Your Eleven to Twelve Month Old This is a particularly
interesting phase of your baby's development, not only does it
require your constant attention and approval, but it also marks your
baby's first birthday party, which will no doubt keep you buzy. Now
that she's almost a year old, she will start asserting her
independence and may even refuse to accept your authority on
occasion.
Physical Growth Chart
Weight: 9 - 10.4kg
Height: 73 - 75 cm
Head circumference: 46,6 - 47 cm
Physical skills:
- Can balance on one foot while holding onto something
- Able to climb up and down stairs on her hands and knees
- Attempts to hold two objects in one hand, and has stopped
putting every available thing into her mouth
- Able to turn pages of a book
- Helps you with dressing, by constantly pulling her socks off
- Able to walk when you hold one of her hands and may even
surprise you with her 'first-step'
- Able to feed himself, although still quite a messy affair
- Climbs stairs with ease, and may escape from his cot
- Builds a tower using several blocks
Thinking skills:
- Her sense of humour is developing rapidly, and will laugh if
you make a funny noise or pull faces
- Still babbles, with some words being recognizable
- May be able to say two or three words, other than 'mama' or
'dada.
- Shows preference for a particular toy
- Is able to recognise the name of specific objects, e.g. dog
- Starts to enjoy social outings but will still cling to you in
strange territory
- Starts to show signs of anger and impatience and may have the
occasional temper tantrum
- Vocabulary expands rapidly
- Expects constant attention, as she has huge ideas but limited
capability
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