The 5-month-old stage is another small period that you should not miss as your child grows. It is in this first year that each month that passes we cannot take our eyes off to the great evolution that maintains during this phase. It is a great challenge to help them and it is exciting how each month that passes their skills advance.
5-month-old babies continue to perform great psychomotor progress, they are becoming more self-confident and their abilities are becoming more and more independent. In this month you will notice much more trust towards people. Differentiates the paternal figure from the maternal one and already distinguishes human voices so it will pay much more attention. Learn as a parent what more skills you can share ...
Psychomotor skills of 5-month-old babies
- One of the great skills that can fascinate us is when starts making sounds. At this stage he will try to do his little babbling but in order to imitate what you hear. He will start to fart and the syllables he will repeat the most are MA, PA, KA.
- With his hands begins to touch everything around him and it is obvious that in order for him to become better acquainted with his surroundings begin to put objects in your mouth. Begin to smile and you know how to attract attention of their parents with their little cries. Also already responds with a turn of the head when they call you by name.
- If you turn him upside down, he already knows how to adopt his position with his head upright and extend your feet and your hands out with your spine arched. If you put him on his back, he will not stop kicking and he even begins to be curious about his feet and put them in his mouth.
- You know how to handle your body, is capable of turning over, so you have to be especially careful. He also knows how to adapt his legs to position your beginnings to stand up. It will still take you a few more months, but you will be strong enough by now.
- Feelings: has great attachment to his mother, but already begins to differentiate the rest of the people around him, especially his father figure. That is why he likes get their attention with sounds and babbling and he will be able to recognize himself and remain friendly in front of a mirror.
- his vision: his eyes they are much better adapted, but not completely. You have yet to complete your sight and you will only be able to see for a couple of meters. He has the perception of focusing with better dexterity so it will be a lot easier to recognize the people around you.
- Your ear: recognizes sounds perfectly, knows when to lift his head to put more emphasis on listening to something that does not perceive well. Knows when and how to make noises play with that practice, that's why you will notice that he likes to throw things on the ground so that they make noise.
Dexterity with games and feeding
5 month old babies they enjoy games a lot. He likes to touch everything because he is already gaining dexterity with his hands. Toys with many shapes and colors they will test you and you will like it. Everything you have to touch and taste and that has lights and sounds will enchant you. Encourage him when he's active without your sleep hours.
Your diet will continue to be very limited, since it can only be exclusively breast milk or formula milk. It is after 6 months when some foods recommended by the pediatrician are introduced into the child. Only in some cases can a very exclusive type of food be introduced, but only when the child cannot continue with the milk, which is probably because they cannot tolerate it or because they do not like it enough.