Since 18-month-old babies have now completed the 1.5-year age period, they have made quite different gains since the birth process. It is possible to observe many social developments, from babies’ ability to communicate with their facial expressions to interacting with words. At the same time, they can look like a small adult with their physical gains. Here, we should not forget the effect of independence and its variations.
How is 18-month-old baby’s physical development?
Since the physical development of babies in this period is not as fast as in the first year, it is possible to observe similar average values. While the average weight value for the development of baby girls at 18 months is around 10 kg, this value can be seen as 79 cm for height. In male babies, these values for 18 months can be considered as 11 kg and 81 cm. Average values can vary considerably depending on the genetic characteristics of the babies.
In terms of physical development, babies’ physical gains such as walking and climbing also positively affect their development. At the same time, the pencil-holding skills of babies who make progress in terms of fine motor development can also improve during these months. For this, it may be necessary to leave babies alone with objects such as pen and paper frequently.
How is 18-month-old Baby Mental Development?
18-month-old babies’ mental development progresses rapidly. Although the language development of babies is considered to be a pioneer in this field, the language development of every baby may not be the same. In some cases, babies may prefer not to speak when there is no problem. For this, it may be useful to get the best diagnosis by a specialist.
Toys that change in direct proportion to age can also be an opportunity for babies to develop themselves. You can support your baby with toys that allow them to familiarize themselves with different sizes by passing shapes through them. These toys consisting of different colors, sizes and shapes can be one of the options that babies love. Thus, you can also support babies’ ability to think from different angles. It is important to remember the importance of external stimuli for the mental development of babies.
What can an 18-month-old baby do?
18-month-old babies can have simple conversations and make some drawings in their own way. Small jokes and tricks can also be counted among the other things they can do according to the interaction they receive with their observation and imitation skills. Babies’ interest in different objects may increase at this time. At these points, they may be too insistent for the objects they cannot reach.
Babies’ persistent behavior or emotionally volatile states may be due to their desire to explore themselves and observe the reaction of the environment. In order to gain social skills, babies can make small experiments to understand the responses to certain reactions.
18 Month Baby Vaccines and Checkups
As in other months, babies should be checked according to the guidance of specialists for this month. With in the current vaccination calendar of the Ministry of Health, there are vaccines that babies should have according to months. In addition to the guidance of physicians and nurses, you can also follow this calendar.