Children's educational toys from 7 months: how they contribute to the development of the child

A fully developing child by seven months easily moves a rattle from hand to hand, knocks a cube on a surface. If you offer him another thing, he will drop the first one. He sits a little uncertainly, balances. Lying on his tummy, he firmly leans on one hand so that the other can grab an object in front of him. He actively rolls over from his back to his stomach. He plays with his legs, slightly raising his head or upper body. He firmly grabs the fingers of an adult when lifting him into a sitting position, and tries to stand up. If you hold him by the body, the baby will "dance" on his toes.

I am learning about the world: developmental features of a 7-9-month-old baby with available play accessories

Relatives and guests, who were once afraid to pick up a "fragile baby", are already interested in babysitting a seven-month-old toddler. He holds his head confidently, sits well in your arms, is interested in bright soft books, plays patty-cake, hide-and-seek (the adult covers his face with his palms and says "peek-a-boo"). It's time to put the baby in a special chair with an adjustable back. He will watch with interest how his mother does housework, especially in the kitchen.

The child reacts to the word "no", to the adults' address, listens to the conversation. Start setting rules, teaching conditional obedience to the little family member.

If a baby by seven months cannotgrasp a cube, does not try to sit when pulled up by the arms, does not “dance”, does not pay attention to an unfamiliar sound or melody; by eight – does not crawl backwards on his tummy, does not stand with support even for a short period of time; by nine – does not hold a button with two fingers, does not babble – this is a deviation from developmental norms. Be sure to show your baby to a specialist!

Age 7-9 months:

• binocular vision has developed;
• can recall an object that is not in front of his eyes;
• learns to eat pureed food and some types of solid food;
• eats complementary foods with a spoon, learns to bite;
• pronounces the sounds "ba-ba-ba, uncle-uncle-dya, da-da-da";
• laughs loudly when tickled;
• smiles or laughs in response to hilarious grimaces;
• deliberately drops toys so that they can be picked up;
• tries to attract the attention of parents, stretching out his hands to them;
• repeats "ma-ma" after adults;
• cries if a toy is taken away.

By nine months, the child reaches for the desired object with both hands, and gives the toy to the parents upon request. Grabs a trinket in each hand, holds them for a while, then throws one away. Holds on to a ring tightly with only his fingers without using his palm. Throws a toy from a height onto the floor and carefully watches it fall. Crawls backwards on his belly, tries to sit up from a prone position. Stands with support.

With the help of play devices, the baby learns new information. By shifting cubes and rattles, he learns about the capabilities of his hands. Playing with balls, being in a "jumper", doing exercises on a fitball - learns to control the body, determine its position in space.

Developmental toys for children 7-9 months

1. Piano or other multifunctional music centerswith light accompaniment, a large number of buttons. By pressing them, the baby will hear the voices of animals, melodies, the sound of individual notes, see how the lights come on. At the same time, thinking, coordination of hand movements, hearing are improved.
2. Hammer with pegs in a stand.Such a device can be wooden or plastic. While playing, the baby strengthens muscles, develops coordination of eye and hand movements. The toddler is carried away for a long time, watching how the peg hides from his blow.

   A favorite toy for any fidget can be even a saucepan or an empty tin can. Put a set of different unbreakable dishes in front of him, hand him a spoon, a strong rattle, a xylophone stick. A home concert is guaranteed.)) Learn to calmly react to this noise - this is how your baby develops successfully.

3. "Jack in the snuffbox" - boxes with a pop-up surprise.With the help of such a trinket, the baby learns to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between action and result, hones the coordination of eye and hand movements, actively involves thinking. Show the little one how to press the button. After that, he will happily continue the game alone.
4. Children's educational toys for bathing.The baby already sits in the bath on his own or in a special chair with suction cups. Bathing in warm water is a favorite pastime for most peers. Throw a boat, an oilcloth book, a shampoo can, a squeaky rubber duck, or a fish that collects water into the water. Attach silicone figures with suction cups to the wall, wind up and let swim a crocodile with a mechanism. Such fun trains motor skills, cognitive abilities, and stimulates tracking eye movements.

   Children love magic tricks. Hide the duck under thick foam, and then take it out. Fill the fish with water, then press it to spray it on the baby. Show how to push the boat so that it floats forward.

5. Books.Buy soft fabric options or plastic musical books. The little one will happily turn the pages, press the buttons, look at the pictures, improving visual attention, fine motor skills, cognitive interest, touch, and speech comprehension.
6. Game centerswith different buttons, figures, a rotating disk, mirrors, switches. The more levels, the more interesting for the child. They promote the development of hearing, fine motor skills, and teach actions with complex objects.

Ask dad or grandpa to make a game center for your son. Believe me, the baby will be delighted. Screw old switches, a safety bolt, a telephone disk, a door chain, a button, a small abacus, and a mechanical lock onto a sanded board. Such a toy will be interesting up to two years.

The figures of the second article of the series "Educational toys for a child under one year" are also interesting to the baby. He will enthusiastically put rattles and bracelets in a box, then take them out again. It is better to remove the pendants from the mobile and give them to the baby to study, because he can already sit, and there is a risk that, interested in the mechanism, he will pull it over himself. A number of children's toys made with your own hands will be replenished with plastic bottles with cereals, legumes, which the prankster will rattle like maracas. Do not rush to hide your favorite trinkets!

Children's educational toys from 10 months to a year - in the next article. To be continued.