Developmental stages of a child in the second six months of life

Today I invite you to continue the entry on the development of the toddler. The second half of a year is a period of very significant and dynamic changes in the development of a child. Nevertheless we should remember that we support the child in achieving new skills and we do not accelerate them.

VI month of life

When lying on his back:

• the child lifts his legs and bottom up, grabs his feet and puts them in his mouth, – perfects turns from back to belly.

In lying on the stomach:

• symmetrical support on straight arms appears,
• the child starts to move around its own axis – pivoting, – attempts to rotate from stomach to back.

VII month of life

In lying on back:

• toddler turns efficiently on his tummy,
• Plays with his hands and grabs toys,
• Lifts his legs up, grabs his feet and puts them in his mouth.

Lying on their stomachs:

• there are attempts to shift weight backwards and stand in a quadruped position, – the toddler is perfecting pivots,
• first attempts at lateral support.

At this stage the development on the baby’s back is over!

V||| month of life

In lying on the stomach:

• the toddler perfects rotations around the axis,
• assumes an amphibious position, i.e. lateral support on the elbow,
• assumes a quadruped position and rocks back and forth,
• can turn from belly to back and vice versa, – the toddler is crawling.

|X month of life

In lying on the stomach:

• first attempts to sit up from the four-legged or side-support position appear, – toddler tries to quadruped, but does not always succeed here yet,
• baby crawls,
• baby is crawling, – position of the bear appears and first attempts to move in this position.

X-XII months of life

In lying on the stomach:

• the child is quadruping,
• can move smoothly from different positions to sitting,
• is able to get up near furniture,
• from a kneeling position tries to stand up,
• In the course of time the child stands up from one side and from the other side,

Now you know how your baby will develop. Remember that this is only a guideline – a developmental framework. Each child achieves all skills in its own time.