9 months

*Child development

*Language and Communication

*Babbling starts to sound like real words

*Understands “no”

*Uses fingers to point at things

*Makes lots of different noises

How can you help your baby’s development?*Read and talk to your baby

* Play games with “my turn, your turn.”

* Say what you think your baby is feeling. For example, say, “You are so sad, let’s see if we can make you feel better.”

*Describe what your baby is looking at; for example, “red, round ball.

*Social and Emotional

*May be afraid of strangers

*Has favorite toys

*May be clingy with familiar adults

How can you help your baby’s development?* Pay attention to the way he

reacts to new situations and people; try to

* continue to do things that make your baby happy and comfortable.

*As she moves around more, stay close so she knows that you are near.

*Continue with routines; they are especially important now.

*Cognitive

*Able to make links between sounds, gestures and meaning

*Understand that waving is connected to a phrase

*Looks for things he sees you hide

How can you help your baby’s development?* Play peek-a-boo and hide-

and-seek

*Read and talk to your baby.

*Movement/Physical

Development

*Stands, holding on

*Can get into sitting position

*Sits without support

*Pulls to stand

*Crawls

*Develops control over hands and fingers

How can you help your baby’s development?* Put your baby close to

things that she can pull up on safely.

* Provide lots of room for your baby to move and explore in a safe area.

*Measures to ensure physical

safety

*Make sure objects that are in reach of child aren’t things that could hurt them

*Constant supervision

*Cut their food into small pieces to prevent a choking hazard

*Don’t allow your baby to play with anything that might cover her face

*Have proper, age appropriate toys for them to play with

*Importance of play for healthy child

development

*Wouldn't learn to move on to the next stage

*The environment they were raised in is the foundation for their development

*Contributes to well-being of child (social, emotional, intellectual and physical)

*An opportunity for parents to fully engage with child

*Allows children to use their creativity and develop an imagination

*Teaches children how to work in groups, share, negotiate, resolve conflicts and self advocate

*A Nutritious Meal

*Breakfast – iron-fortified infant cereal, breast milk/formula, cooked egg and mashed banana

*Morning snack – mashed baby biscuits and puréed apples

*Lunch – iron-fortified cereal mixed with breast milk/formula, mashed potato and minced chicken

*Afternoon snack – mashed peaches

*Dinner – iron-fortified infant cereal mixed with breast milk/formula, mashed pears and minced meat

Caregivers set the stage for healthy eating patters that their children will maintain for life.A healthy diet for a 9 month old includes breast milk/formula, iron-fortified infant cereal and small amounts of a variety of foods.

*Sources

Ginsberg, K. (2013). PEDIATRICS. The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds, 119, Pp. 182-191.

Healthy Families BC. (2013, August 5). Retrieved March 1, 2015, from https://www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca/home/articles/babies-cognitive-development-9-12-months

Infants (0-1 year of age). (2015, February 12). Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting