What can a 10 month old baby do?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Vu Quoc Anh - Pediatrician - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.
At 10 months old, babies are free to explore the world around them in many different ways. Your baby is now able to crawl around, get up from a sitting position, sit down slowly, and walk around while holding onto an object or mother's hand. However, in some cases, 10-month-old babies still can't crawl.

1. Children's motor ability

The 10-month-old baby's coordination ability has developed a lot. Babies can hold small objects with their hands, can easily detect objects around them and quickly grab them. Make sure small objects that can cause choking, like coins, are out of reach. Now the baby is moving around the house to explore so you need to clean the house very carefully to remove all the dangerous objects.
Baby is also starting to learn how to stack objects or stack cups on top of each other. It is also possible to hold the toy in one hand and do the other hand.

2. Children can eat solid foods

You can continue to expand your child's menu with fruits, vegetables, cereals, yogurt and meat. Avoid foods that can cause choking such as popcorn, raisins, hard candy, nuts, and sausages. Your baby already has a few teeth, so you can cut food into bars so your baby can practice coordination skills by picking up food and putting it in his mouth.

3. Language ability of 10 months old baby

At this age babies can imitate everything around them from brushing their hair, making phone calls... will listen to the sounds of words and watch carefully to assess adults' reactions to situations different situations. If the mother cries while watching a sad movie, the baby may imitate the sad expression.
10-month-olds can understand and follow simple requests like “goodbye” or “clap”. Babies can also recognize the names of things around them. When the mother says “car”, “dog”... the child can point to the object. At the same time, the baby will also react when his name is called.

Some babies will try to say some words, while others will start speaking later. Studies show that babies start saying their first words when they are 10 or 11 months old. The first words babies often say are "mom" and "dad".

4. Baby remembers everything around

Baby's memory ability is getting better day by day. A few months ago, every day felt like a whole new beginning, now that she can recognize many familiar faces (even relatives she hasn't seen in a month), she remembers where the toys are and can remember the way.

5. Form your own personality

Baby has started to have distinct personality traits. Having a baby is someone who likes to socialize, or smile at people. While some children are quite shy, timid and often hide their faces when strangers come to talk. At this age babies will learn to develop their own thoughts. Your baby will protest when she doesn't like what you do, like putting an extra seat in her baby's stroller.
10-month-old babies have formed their own reflexes and perceptions. Therefore, besides supplementing the baby's physical health, parents should not forget to foster the mental health and spiritual life of their children.
10-month-old babies need 5mg of elemental zinc/day to eat well, reach the correct height and weight and exceed the standard. Zinc plays a role in affecting most biological processes taking place in the body, especially the breakdown of nucleic acids, proteins... Organs in the body when zinc deficiency can lead to a There are a number of diseases such as neurological disorders, irritability, etc. Therefore, parents need to learn about the role of zinc and guide them to appropriate zinc supplements for their children.
In addition to zinc, parents also need to supplement their children with other important vitamins and minerals such as lysine, chromium, B vitamins,... errands.
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