Example
DANIEL
10 months old
Developmental Skills
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
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Most babies this age have mastered crawling, can sit without help and pull themselves to a standing position. Your baby is probably driven to move around, pull himself up and stand upright for long periods while grabbing to a table or chair.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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Your baby becomes more able to find hidden objects and begin to realize that you still exist even when you're out of sight.
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Babies at this age are mimics, and you may notice your baby imitating just about everything you do.
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They listen to the sound of your words and watch you carefully to gauge your reactions.
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Interested in objects around him. Studies and feels them.
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
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Ten-month-olds can understand and follow simple, one-step commands, such as “wave bye-bye.”
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Your baby may be begining to put strings of babble sounds together
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And recognize meaning of some words versus just sounds
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Your baby might become skilled at various gestures, such as shaking his or her head no, pointing at something out of reach, etc.
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Your baby might be more intersted in communicating, understanding "no" and recognizinf herself in a mirror.
Suggestions
"Curiosity Cube" by Earlyears
Features
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6 sides of activities to explore
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Includes a moving bead maze, spinning disks, and mirror.
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Also has clicking sounds, rattles, and "rainstick" sounds.
Safety
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No small or loose pieces
Why we love it
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Your child can grab on to the cube and practice gross and fine motor skills.
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It is also a great way to explore different senses, practice hand-eye coordination. Emotional awareness (recognizing self in mirror); Memory, logic and reasoning, and problem solving.
Recommendations of use
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Try letting your child explore each one of the 6 sides
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He can grab on to the cube, stand or sit and play with it.
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We suggest placeing a rug underneath and moving sharp objects because Daniel might try to practice his newly acquired motor skills!
"Count and Compose Piano" by Baby Einstein
"Moo Baa La La La" by Sandra Boynton
