13 to 18 months
You may see a little adult next to you at the table but it’s vital to keep meeting your baby’s nutritional needs. Many new experiences and emotions will occur but there’s tons of support here in this testing phase. From shared experiences in the community to ways to economise with hearty recipes.
Your baby at this age starts to walk alone and may also try to climb steps and run around. Play with your baby to encourage physical activity. However, make sure that you provide a safe place for him or her to move around.
Your child has started to walk and is on the way to explore new words. Your child’s learns his or her first words by interacting with you and other people in the family. By the second year, your child begins to understand more than what he or she can express. So be careful about what you say when your child is around.
It’s wonderful to have a playmate, especially if it is a brother or a sister. This togetherness plays a huge role in the way your baby learns about the world and everyone around it. This also tremendously influences your baby’s personality.
Wonderful! Your child has now started talking and you are enjoying the chitchat all the time. This is the time to help improve your child’s vocabulary.
Your little one can surprise you with their acrobats as he or she moves from rolling-over stage to crawling to wobbly-walker stage. However, be prepared for some falls and bumps. Most of these falls and bumps can be treated at home quickly, so don’t panic!
Around her first birthday, your baby will begin the transition from a dependent baby to an independent toddler. This will be a fun and exciting time for both of you. More than ever she’ll need your physical support, emotional encouragement and patience. This is the time when you’ll be at a position to provide her the right support and guidance. So, it’s helpful to know the ways you can be with her.
Your baby is getting smarter and is outgrowing his/her baby books. It’s time to get new books to stimulate your baby’s developing learning, thinking and understanding skills.
Your child must have started expressing his or her needs or feelings through sign languages, gestures and eye gazes. For first few months of life, kids use non-verbal behaviours to communicate; and slowly they start communicating through speech. However, instead of encouraging your child’s sign languages, it is important to teach your child to express through speech.
Your heart fills with joy when you see your little one toddle into your arms. Your baby is now a walker. He or she will try and act independently and express feelings more clearly. Your tiny tot loves to be treated as ‘Big’!
Eating is an essential human function. Every country and every civilisation has created its own eating habits and cuisine. Teaching healthy eating habits to children is something parents may take for granted but it can sometimes be difficult when everyone has different taste preferences, or your child refuses to eat certain foods.
Your toddler can be over stimulated or confused by too many toys offered all at once. If you have a lot of toys for toddlers out all the time, try packing half or a third away in containers and rotate the containers each week or every few days depending on how much time you spend at home.
