How does child development relate to Wonder weeks?

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1. What is Wonder Weeks?

After giving birth, parents not only have to face health care problems for the baby, but also the child's psycho-physiological development also causes many difficulties. The most frustrating is the 10 weeks of the baby's crisis. The world calls it “Wonder weeks”. The concept of Wonder weeks was born about 40 years ago, only about the strong development stages of children.
Wonder weeks is also mentioned by other names like fussy weeks or stormy weeks. The names have also partly shown the children's troubles. On the one hand, it can also make it difficult for us to deal with our baby's discomfort. On the other hand, according to experts, this is quite a useful sign, helping parents realize that their baby is going through a "difficult" time, as well as better understand why the child suddenly becomes like that. .
The fussiness and separation anxiety can be a sign that your baby is about to take a developmental leap. It is very helpful for parents who are thinking about what their baby is going through during the Wonder weeks.
In order to go through the crisis milestone with your child in the most smooth way, the only way is for parents to learn to understand their baby and decipher each message that the child wants to send through crying, annoyed eyes or tantrums. your own shit.

2. How to recognize Wonder weeks early

Actually, parents are still doing their important role in taking care of and raising their baby. The way the baby "resists" is considered natural, marking the great development of intelligence and motor abilities.
10 of these crisis milestones, babies often have the following symptoms:
Babies cry more at night, cling to their mothers more Anorexia, poor feeding Difficulty sleeping and often waking up, not deep sleep Easy to become irritable, frustrated, cry often Want to be patted and cuddled by mom

3. How is child development related to Wonder weeks?

Children will go through a very rapid development process both physically and mentally. Babies progress through a series of skills as they learn to sit, then they learn to crawl, then they learn to stand, and then they learn to walk.
Although every baby is unique, special and unique, all children go through a similar pattern of orderly development.
Research has shown that major nervous system changes occur in the brains of babies under 20 months of age. After these changes, there will be many more changes in the mental development and development of the child. Basically, however, your baby's brain needs to get bigger and more developed before he's capable of doing more "mature" things.
A child's mental leap or related mental development has been discovered by doctors as, the child passes through 10 predictable stages. These leaping stages are tied to a baby's age, starting from the time an infant is 5 weeks old, until 17-20 months old.
Each stage represents changes in the child's development and perception of the world. Babies are only capable of developing skills after their brains have matured enough. As children grow older, the brain changes and the child becomes more intelligent.

The way these leaps work is: babies have a sunny week (Sunny week), followed by a stormy week (Wonder weeks), this stormy period can last from 1 to 2 days. 4 weeks. After Wonder weeks, she's working hard to learn new skills again and she wants to show the world how smart she is. During the "sunny" weeks, babies usually sleep and feed better, eat better. The baby is ready to explore the world around him and is less clingy to you. Babies often appear to be very comfortable and cuter when we are around them.

4. What do mothers need to do during the child's crisis week?

Some tips you can apply to spend 10 weeks peacefully with your baby:
Put your baby to bed 30-45 minutes earlier than usual Reduce a day's sleep if you want (applicable to weeks 12 - 26) or 37 – 55 or 64) Do not force your baby to eat Paying more attention to your baby As a key area of ​​Vinmec Health system, Pediatrics Department always brings satisfaction to customers and is evaluated by industry experts With:
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