1 year of a child's life
1 year of a child's life is, on the one hand, a time when you can breathe a sigh of relief, since the main dangers that threaten health in infancy have passed, on the other hand, the child begins to walk and actively explore the world, which means that everything is just beginning. When we talk about the dangers of infancy, we meant this. During the first year, usually all congenital pathology, if any, is already manifested. This applies not only to diseases with severe symptoms, such as cerebral palsy, but also diseases that may not be visible during external examination, such as congenital heart disease.
If the pathology of intrauterine development has not manifested itself by the 1st year of the child's life, most likely it is not. Pediatricians consider the age from birth to one year dangerous also because at this time the baby is adapting to the environment. At the same time, it is growing rapidly both physically and mentally, and such a rapid growth always imposes special requirements on the body itself and on the environmental conditions, even if this is an absolute norm. Every month the baby grows and changes very much.
If before this age the baby was completely dependent on the care of the environment, now he acquires independence, and from a passive position he goes into an active position, and not just, but hyperactive. 1 year of a child's life means the time when he gets up on his feet and takes his first steps. From this moment on, you have not just a child, but a brave, but alas, completely reckless explorer. His physical development is still the number one task for you, but now it is no longer enough. There comes a time when you must take care of the mental development of the baby.
1 year of a child's life is a time when a child is interested in everything. Do not limit his interest to toys alone, even if they are expensive, and in large quantities. Often adults are surprised to notice that a child plays with some nondescript plastic box longer and more willingly than with a bright, beautiful toy, over which he just glanced. Of course, here parents will have to be vigilant, since the main method of learning about the baby is taste.
Do not take objects from him if they do not pose a health hazard, but make sure that everything that the baby can reach is clean. It is at this age that the risk of stomatitis is high due to the constant ingestion of infection in the mouth, in addition, teeth continue to appear, which makes it easier for bacteria to penetrate the oral mucosa.
To summarize, we can say that the main task of parents in the first year of a child's life is to provide comfortable and safe conditions for the mental and physical development of the baby.
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