberish.
Your child will now seriously start to imitate the words that you say in his attempt to communicate with you.
Your baby will start to imitate other sounds and actions too. If you wave, your baby will try to copy you. If a baby hears a dog bark, he may try to imitate the sound.
Your baby will start to use exclamations like “Uh Oh!”
Shaking the head and giving a firm “No” is often learned at this age to express displeasure or something the child does not want to be involved in.
Social and Emotional Development Milestones
Your baby’s behavioural temperament and his ability to communicate his emotions will begin to develop now. Here are some things to watch out for:
Your baby will hold on tightly to his parents if something scares him. He will also start to show fear when it is completely dark, and he can no longer see you.
When confronted with new people, your baby may become shy and may panic. He may be nervous and hesitant to go to anyone new.
1-year-olds often test their parents’ reaction, and patience, by throwing things down on the floor or by refusing to eat their food.
As your baby develops social bonds, he will begin to show preferences towards certain people.
He will enjoy imitating others in play.
When to Be Worried
Every child develops based on their internal clock, and it is very important to remember to never push or force a child to develop sooner. However, there are certain indicators that something may be amiss when it comes to your baby’s development. Consult with your doctor if you notice any of the following:
Your child does not stand, even with support
Your baby cannot get into the sitting position by himself, and when helped to sit up, cannot maintain the pose without support.
Cannot look for and uncover hidden objects, even if they are in his line of sight.
Does not imitate even the most basic gestures like waving.
Does not say a single word
Drags himself on his belly and drags his legs while crawling.
Never uses his finger to point at anything.
Ways to Help Your Child Reach the Milestones
While it is never okay to force a baby to develop or grow, there are certain things you can do on an everyday basis to help your child develop faster and easier. Here are a few ways in which you can help your baby to achieve those 1-year-old milestones:
As your child is developing his language skills, try describing to him what you are doing, what you will do next and what you see. This helps them form associations.
If you describe to your baby what you think he feels it will help him to understand emotions.
Read to your child using interactive picture books
Play games with your child such as block transfer, where you place one bucket filled with blocks and one empty one in front of your baby and show him how to move them from one box to the other. This helps him to develop dexterity of the fingers and nimbleness of the hands.
From now, your baby is going to be constantly on the move, exploring and learning about the world around him. He will begin to experiment by dropping things and probably also by refusing to listen to you simply because his inquisitive nature gets the best of him. If you find yourself fighting the urge to say no to your baby a lot, you are not alone. This is an age of exploration and learning for your child. Do not stop them from their activities unless it is dangerous. Instead, stay close by as they explore and gently teach them things that they can and cannot do and how things work with as much patience as you can.
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The Need For Multivitamins in Toddlers
Do 15-month-old children need multivitamins? Opinions are divided on the topic. Even if you ensure your little one has a balanced diet, doubts may creep in. Is she getting all the vitamins she needs? If you need clarity, learn more on the multivitamin issue here.
Making the decision to give your child a multivitamin or not should be your choice. If you feel your toddler is getting the best possible nutrients from the food she eats, she doesn’t need them. However, if you do plan to give her multivitamins, consider consulting a child nutritionist before taking the final call.
The Benefits of Multivitamins for Toddlers
Your child might not be eating entirely healthily, despite your best efforts. In this case, a multivitamin taken daily can bridge the nutrition gaps.
If your toddler is on a restricted diet, a multivitamin boost could do her good. The same applies if she’s lactose-intolerant, wherein a calcium vitamin can be a substitute.
Kids on a vegan diet could also benefit from vitamins D and B 12, as well as iron and calcium.
What Makes a Good Multivitamin?
A good multivitamin is one that meets the needs of your child. If it fails to bridge the nutrition gap, even the best vitamins for toddlers serve no purpose at all. Here are some things to consider when choosing a multivitamin:
Opt for a vitamin that’s specifically meant for children. This will ensure that your child gets her requirement of nutrients. Liquid multivitamins for toddlers can be easier to consume.
Don't overdo it with vitamins. Give your toddler the recommended dose only.
In a bid to make vitamins ‘appealing’, do not call it ‘candy’. This could have a reverse effect where your little one might want more of it. Disguising it as a treat could be potentially dangerous.
Store the bottle in a place that’s out of your toddler’s reach. Make sure she doesn’t get her hands on the bottle.
Depend less on multivitamins and more on vegetables, fruits, lean proteins and whole grains.
The Downside of Multivitamins
A vitamin supplement may seem like a great idea, but it could make you dependent on it and potentially lead to neglect as far as taking care of your toddler’s nutritional needs. There are some parents who let vitamins do the job that good food should be doing. Supplements should never become a crutch. The body absorbs nutrients better from food as compared to vitamins. If you depend heavily on them, you need to rethink your kid’s eating plan. Always remember, sometimes even organic multivitamins for toddlers need to be limited.
If you feel that your child isn't getting the right amounts of minerals and vitamins, consult her doctor. In some cases, he may prescribe multivitamins for toddlers to increase appetite. However, exercise caution and don’t rely solely on a medicine prescription. Try to incorporate healthier foods in her diet, prepared in different ways so they appeal to her. Read more
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Cooking with Kids
Cooking with your kids can help them in developing an interest in tasting new dishes. They might turn their heads away from the food made by you, but will definitely try the dishes prepared by their own hands.
Let your cooking sessions become learning sessions for your toddlers. Enlighten them about the names, uses and advantages of eating various fruits and vegetables. Encourage them to eat healthier foods by making them help you in the kitchen.
Ask them to do simple chores like washing the vegetables, stirring the soup gently, or even preparing a bread jam sandwich. They will willingly take up such tasks, and will be happy to see the dishes prepared by both of you set on the dinner table.
Advantages of Cooking With Toddlers
Cooking with your kids has many benefits. Some of them are as follows:
It encourages them to try healthier dishes.
It gives them a sense of accomplishment.
They will definitely sit down for a family dinner without throwing tantrums if they have helped in preparing the food.
You get to spend some quality time with them, and teach them about the goodness of healthy food.
Your kids are more likely to avoid junk food and enjoy the meals made by you at home.
They will develop cooking skills from a young age.
It helps in building self-confidence in toddlers.
Kitchen Safety Rules for Toddlers
Whether your toddlers are cooking dishes in the kitchen or just watching you cook, you should adhere to the following:
Make sure your kids do the baking in front of you. It is best to keep them away from hot ovens.
Keep electrical appliances away from them. Ask them to stay away from electrical sockets when their hands are wet.
If your toddler gets burnt while cooking, immediately hold the burned area under cold running water.
Don’t let your kids use knives or other sharp objects. They might cut their hands. Cut the desired vegetables and fruits on behalf of them.
Do all the major cooking yourself, especially when cooking on fire.
If you are asking them to put the cooked food on the plate, ask them to clean it with a tissue paper or a clean cloth before serving.
Never let your toddler add water to a pan that has hot oil. It is likely to splash out and cause burns.
Right Time for Cooking
If you are in a rush to prepare a meal, involve your kids to help you out. It will not only help you in preparing the food quickly, but also create a sense of accomplishment in the minds of your kids. They will feel proud that they have been successful in helping you cook fast. Try to teach them cooking when they are free and you are done with your household chores. In such a case, you will be able to concentrate on what they are cooking and teach them the basics properly.
It is advised that you encourage your young chefs to cook often, but under your or your partner's supervision. Read more
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Supporting Your Child after Trauma
Trauma in a child may be due to several reasons including bereavement in the immediate family, a disaster that they may have witnessed personally or an accident undergone. A caregiver can support the child in such cases to help overcome such trauma.
Holding the child while her body is wracked by sobs can be as difficult for the caregiver as the experience is traumatic for the child. During such times, what children need most is a calm place where they can confront their fears and try to find the answers their minds are seeking. The aftermath of trauma may leave behind long standing repercussions, which a caregiver needs to understand and handle with patience and compassion. Bereavement in particular, especially of someone close, can be bewildering for a child and manifest in the form of feelings of abandonment and fear. As a caregiver, here are five things that will help you support your child through trauma:
1. Reverting to an Earlier Schedule
After the first few days of the event that triggered the change, try and bring the child back to her earlier routine. The comfort of the familiar will be an effective balm to soothe the uncertainty that the child must have gone through. Going back to preschool or daycare, visiting the toy library for a weekly exchange can be some of the things to begin with. This also gives her the assurance that things may go back to being the way they were before the event.
2. Reassurance
Your little one may face a lot of triggers to the trauma during the first few weeks. If it was an accident in a car, she might get scared of getting into another car; or if it was a swimming accident, she might refuse to go near the water anytime soon. At the outset, tell her that you respect her choice to not enter the water, and that she will not be forced into anything she is not comfortable with. Show her yourself that the water is safe to swim in by taking a few laps yourself. Try and rationalise the reasons why things went wrong the last time, and how have you done things differently this time. Give her the confidence that you are aware of her fear and trauma, and are willing to help overcome it. Be patient.
3. Verbalising Feelings
At times, while you have realised that the child is suffering from trauma, the child herself may not have the emotional maturity to comprehend this. Help her by verbalising it for her. You may begin by actually spelling out that you are aware she is scared of the water because of the accident she was in the last time. This helps her become aware of her own feelings and making her more receptive of what you have to offer in terms of a solution.
4. Sharing Your Own Anxieties
Secure her confidence by sharing some of your own fears and anxieties with her. For example you may tell her how you are scared of bugs or the thunder. This helps in making her aware of the fact that it's alright to feel scared about something, and more importantly to admit to one’s fears rather than keeping them bottled up inside.
5. Developing a Bedtime Routine
The dark often brings out the worst thoughts and fears in all of us. Stay by your little one’s side until she is fast asleep – at least for the first few weeks. If left alone, she may lie awake thinking about her trauma and create some monsters in her mind. You may also want to try and read a funny story to make the routine fun.
The road to recovery is a long one, and is to be tread with patience and care. Do not hesitate to reach out to your baby’s pediatrician if you feel the situation is out of control. Professional intervention is effective when brought in at the right juncture. Read more
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The Magi in me,of me but not for me.
I was living in my body for thirty long years but it never seemed so special other than occasional salon visits and some passing comments of awe and wonder. My pregnancy was a very much planned one,that unfortunately didn't go according to the planning. Adolescent memories of some movies that portrayed getting pregnant as easy as ordering a pizza, was shattered in few months.Frequent visits to doctors and diagnostic clinics initiated my motherhood journey on a note of desperation and anxiety. But with much trials and tribulations I was blessed with my healthy little man on the new year eve. The best day of my life,the day from when I started loving my body as it housed the most explicit feeling I had ever felt.
My unending days of research started with the arrival of my son. Postpartum depression had some share of days but the long days of waiting forbidded me from uttering a single vocabulary related to pain or fatigue. I nursed him through day and night and in turn he watered my unquenchable thirst of motherhood that had waited years for this blissful feeling.
Magi were the blessed souls who arrived with gifts for Jesus Christ when the son of God was born. My heartbeat,my Son is a Magi to me, because he came with priceless gifts for the unawakened soul in me. He not only made me a mother,but he introduced my real self to me. I started walking on the untrodden roads of spirituality and aesthism,so that I understand the vast difference between attachment and love. I breathed the real essence of motherhood,it is an absolute rare chance of living my childhood again with a different perspective. I learnt,this little human being deserves every available respectful gestures that we as adults accept as our rights. Expectations has the largest share of most parenting failures,I had let this thought sink inside me gradually.
Motherhood has more to do with feelings and connectivity. As true to all relationships,it needs the same amount of mutual respect,love and understanding. I am unlearning numerous things to see the world from his eyes. He is living in the moment and I am reliving them. Undoubtedly, motherhood had changed my perception of life.It has gifted me an outlook that had showered inexplicable blissful moments in otherwise ignored slightest of incidents.
To every mother,who has given birth either from their body or soul,to every Father who harbours motherly instincts competently and to every individual who had felt the spurts of this eternal feeling spontaneously,be present in the moment and embrace the little souls without any expectations. These magical beings just know the ways life should be lived,observe them and be in the now,life will never be more simpler. Read more
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A must try flavourful and creamy smoothie recipe is here for you.
The most difficult task for a mother is to feed nutritious meal to her kid. Isn't it? Being a mom, I always make sure that my little one gets all the essential nutrients which are required for her overall growth and development. So, I keep trying different easy peasy recipes and make meal times fun for my kid.
Here I am with a simple and a must try Strawberry Bluerberry smoothie recipe which is so refreshing, filling and delicious. Berries are loaded with so many health benefits and are loved by kids. Strawberry is a rich source of vitamin C, antioxidants and manganese whereas blueberries contains Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Manganese. Adding milk will make this recipe more healthy.
Ingredients - 50 gms strawberries, 25 gms blueberry ,15 almonds, 300 ml full cream or low fat milk,150 gms vanilla ice-cream,1 tsp vanilla essence, 2 tbsp honey, 2 milk biscuits or marie biscuits,10 tsp sugar.
1. Soak almonds for an hour in warm water and peel them.
2. Wash the berries with clean water for atleast 2-3 times.
3. Cut the green leafy part of the berries and dice them in roughly small pieces.
4. Freeze them for 3-4 hours, it will make the smoothie creamier. If you do not wish to freeze, add 3-4 ice cubes while blending the smoothie.
5. Combine the strawberries, blueberries, almonds, milk, 50 gm vanilla ice cream, vanilla essence, honey, sugar and biscuits in a large blender and blend till it become smooth and slushy. Add more milk if your kid likes a thinner smoothie.
6. Pour the smoothie into individual glasses and top each glass with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and chopped strawberries.
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Q. #asktheexperts hi I am at 35 th week 2 days and my baby weight is 1.880 I saw few video in that video they said baby weight would be above 2 kg is that any problem ? my baby weight is okay or not
Vandana Sharma
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16 hours ago
A. Hello mom every baby is different as every pregenancy as well too , so please avoid stress as it wouldnt be good to take that tension please have a healthy diet , and keep your self hydrated
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Q. can I bring 3 month old baby with me to the office.is there any physical harm with the baby
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A. Better to avoid as they are so many people in office and you can’t ask everyone to sanitise the hands but if for particular occasion you are planning to taue the baby to office then you can plan
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Q. my mother died 9 years ago. Now I am 8 month pregnant(32 week).my due date is June 25.I am planning my delivery in hospital near to my home since this is my first pregnancy.I have only father and unmarried brother in my home.If there is emergency I don't have any female to support. Does hospitals allow male bystander during delivery. what should I do if I don't have any female support. My aunt live far from our home.
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A. yes. males can come. do ultrasound n necessary tests after consulting a specialist. without proper check up we can't advise or help you.. Avoid shirt cuts when it comes to health if mother n baby. ok.
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Q. #asktheexpert hi this is Sarika here . my question is how to encourage my baby to latch because he get irritated whenever I try to latch him
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A. It’s very important that when you ask a question please provide us the age of the child currently I would say that if your child is unable to latch properly so whenever you’re feeding Press your breast with your hands for the feeding of the milk is better because the milk flow is going to be better and hopefully that you do the trick
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