One Year Old Baby Food, One Year Old Baby Care Tips

Developmental Milestones for a One Year Old (13 to 24mnths)
The other day, you were quite ecstatic to see your toddler standing alone without support. Isn’t it? Well, soon you would even find her walking and taking up to running effortlessly by the end of about 20 months. Falling amidst the process is common, but still geared up to take the steps ahead. Bends down with ease to pick up that small cube of apple, whilst being able to maintain a good balance when sitted. Welcome, to life with your growing one year old.
Physical Development
By about 15 months, your child can easily balance himself when placed on his knees and simultaneously turn his head. While walking can stop and take steps backwards but may not be able to immediately do the same, if he is running. What’s more in store, when you see him being surrounded with too many toys in his room? Well, he explores the given space by enjoying doing many things at a time. Sometimes, he would seek fun riding the swinging horse cart. While at times, he would be beaming with confidence on building a tower of 5- 6 cubes. By the end of 24 mnths, you would see him grasping and releasing the ball and even kicking it well.
A child on move at around 18- 24 mnths of age gets curious day by day. Fidgeting with new objects, bringing them to their mouth, opening drawers and cabinets, closing doors are just few on the amazing list of their chores for the day. You do tend to steal some learning time for your child by reading a book and what you observe? He just starts turning the pages hurriedly, may even start scribbling all over with the little crayon stick. At around 13-18 months of age, a child may learn to hold a crayon with a better control and be able to make some circular strokes. By about 18- 24 months of age, a firm grip helps him make some distinct vertical and horizontal strokes.
He responds to your see-off gesture in return with a good bye and may even plant a peck on your cheek, if taught to. Also, reciprocates a joyful gesture with clapping.
Self Care At One Year Age
At about 13-18 months of age, you would find him feeding himself with much independence. He holds the cup with both his hands, drools less and feeds well on finger foods. He would also learn to chew his morsel and not just gulp it down. He would be learning to bring the spoon to his mouth but is still not yet skilled at it. But by 19- 24 mnths of age, you would find him eating well with a spoon but without your help. There would be less of mess with spilling and dropping happening not quite often. Gets better with taking out his shoes, pulls off his socks and learns other simpler aspects of dressing.
A child at around this age cannot understand the finer aspects of hygiene and health. You can help him get started with establishing toilet routines. Although, it’s difficult as many children may not respond to following a set pattern by the time they are 3.5 yrs old which is quite normal. But you should keep checking on the same by watching his gestures. On being gently probed, he might indicate by pointing it to his kiddo toilet seat. A nail trimming session is filled with lots of prodding and nagging. By observing others, he usually learns to wash his hands and pat it dry.
Social, Emotional and Intellectual Development
A one year old child seeks independence in every activity, even though he may not be successful at completing all of them e.g. (feeding, putting on his cap). He resists your assistance in helping him out. In the process, if he is really irritated by repeated failures then might urge through his gestures. He may indicate it just by clinging on to you for help.
He can sense the presence of other people apart from his parents. Depending on how familiar he is with them, he expresses different emotions and social skills at different situations. For e.g. May hold on to his grandfather reminding him to be taken for his evening stroll. If he happens to see some familiar faces e.g. of his fellow cousins at a gathering, might respond by giving a hug. At a shop, if he happens to be surrounded by few other children of his age group, what all you would expect? At one instance, the sight of a cranky fellow being can make him cry. But the sight of another child smiling would make him feel happy. He might just respond through simple friendly overtures like walking towards him and playfully patting his hand on the other child’s face.
At around 19- 24 months of age, you find him imitating animal sounds really well. He likes to be the centre of attention, wants all his demands to be met at the earliest. If he sees that you are not giving him that object he is eyeing for, he might just hit you or scream showing his anger. He begins to address his things well with words like ‘me’ and’ mine’ for e.g. my toy. The presence of strangers might make himself conscious. So he may coyly hide behind a chair. He would try to relate his actions with your facial expressions. Looks embarrassed on having broken something, if you had been constantly telling him not to touch that object.
By around 13-18 months of age, you begin to notice new additions in the list of words that your child uses for conversing. Looks at your face constantly when being talked to. Asks for an object by pointing at it and uttering a word for the same. By about 19- 24mnths of age, you observe him to be good at speaking one to two short sentences. Likes talking to himself, sometimes in a tone that becomes difficult to interpret. He becomes choosier with his toys, likes humming his favourite kiddie rhymes and can remain glued to that colourful picture book as well.
Every one year old will be developing at a different pace. Some may grasp certain skills earlier and quickly as compared to others, so you needn’t worry. But if you see your child to be extremely unresponsive to his surroundings, sounds and still not able to pull himself to a standing position, then its apt to discuss these issues with her doctor.