{"id":316,"date":"2017-12-05T21:09:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T21:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-52-14-78-51.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/?post_type=parent-kit&#038;p=316"},"modified":"2018-09-19T23:05:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T23:05:36","slug":"baby-6-12-months","status":"publish","type":"parent-kit","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/parent-kit\/baby-6-12-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Baby from 6-12 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your baby learns more from playing and being with you than from anything else. Babies learn by exploring with their mouths, eyes, ears and hands. Your baby needs things to touch, grasp, push, throw and safely put in her mouth. She needs a calm, safe place so she can play freely and actively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6501\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6-12-mos-1.jpg\" alt=\"6-12-mos-1\" width=\"848\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Playing Is the Way to Teach<\/h2>\n<p>Your baby\u2019s brain develops faster in his first year than at any other time. He learns through seeing, touching, hearing, tasting, smelling and moving. He learns through stories, songs, rhymes and games, like peekaboo and patty-cake. When he looks away or fusses, it is time to stop playing. To find out more about how your baby learns, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero to Three<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathways.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pathways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4m7Z5TQ7d_g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Your Baby Learns Her First Words<\/h2>\n<p>Between 6 and 12 months, your baby understands and says simple words. Between 6 and 9 months, she will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respond to her name and look when you call her.<\/li>\n<li>Understand simple words like \u201cno,\u201d \u201cbye-bye\u201d and \u201cbottle.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Babble words like \u201cda da da\u201d and \u201cma ma ma.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Between 9 and 12 months, he will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Repeat single words and copy animal sounds.<\/li>\n<li>Point to toys or foods when asked.<\/li>\n<li>Respond to both soft and loud sounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6500\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Born-To-Learn.png\" alt=\"Born-To-Learn\" width=\"1224\" height=\"792\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6499 alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6\u201312-mos-2.jpg\" alt=\"Mother reading to her baby\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/>Story Time<\/h2>\n<p>Babies love the sounds of words and the sound of your voice. They like cloth, vinyl and board books with simple stories and pictures of things they know. They like to wave their arms and bat the pages. To get books for your child, ask her doctor about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reachoutandread.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reach Out and Read Arizona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Your Child&#8217;s Development<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any worries about how your baby is developing, trust your feelings. For example, if your baby does not crawl or stand with support, or seems too floppy or too stiff, it may be the sign of a problem. If your baby does not smile or repeat sounds by 9 months and babble and gesture with his arms by 12 months, it could be a sign of a development problem. Talk to your doctor right away. There are services to help your baby. Do not be afraid to use them. Getting help early can make a big difference in your baby&#8217;s future. Contact the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/des.az.gov\/services\/disabilities\/developmental-infant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>THINGS YOU CAN DO<\/p>\n<h3>Help Your Baby Learn<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Set aside relaxed time when you can sit on the floor and do what your baby wants to do.<\/li>\n<li>Make a calm, safe place to play so your baby can explore freely.<\/li>\n<li>Imitate your baby and let her copy you.<\/li>\n<li>Let her discover things on her own. Try not to stop her as long as she is safe.<\/li>\n<li>When she\u00a0does something you do not like,\u00a0gently move her or remove the object from her path. This is all the discipline she needs in the first year.<\/li>\n<li>Talk, read and sing to your baby. Learn more about young children and reading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/early-childhood-matters\/early-literacy\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night<\/h3>\n<p>Most babies can learn to sleep through the night by 6 months. To help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not let your baby nap for more than 3 hours during the day.<\/li>\n<li>Be active with him during the day.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure he eats enough during the day and before bedtime.<\/li>\n<li>Have a bedtime ritual such as a bath, a book and a kiss before you turn the lights off.<\/li>\n<li>If he wakes at night, check on him and help him go back to sleep by himself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When Your Baby Gets His First Teeth<\/h3>\n<p>The first teeth usually start coming in around 6 months of age. Clean them with a soft cloth or baby toothbrush. Use a small amount of fluoride toothpaste. Take him for his first visit with a dentist by his first birthday. For more information, see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/parent-kit\/oral-health-teeth\/\">Oral Health<\/a>\u00a0page in this guide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about teething, sleep patterns and helping your baby learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":6501,"parent":0,"template":"","tags":[23,74,76,79,80,128],"class_list":["post-316","parent-kit","type-parent-kit","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-child-development","tag-early-learning","tag-language-literacy","tag-oral-health","tag-brain-development","tag-sleep","parent-kit-category-your-infant"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Your Baby from 6-12 Months - First Things First<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your baby learns more from playing and being with you than from anything else. 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