What can an 11-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.
Children 11 months old have strong development in language and motor abilities. Children can already babble some simple words, stand on their own or even walk.

1. The development of mobility

11-month-old babies are starting to learn to stand and are even able to stand and take a few steps.
They always want to explore the world around them in different ways. Children's hand coordination ability has also developed a lot. Children can hold small objects with their hands, can find objects around them and grab them.

2. The development of thinking

11-month-old baby has a developed brain, his ability to think and concentrate is also higher. In addition, children also know how to listen and observe everything that is happening around them.
In addition to toys, babies also know how to use daily life items such as TV remotes, drinking cups, rice spoons,...

3. Language development

11 month olds can understand simple words. For example, when you say "no", your baby will stop and pull his hand back, or when you say "give it to me", he will immediately give the item to you.
Although my baby is not fluent, she can still say single words or two words that sound the same. Whether your child can talk a lot or not depends on each child. However, not all quiet children are developmentally retarded. So, don't worry too much.
Usually the first words that babies can speak are the names of people or objects or animals. If you feel that your child's pronunciation is not correct, do not be discouraged but help your child read it correctly. Besides, mothers should also give words of encouragement and praise to help their children speak better every day!

4. Emotional Development

Some children will feel scared and nervous when strangers approach. At this time, the mother should pat the baby so that he can rest assured. Besides, children also know how to get angry and sad when you raise your voice or force them to do something.
On the contrary, there are also some children who like to tease, joke and make jokes. Children will learn to love and remember those who love them. Parents should spend more time playing with their children to help increase positive emotions for children.

5. How to take care of an 11-month-old baby

5.1 Nutrition Nutrition is very important for a child's physical development. For example, malnutrition can slow down physical development.
It not only has a great impact on bone density and the strength of teeth, the size of organs in the body, but also delays the development of children during puberty and pre-puberty.
With adequate nutrition, the baby can catch up with the development that he should have achieved before. Therefore, you need to provide enough necessary nutrients for children in each stage, especially calcium so that children can improve their height.
Besides nutrition, other environmental factors such as climate, environmental pollution also slow down the physical development of children.
5.2 Active movement and sports practice An obvious fact in today's children is inactivity and staying up late. This greatly affects the development of the musculoskeletal system of the child and the nervous system. For overweight children, being active also helps them achieve an ideal weight, limiting many diseases such as diabetes and heart disease in children. In addition, staying up late at night also greatly affects the quality of sleep. A deep and enough sleep helps to strengthen bone density and can grow the baby's height.
The growth of height, weight or physical strength in children is a necessary condition for their health, but it is still not enough. In addition to the physical development of the child's height, weight, and weight, do not forget to foster the child's mental life and brain health.
In the first years of life, a child's immune system is still immature, unable to fight off harmful bacteria that cause dangerous diseases such as measles, whooping cough, tetanus, ..... Mothers need to actively monitor and take their children to be vaccinated according to the immunization schedule for children under 1 year old to protect their health as well as their comprehensive development.
Besides, parents also need to supplement their children with essential micro-minerals such as zinc, lysine, chromium, selenium, vitamin B1, ... to fully meet the nutritional needs of children. The addition of these essential vitamins also supports digestion, enhances nutrient absorption, improves anorexia, and helps children eat well. Parents can simultaneously apply dietary supplements and functional foods derived from nature for easy absorption. The most important thing is that improving your baby's symptoms often takes a long time. Combining many types of functional foods at the same time or changing many types in a short time can make the baby's digestive system unable to adapt and completely not good. Therefore, parents must be really patient with their children and regularly visit the website vimec.com to update useful baby care information.