The cognitive ability of the 26-month-old baby is quite good, the child is able to recognize himself. Children love to show off. Do you know what your 26-month-old baby knows to do?
Physical development of a 26-month-old child
While the body has many changes, the baby's brain has developed almost completely although all brain activity is still not balanced.
The baby's face is elongated and in proportion with the head no longer very small compared to the skull as it was when born. The baby's limbs also do not stop growing during development. The baby's belly seems to have been "slimmer". The baby has nearly 20 baby teeth.
The motor ability of the 26-month-old baby is very good. Children have the ability to balance and coordinate movements skillfully.
Not only are children able to make plans, but they are also able to perform increasingly complex movements: children have been able to dress themselves without the help of their parents.
26-month-olds love to run, play around the house and do whatever they want. During this time, the child's unique gait and style will be clearly shown.
The child's hobby of climbing the stairs continues this month. Children love to do small things to help their parents. Children like to do the most can be to take the phone for their parents. You will be surprised every time the phone rings, no one has to speak, the child rushes to the desk, or goes to pick up the phone for parents.
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Cognitive development
The child's cognitive ability was quite good: they were able to recognize themselves. Children who love to be styled the most are girls. Children may struggle, demand to change clothes they like, even with parents' discouragement. Children like to brush their hair, wash their hair by themselves, bathe or help their parents with small chores.
26-month babies are learning more about the world around them by touching, hearing and looking at people and objects.
Babies can solve mental problems through a process of trial and error. So you may not notice your baby breaking a toy anymore. Just simply by looking at it, your baby can appreciate the idea and how to use it.
As your baby's intellectual abilities develop further, you will find that your baby now understands the concepts of time. For example, when you say to your baby, "I can play with this toy after eating," he may understand the meaning of "after" in this sentence.
The only drawback for 26-month-olds is the way to grasp complex emotional concepts. Your baby will not understand what a divorcing parent or family member is sick.
Social & emotional development - what do 26 month infants know?
Enjoys helping parents with small and custom-made tasks such as choosing clothes to wear after bathing, putting on / taking off shoes by themselves, socks after going out somewhere, washing and drying hands by themselves, dressing by themselves , button your shirt to help mom
Enjoy playing with friends of the same age.
By this stage, the baby has begun to learn to resist. Kicking, punching, biting and shoving are all reactions when babies are upset.
Children have a strong curiosity, are eager to learn the environment, like to ask questions and have a better ability to organize their own life.
Language and speech development
Children love to learn new words and the pronunciation of new words by repeating everything you say to them, even if they don't understand what those new words mean. This repetitive process is sometimes called "parody."
Children are able to say quite a lot of words, many short and simple sentences such as: you have eaten, went out to play. However, children often have a tendency to lisp and swallow sounds. The ability to communicate more and more and more people understand children. During this time, children will often ask you about everything and talk for a long time, with lots of funny and interesting questions.
Health and nutrition of children 26 months old
In this age group, children often have symptoms such as sucking food without chewing, meat, chewing water without swallowing residue. So you should practice for children to chew more often, do not overdo the grinding, grinding food at this age. Children's meals need to be cooked thicker. Cut fruits and vegetables and salty foods into small pieces, cook them softly.
Especially, children should practice eating fruits that are both colorful and soft. Baby crackers are also very effective for chewing practice. During meals or do chewing moves for children to learn along.
Tips for parents
Because children are very active, want to explore the world around them, they often ask many questions such as: why, what, how, or messing up everything, so you really can't stand it.
However, please control yourself, do not get angry or respond to the child objectively, through loudspeaker. Train children the habit of respecting other people's problems, taking responsibility for what they say.
Practice regular oral and physical hygiene for children to prevent some common diseases in this age group. And do not forget to bring your child to health facilities for regular vaccinations and medical visits.
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