What a child should be able to at 4 months: the physical, social and emotional development of the baby at this age. What may be problems with the development of the child at 4 months, what to do?

In this article, we will consider the process of developing a child at 4 months, learn about his skills and capabilities at this age.

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Children are growing so fast that in four months it is noticeable. Compared to the newborn, the baby changes not only externally, but also psychologically. His muscles become stronger, so the baby moves a lot and can independently take and hold objects, holds the head and tries to repeat movements behind his loved ones.

What should a child be able to at 4 months: physical skills

Gradually, the child decreases in the size of the head and chest, and the limbs are lengthened. Further, the proportions of the baby’s body, become more similar to the proportions of an adult. By 4 months, beautiful chubby pink cheeks appear, which are initially not very noticeable. T.K. The kid, although he tries to move a lot, is still low, compared to older children, also pens and legs become more chubby.

The kid sleeps 3 times a day, and night sleep can last up to 10 hours. Therefore, parents should already accustom the baby to sleep on their own and without interruptions for food in such a period. Also, it is not recommended to “pamper” the child with motion sickness, and give the opportunity to fall asleep on their own.

Due to the low activity, by 4 months the baby gains weight, and this is not particularly surprising.

For each month, the baby can type up to 750 g, or even more, according to the standards, the baby should weigh 6-7 kg in 4 months, with a height of up to 65 cm.

The kid acquires new skills, meets the outside world and interacts with it, for example:

Ground reflex Already arbitrary. If earlier the baby squeezed his hand in his fist when he was brought some object, then already at 4 months, he can take what he would like to. And vice versa, if the toy, for example, will not like it, he may refuse to take it.
The kid is no longer just holding an object, but tries to carry out various manipulations with it. For example, considers or pulls in a mouth. The baby cannot keep the subject for a long time yet, because The muscles are still fragile and the motor skills of the hands have not been developed, but he must definitely touch various details of this subject and try to at least knock the object. This will develop coordination of movements.
Easy to turn over From the abdomen and vice versa, also lying on the back, can highly raise the legs and hold them for a few seconds. And if it lies on the tummy rests on the handles.
Raises forward The head and shoulders, showing your desire to sit down. But do not rush the baby, many orthopedists claim that the child should sit down on his own, and at 4 months it is too early.
The makings for crawling are already visible. If the baby is put on the tummy, he will unlock his legs and try to lift the ass. By the end of the month, the baby boldly holds it. Some children at this age can crawl in plastic. Also, sometimes children can crawl back, not forward. Much depends on the activity of the crumbs, there are kids who are actively trying to move around the room in the room in 4 months, crawl in plastunas, roll.
By the 4 months of life, the crumbs have a schedule, it becomes much easier to understand the desires of the baby, his mood and emotions. A closer relationship is established between parents and the child than before, due to this contact, the baby feels safe and behaves much calmer.
Takes a toy, can shake it and put it. Purposefully grabs the toy and holds it for a while (up to 1 min). If the baby shows such a desire, this indicates the rapid development of fine motor skills.
Closer to the end of 4 months, if you run the crumbs with a finger along the spine, then it begins to strain and bend the back.
During food, it holds the breast on its own.
You can hold the baby for the armpits, and he will begin to build on the surface, which indicates the desire to become on the legs.

Already the baby at 4 months noticeably less often needs a chest and not so often needs to be given, mainly in the process of falling asleep, awakening and gaps during the period of night and daytime sleep. During feeding, the baby can often be distracted and rotated, especially if someone distracts him, but count that the baby eats is a delusion, you should not take the chest in this case, but just wait until he turns again.

Cognition of the world around the child at 4 months

The kid at 4 months already sees at a distance of 3 m, so he can very well examine the room or admire the window.
Hearing is also formed, and the baby distinguishes intonation, music and clearly understands when his parents say.
At 4 months, the baby also develops a speech apparatus, you can hear the first sounds that are very often confused with the words, for example, “gu”, “ma”, “ba”, “yes”, etc.
The child can easily distinguish "strangers" from "his". Usually the baby is upset when strangers pick it up - he can cry. And since the baby has a poorly developed long -term memory, then if he sees his relatives periodically and not very often, he will most likely perceive them as strangers.
A child at 4 months can grab the toy that interests him with both hands, also, he reacts differently to new and old objects. He watches the movement of toys, people, and also shows emotions in different ways when he hears various sounds.
The kid with curiosity looks into a plate to his parents and quickly wants to tear out a spoon and try the contents. He watches your movements, both during a meal and during a conversation. At the same time, he repeats his lips and tries to pronounce similar sounds.
You can already actively conduct excursions around the rooms of the house or on the street, Kroch already sees much better, and will get acquainted with the world with interest. Also, the baby can show pictures in books, read. Although the baby is still very small, he already absorbs and remembers the information that you present to him.
If you turn on children's songs or other music to the baby, you can watch how he actively moves legs and handles, especially if he liked the melody.

More and more often on the face of the crumbs you can see a smile, especially if you take it out into the street. Various objects, children, animals cause a storm of delight in the baby. Also, the baby shows joy and dissatisfaction with various movements of the handles and legs, but this is individually. The baby can growl or just shout to the negativity, but he cries less often.

By the end of the fourth month, you can see really significant change in your child. The color of the hair also changes, sometimes the color of the eyes. If there were some kind of bald patches on their heads, they gradually overgrown with new thin hair. The skin of the skin becomes even, without pigmentation and redness. Also, in the development of crumbs, interesting changes can be observed, of course, each baby is individual and many skills depend on the mobility of the child.

The emotional and social sphere of the child at 4 months

A characteristic feature of a child at 4 months is the intensity of the development of an emotional state. Joy at the sight of mom is always expressed by a smile and even laughter. Also, the baby becomes more curious and sociable, so many mothers have to carry the baby with them throughout the apartment, cook and clean in their arms with the baby.

The kid at 4 months is already actively involved in communication and comes into contact, helps "by home" and loves to attend family dinners. The child is no longer waiting for him to speak or take him on pens, and tries to attract attention or express his wishes, imitates the sounds that he heard.

A smile, laughter and various emotions of the baby reacts to new things, toys, the voices of relatives, etc. Thus, the baby is in contact with the outside world, and also shows a desire and willingness to communicate.
If you take the baby in his arms, then he is reviving, he is already interested in knowing everything new, getting to know objects and spend more time in an upright position. Many parents are worried that the baby will become “manual” and get used to sitting only in his arms, but this is a misconception. When he has the opportunity to move on his own, his need to be in his hands will decrease.
In addition, at 4 months, the baby can “walk” and independently, for example, lying on his tummy or in a crib, looking at toys or own hands.

But in communication with strangers and strangers, the baby needs time to get used to, in no case should people give the baby to the people unfamiliar for him. Even if it is a grandmother, whom the baby sees once every six months, because He still has a slightly developed long -term memory, for crumbs this is an unfamiliar person, and he can be very scared. It is worth immediately warning guests that the baby needs time, so as not to put the crumbs once again.

With strangers, kids behave mostly wary, they can be frightened or, conversely, carefully examine and study. Even if the mother puts on the hat and glasses, it is quite possible that the child does not recognize her, and even if you remove such a disguise, the baby will not be able to understand what exactly happened.

Due to breastfeeding, the baby has a well-developed sucking reflex and, accordingly, the muscles of the lips. Therefore, it is easier for him to pronounce labial sounds: m, b, p. Most often, the kids say “mother”, which is considered the first word.

The ability to use it with your own hands and body becomes more perfect, the coordination of grabbing becomes clearer and the baby can already recognize what he wants to take and what not.

The child at 4 months tries to feel something new, can draw a finger along the edge of the sofa, while gets a lot of pleasure, and searches for something new and unknown. For the baby at this age, various rattles with small details are suitable, which will allow developing motor skills and knowing new sensations. The desire to know something new, shows his ability to behave more purposefully and consciously. Therefore, it is very important to give the baby the opportunity to develop interest and curiosity.

The child at 4 months actively reacts to the appearance of objects, as well as to their disappearance. The baby watches the movement of the object, and then tries to remember the place where they left this item, if the toy is removed, then he will begin to remember the trajectory of its movement, this is trained in the baby's memory.

In a child of this age, hearing becomes much better, so he turns the head when his mother turns to him, or reacts to the ringing of rattles. Also, the baby will turn to any source of noise or an unknown sound for it.

The child’s thinking at 4 months also becomes better. For example, if the baby is shown, he will freeze and will wait for the start of feeding. He examines his body with curiosity, plays with hair, hands and even considers himself in the mirror.
Thanks to such an increased curiosity of the baby to the surrounding world and to the subjects unidentified for him, it develops not by day, but by the hour. And in order for this interest not to die out, and the child develops as expected and in a timely manner, parents must help the baby, teach him and stimulate the desire to develop.

This period is characterized by revitalization, violent emotions, which more pleasing to his relatives more than ever. The kid, and parents are gradually adapting to new living conditions, rules and graphics, but, unfortunately, this is not for long. Closer to 5 months in children, teeth begin to cut, this brings adjustments to the calm and routine life of the family. At 4 months, you can face the problem of colic, especially in boys. Therefore, if the baby sleeps poorly or behaves uneasily, it is worth taking measures.

How to behave with a child at 4 months?

Even if the baby is a little behind the peers, there is absolutely no trouble in this. It is worth showing a little more attention to your child, and you will not have time to notice how the baby will gain many new skills.

The most important thing for a baby is communication with a mother. A child at 4 months requires the constant presence of his loved ones and needs guardianship and support. Communication, constant conversations for the baby are very important, so you should carry a baby everywhere and gradually introduce it to it new items, phenomena and people. This will allow the baby to get used to the new world faster, and will also simplify the task of getting used to the kindergarten and school in the future.
Conversations should not be monotonous. It is worth changing both intonation and facial expressions. This will develop the emotions of the baby, and soon you can easily recognize the preferences and desires of the child.
Even at this age, it is worth asking the crumbs as he cares, what he wants, to be interested in wishes. Of course, the child will not answer you at 4 months, but this will give him the opportunity to develop thinking, and thanks to facial expressions, it will be able to transmit information over time. For example, it will be able to show unwillingness to sleep or eat.
It is worth remembering that the baby is much more interesting to spend time actively, it is very mobile and it is very dangerous to leave it on the couch or bed. It is better to purchase a special rug and deal with it on the floor.
Massage, charging will not interfere with the immature muscles of the child. Since it moves a lot, legs and handles can get tired, and light stroking or stretching will help to relax.
It is worth allowing the baby to stimulate the reflex of crawling, give support in heels when he lies on his tummy. But this must not be done in a forced form, but only when the baby himself wants it. Also, it is not recommended to wear a baby in a “kangaroo”, it is better to use sling, stroller or just carry it in your hands. This can damage a fragile spine, which will incur unpleasant consequences.

The child at 4 months is more and more actively interested in objects, especially if they move or ring. Therefore, as developing toys at this age, a musical mobile over the bed, bright ringing rattles are best suited. They must be whole so that in case of something the baby does not break off part and swallow, because At this age, children actively try everything “to taste”.

Also, for the development of tactile sensations and fine motor skills of the child at 4 monthsSmooth wooden cubes, rough cardboard, various fabric, soft towel, etc. are perfect. When you offer the baby these things must be told and described what you give.
Due to the fact that the baby holds the head well, it can be gradually taught to “fly”, the baby will be able to feel new emotions and get used to height. Raising the baby you need to say: “Flapped-Westerners”, and then put on his chest, so the baby will not be afraid. But, if you saw fear in the eyes, or he was alert and tensed, it is better to postpone such games.

You can play with a child at 4 months in Ku-Ku. You can hide from the child after saying this, the baby should turn his head in the direction from where the sound was created.
Activates the functioning of the brain, the game "In the Ladushki". The child at 4 months will gradually begin to clap on his own, and also, this game causes a storm of positive emotions. Other games are also suitable, for example, “Magpie-Voron” “Rogataya Goat”, etc. All games can be combined with massage or charging.

And if something is wrong?

Of course, not all children are the same and not all master the important skills for this age. Therefore, if the baby is a little behind, do not panic, it is quite possible that it should be given a little more time. But exists a number of requirements, the absence of which requires the intervention of doctors, for example, a baby:

Does not hold the head
It does not show emotion
There is no interest in toys
Does not turn the head towards the sound
Not ruling, does not make sounds
Sedden
Does not focus on any subject

It is better to immediately contact a pediatrician and not worry in advance, because at this age many problems are easy to fix. At the same time, it is worth remembering that development and reflexes in premature babies are slightly different from the development of full -term babies.

Spending time with the baby is incredibly interesting, and most importantly, it is very important for the baby. Constant attention and communication, tactile and emotional connection with parents favorably affects the development of the baby, both physical and mental.