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Movement (Birth-1 year)
Movement describes a child’s inner compulsion towards movements that are coordinated and controlled.Montessori dedicated an entire chapter towards the important of movement in her book.The Discovery of child and stated that ,just like all of the other sensitive periods ,it is crucial for a child to be allowed freely to explore their sensitive periods without any abstacles in order to preserve their spirit and enable it to develop to its full potiential.
- Gets to sitting position without assistance.
- Crawls forward on belly by pulling with arms and pushing with legs.
- Assumes hands-and-knees position.
- Creeps on hands and knees supporting trunk on hands and knees.
- Gets from sitting to crawling or prone (lying on stomach) position.
- Pulls self up to stand.
At around 3 months, she will begin to open her hands on her own and slowly gain control over her movements. She may begin to lift objects — including her thumb — to her mouth. You should notice baby’s increased hand-eye coordination as she discovers that her hands are part of her body.Babies, especially very young infants, often move around. These movements are pretty uncoordinated, with arms and legs flailing about, largely because of this rapid neurological development in the first few months of life. If your baby is wiggling and crying a lot, try swaddling her.
Most children speak their first word between 10 to 14 months of age. By the time your baby is a year old, he or she is probably saying between one to three words. They will be simple, and not complete words, but you will know what they mean. They may say “ma-ma,” or “da-da,” or try a name for a sibling, pet, or toy.
It is completely normal for newborns and young infants to jerk or twitch from time to time, it happens as part of the baby’s normally developing nervous system. The episodes should only last a few seconds and may be more pronounced if the baby is startled or upset.
