How to develop a child at 5 months: games, toys, educational activities

A five-month-old baby does not even suspect that in just a month he will have “half of his first anniversary.” He develops by leaps and bounds, constantly delighting his parents. From this month, the child will begin to gain less weight and height as he enters the stage of increased physical activity. Gradually, he will come closer to mastering the skill of independent walking, as well as speech. In the meantime, the first trouble awaits him on this path: his first teeth will soon appear. The baby constantly puts something in his mouth to relieve his itchy gums. Parents can alleviate the suffering of their child with special medications, as well as cooling toys - teethers. But how to properly develop a child at the age of 5 months? After all, this is not at all the helpless little lump that they, it seems, just recently brought from the maternity hospital.

Games for children from six months old

When a child turns six months old, he becomes interested in the world around him and becomes more active. Now he is interested in games related to movement and cognition.

• To the music, the child is already imitating the dance with his hands, repeating sounds, and cooing.
• Children happily play with a ball: a ball with a bell develops hearing, a ball with pimples develops motor skills. It is also worth taking an inflatable ball, putting the child on it with his stomach and rocking it, holding the baby well. Not only is it fun, but it's also good for your back.
• A child will enjoy playing with water: pour water into a deep plate, dip the baby’s fingers in it, and let him feel the contents of the container.
• Play with soft books, show your child mom, dad and other people he knows in the photo.
• Call the baby in turn with dad or grandma, and then ask: “Who is calling Vanechka?” The baby should turn towards the adult who called him.
• Allow your child to touch all the objects he likes, simultaneously pronouncing their names and showing their purpose. Use the remote control to turn on the TV, call from your mobile phone and let the baby listen to the voice of dad or grandma, turn on and off the lights. The sooner the baby learns everything around him, the sooner he will stop grabbing objects that are not his toys.

Educational games for the little ones are selected depending on what interests the child at a particular stage of life. When your child is 4-5 months old, you will already know what kind of toys and games attract him, so you can easily select a good program.

Cognitive development of a 5 month old baby

Games, walks and communication with the baby contribute to the development of his intelligence. Parents can play educational games for 5 month old babies:

Studying the face

Bending over the child, give him the opportunity to examine your face with his palms, and then his own. Don't forget to name the parts that your baby touches.

We study cause-and-effect relationships

Assemble colored pyramids or towers from several parts. Build so that your child can see how you do it, show how you can build elementary buildings from cubes. Bring the child to the pyramid. He will push it and most likely break it. Say: “Boo! Fell." Offer to build more.

Get to know objects and the world around you

Whatever you do and wherever you are, if the child is nearby, show him objects and call them: “This is a saucepan,” “look, a cat.”

Vika, Anyuta’s mother, 1 year old: “At 5 months, I actively showed my daughter objects in our apartment and on the street. Sofa, wardrobe, table, etc. called almost every day. At 6 months she showed cards with pictures of the same objects. Surprisingly, at 8 months Anyuta, when asked “Where is the table?” pointed her finger at the table. And if I laid out 5 cards in front of her and asked the same question, she would find the table on the card.”

Toys play a huge role in the development of five-month-old babies.

Games that promote psycho-emotional development

The game of pats, familiar to everyone since childhood, has not lost its relevance. It promotes the development of fine motor skills of the hands and the emergence of cause-and-effect relationships.

The game “Conversation with a Cup” will contribute to the development of speech. To do this, you need to gather together several cups of different sizes and place them in a cardboard box. As you bring each one to your mouth, say a word (for example, the child’s name)

The baby will notice that the word sounds different every time, and the more often he listens to them, the sooner he will begin to repeat

Playing with a ball filled with water will help you understand cause-and-effect relationships. To do this, fill a balloon with a small amount of water and tie a string to it. Squeeze and unclench the ball so your baby can see how its shape changes, and then let your child play with it. Through experimentation, the child will find out that the ball bounces when it is thrown and sways when it is spun.

Pour different amounts of water into plastic bottles. Hit each one with a spoon to make the bottles make different sounds. The child will also notice the difference and want to join the game.

You can also teach your child to deal with problems through games. For example, when a child is holding a toy in both hands, offer him a third one. At first he will try to grab it without freeing his hands, but he will soon realize that this is impossible and first he needs to let go of at least one toy from his hands.

If you hide your favorite toy under a blanket, leaving some part of it visible, the baby will grab it by the part that he sees, and after some time he will learn to pull the blanket off the toy.

At the age of 6 months, you can already give your child a board for games, placing on it the baby’s favorite toys and those objects that are convenient to handle.

Vision development

The baby is attracted to bright and colorful educational toys, so he plays with them with pleasure.

Watching a moving toy

Tie a ribbon to any new toy so that the child is not distracted by your hand. Lay the baby on his back, show him the toy, shake him. Move it in a circle, make sure that the baby follows it with his eyes. If he reaches for the toy, let him grab it himself. By watching the movement of the toy, the baby learns to fix his gaze and follow its movement.

Tumbler

Now on sale are not only classic tumbler girls, but also animals - bunnies, bears, ducklings. While playing with a tumbler, the baby learns to operate the toy and watch its melodious dance and swaying to the sides.

Hide and seek

Hide and seek games with disappearing toys develop your baby's curiosity and vision. Cover the toy with a handkerchief and ask: “Where did the bear hide?” Then remove the handkerchief and say in a joyful voice: “Here comes the bear!” A little later, the child will happily begin to remove the handkerchief himself.

"The horned goat is coming"

The baby already recognizes mom and dad. This game will teach you to recognize other family members. Bring your child to grandma or grandpa. Let them play “butts” with the baby, reading him a poem:

A horned goat is walking, a butted goat is walking: With its legs - stomp, stomp! With your eyes - clap-clap! Whoever doesn't eat porridge will be gored, gored!

Tips for moms

In their desire to develop their child, mothers should know when to stop. You should not offer your child games that are still difficult for him to understand. He will quickly lose interest in them. All activities should be adapted for a particular age, and it would be correct to take into account the developmental characteristics of your child. If your baby is not yet sitting at 6-7 months, you should not play games that involve sitting.

The duration of classes should be increased gradually so that the little one does not get tired.

It is advisable to always conduct classes at the same time; pretty soon the baby will know that there is a game ahead and will look forward to it.

For developmental activities, it is better to choose a time when the child is not tired, does not want to sleep, eat, or walk. The optimal time is an hour before lunch (usually from 11 to 12 noon). In the evening, you should not play before bedtime, so as not to overstimulate your baby. You can simply read familiar poems to him during an evening massage and bathing.

Be patient and consistent. Praise your child more often, even if he is not doing well yet. After all, educational activities are also a great way to establish close contact between a child and parents.

You will learn an example of educational games in the following video.

Tips for parents

• Do not overdo it with physical development, remember that everything should be in moderation. The child is still too young for active and prolonged play. If the baby does not want to play, is capricious and refuses, do not insist.
• If this is your first time playing with your child, be careful. For example, the favorite game of airplanes for all children can be scary for a five-month-old baby for the first time. He may cry from a sudden movement, tossing, or get scared. Please take this into account.
• It is not advisable to play immediately after feeding; it is better to wait and “digest” a hearty lunch, and then start having fun.
• Remember safety. Any toys and interesting things that your child might be interested in should be available to him. For example, hanging toys on a mobile phone should be hung so that the child can touch them or reach them with his palm. But it is better to remove potentially dangerous objects, small parts, etc., out of sight.
• Don't forget about funny nursery rhymes; children of all ages love them! With the help of such simple and short rhymes you can turn ordinary everyday activities into fun games. So the routine changing of a diaper with a funny rhyme and comments for each action turns into a reason for laughter and fun.

On the threshold of speech: learning to speak and understand an adult

In the first year after birth, the brain centers responsible for speech are formed, so 12 months of a child’s life are the foundation for speech development.

You can compose quatrains about a child and tell them to him endlessly. Some word games:

1. Where. Ask where the lamp, table, chair are. First you will have to answer yourself, then the child will show them.
2. Who is screaming? Ask and answer yourself. Making it fun.
3. About everything and nothing. Who are you? Child. And who am I? Mother. You are small. What am I? Big.

It is important to voice your every action. You can write fairy tales about surrounding objects

Give children a chance to speak. Talk to them slowly so they can see the articulation of sounds.

Familiar toys

The game is useful for developing attention. Place two familiar toys on the sofa, and then add a new one. Name it and ask the child to show all the toys that he already knows. And then let him show the new one. Don't forget to praise your child. Next time, swap the toys.

I'm rolling the ball

Sit opposite your child and roll a ball across the floor towards him. Then ask him to repeat your actions. The ball can be thrown and caught. During the game, you need to constantly give the children instructions.

Mental development

• Firstly, the little ones respond to their name, recognize “friends” and “strangers”, and reach out for the arms of the desired person. A five-month-old baby can distinguish the intonation of a voice very well: he smiles when addressed affectionately, but frowns or bursts into tears when addressed in an angry manner.
• Secondly, surrounded by adults, the child wants to actively participate in communication. If you don’t pay attention to the baby, he will deliberately coo and attract the attention of a certain person.
• Thirdly, a five-month-old toddler’s vision and hearing are rapidly developing. He can distinguish colors, reach for bright toys, feel the faces of adults, notice changes in the environment, and respond to extraneous sounds.

What to play with a nine month old baby

Games with an 8 month old baby

The age of 9 months for a baby is the end of the time of helplessness. Emotional maturation helps a child express his desires, laugh out loud with pleasure or cry with resentment. Kids gain a point of view, but they are not ready for prohibitions. The baby will reach out and ask for any object, but will not understand why he cannot play with dangerous scissors or pins.

Important! During the period of active exploration of space, it is necessary to remove objects from the baby’s field of vision in the ninth month that pose a danger to him

Safe items to play with

The toddler can spend a lot of time actively on the floor or in the playpen. Concentratedly examines new objects and toys. The parents’ task is to direct his activity in the right direction. There are many play-based activities that help you quietly introduce skills for further maturation:

• Training in the process of undressing or putting on small items of clothing: hats, socks, booties. The child will be interested in trying on other things, even adults. This is educational and interesting for the little ones. The more training, the easier it will be further.
• Handling small toys and objects. You can use multi-colored beads, pebbles, and buttons of different shapes. Kids really enjoy moving them from one pile to another.
• Bathing in the bath becomes an entertaining game with a 9 month old baby. All kinds of toys floating in the bathtub distract the baby from actually washing. He plays with them for a long time, does not want to part with them. To calmly complete the water procedures, it is better to say “goodbye” to them and wave your hand.
• For a child who crawls well, mastering a house with a tunnel would be an excellent activity. He will be able to move in any direction, meeting "randomly" surprise toys along the way.
• An observant toddler will closely monitor any activity of an adult. Building a pyramid from cubes, playing rings, rearranging dishes, laying out cards - all these actions together with an adult are a step into a new world. Let your child have fun collapsing a tower or putting a ring on a stick. You need to assemble the parts into a box together with your child. Then he can do it himself.
• It is worth purchasing a toddler doll, regardless of gender (boy or girl). You need to show what kind of nose, hands, eyes, etc. the baby doll has. The child must understand where his head or legs are, and where the doll is.
• Hand clapping should be done to cheerful music or a song. The baby is able to catch the rhythm.

First construction

Attention! You should not leave your child alone with objects. All home activities only with adult participation

It is necessary to prevent the toddler from trying to put a button (bead, pebble, etc.) into his mouth or ear. The mother must keep the child occupied and distracted from unnecessary activities.

Massage and gymnastics

We continue to work on the physical development of the baby. Activities and games with a 5-month-old child include exercises to strengthen the vestibular system.

• Hold your baby face down in your arms. Let one hand support him under his chest, the other under his stomach, and carefully “fly” around the room, pretending to be an airplane. Most kids like these games. It should be borne in mind that if you have not made such flights with your child before, you should start them smoothly and carefully, otherwise the baby may be scared.
• Slowly but surely, the baby’s body is preparing for a new leap in the development of motor skills - very soon your tiny little motor will begin to independently move around the house on all fours. Help your child master this skill faster. While lying on your stomach, bend your knees under your stomach and at the same time extend your arms. The baby needs to be taught to stand on all fours.
• The next stage in training with a 5-month-old child, when this position has been successfully mastered, will be rocking the body back and forth. Such exercises for coordination of movements will help the baby to make independent movements soon.

Do not forget about the safety of the child: if at an earlier age leaving him alone on a bed or sofa without sides was extremely dangerous, now such actions can lead to injuries even more likely. Children develop in leaps and bounds, and very often the acquisition of new skills comes as a surprise to parents. Protect your baby from possible falls. It is very possible that you will miss the moment when the child learns to crawl.

What toys do 6 month olds need?

Rattles, balls, rubber animals

At this age, the child becomes interested in more complex rattles with unusual shapes and handles. They should be fun to grab and develop fine motor skills. Recently, soft rattles in the shape of animals or dolls have become popular. They often have a built-in mirror or sewn-in massage peas, which will bring joy to your baby.

Rubber squeaky toys are an ideal option for the bath. The child can already sit in the bathtub, but simply washing himself is boring. It is much more interesting if a fish, duck or frog swims nearby; moreover, this will expand the child’s understanding of the world around him. High-quality rubber toys are easy to press and float smoothly.

For a crawling baby, it is very important to have moving, rolling toys. They help the child master his first method of movement - crawling.

It’s good to buy a regular medium-sized car or a horse on wheels. Be sure to buy balls - they should be bright, of different sizes, so that they can be rolled and rolled.

At the age of 6-7 months, the baby plays hide and seek with great pleasure, loves to find and hide himself. You can cover toys or your face with all kinds of rags, periodically hiding and revealing yourself. Mothers who are creative can make an educational mat from different fabrics that will help the child explore different sounds and materials, for example, tapping, rustling, rolling peas.

Educational toys

At this time, you can introduce the baby to his first book. At first, it should be thick enough for the child to taste it, with large pictures and a minimum amount of text. “Turnip” and “Ryaba Chicken” are perfect.

The child will also like large colorful cubes. You can use them to build a tower with the help of your mother, and then destroy it. You can do the same with the pyramids; the baby will not be able to assemble it on his own, but he will be happy to serve the rings. The pyramid should be chosen with a stable base and wide holes for the rings. Lego toys work well.

Also, educational toys suitable for a six-month-old baby include the simplest sorters, balls that move in arcs, and rollers for balls. Choose the simplest toys with a minimum number of parts, large size and simple, uncomplicated shape. As soon as the child learns to cope with the acquired developmental skills, you can move on to more complex ones. Most of these toys were created by experienced teachers, so they are not only able to keep the baby occupied, but also stimulate rapid mental development.

And again - to fine motor skills

It is impossible to develop a child at 5 months apart from the development of speech. And it needs to be constantly stimulated. It’s not for nothing that they always talk about the need to name and comment on everything for the baby: a constant speech environment is an excellent stimulus for the baby’s speech skills. But not the only one. Exercises that stimulate fine motor skills, in particular finger games, are excellent for speech development.

At this age, in addition to the well-known “ladushki”, “magpie-crow” and “horned goat”, special sets of exercises are useful.

1. They begin with a warm-up warm-up. It includes alternate flexion and extension of each finger and the entire palm, stroking movements on the palms, massage of each finger with working out all the phalanges (as if a child were wearing a glove).
2. Next, the child’s hands are bent and unbent, then the fists are clenched and unclenched, and scrolled in different directions. It is important to accompany all movements with rhythmic jokes, which are easy to compose yourself (or you can pick up ready-made ones).
3. Each finger is stretched a little, then performed circular movements in different directions.
4. Raise the child's hands and try to run them through the hairs on his head.
5. Additional “simulators” can be, for example, walnuts, massage spiked balls, ribbed pencils that are rolled between the fingers and palms of the baby.

To help your child get used to the articulation apparatus faster, use a mirror. Bring the child to it and begin to slowly, exaggeratedly imitate some sound (animal, bird, wind, motor). The baby will not only begin to repeat after you, but will also be able to see your movements and his own at the same time.

Toys at 6 months

For a six-month-old child, any object can become a toy. By the age of six months, many children actively take objects with their hands and can perform various actions with them: pushing them, placing them on top of each other. By this age, the baby can crawl, actively exploring the world around him.

It is important to note! If this strictly does not happen within six months, you should not always worry. Children grow differently

Some sources write different numbers, for example, 7 months. Therefore, the tips described may also be suitable for children under 9 months - everything is very conditional.

Toy for a 6 month old baby

It is recommended to place toys in different corners of the room so that the child learns to look for them. These actions are necessary for the development of the child's intelligence. In addition, crawling trains your back muscles.

It is important not only to select the right toys, but also to properly organize the baby’s interaction with them.

At this age, a child can knead clay and plasticine. Six-month-old babies may also enjoy wooden toys. They may attempt to grasp small things as if using tweezers - with the thumb and forefinger. This is good for developing fine motor skills, so parents should encourage these attempts in every possible way.

Attention! You can only let your child play with small objects under the close supervision of an adult, and remove toys from the child’s access area if the parent cannot control him. It is not recommended to prohibit a child from satisfying his cognitive interest with phrases like: “don’t touch”, “don’t meddle”, provided that this action does not pose a threat to the life and health of the baby

In fact, there are few such objects: sockets and a stove. The child will not physically reach all other items if they are placed on the top shelf or in any other inaccessible place

It is not recommended to prohibit a child from satisfying his cognitive interest with phrases like: “don’t touch”, “don’t meddle”, provided that this action does not pose a threat to the life and health of the baby. In fact, there are few such objects: sockets and a stove. The child will not physically reach all other items if they are placed on the top shelf or in any other inaccessible place.

Here is a list of good toys that may be interesting for a 6 month old baby

Musical instruments. At this age, a child's hearing is developing, so introducing him to different sounds is very useful. By the way, music lessons contribute to the development of intelligence

It is important to choose only well-tuned tools. Cars or something related to it (trains, carts). It is important to choose a sturdy toy for a 6-month-old baby that can withstand the weight of a crawling baby who will lean on it. Toys that can be moved with a string

If they make sounds at the same time, it's absolutely amazing. A set of objects that stack on top of each other. You can buy a regular set of disposable cups that your child will absolutely love putting in and taking out. Cubes for towers. A six-month-old child will destroy what his parents built; an older baby will try to build something himself. This is a toy for the future. She is also capable of developing intelligence. You can buy pyramids and simple construction sets. Children's hammers that make sounds when struck. You can leave the rattles. If previously the parent used them to calm the child, now the latter will be able to indulge in them. The scope for imagination is huge. Swimming animals. Books with pictures. Why not start introducing your baby to books from the sixth month? Children's educational tables. This is a surface that is supported by several supports. There are various buttons and knobs on it, by pressing or pulling which you can hear exciting music. To use the toy, the child needs to stand up and hold on to the table. When choosing such a toy, you need to make sure that it is stable.

You can also buy a car in which you can drive with your feet. The main thing is to make sure that the child is comfortable in it. There are many more cool toys to choose from for a six month old baby.

What should a 5 month old baby be able to do?

At the age of five months, a baby usually behaves as if there were no bones in his body at all: lying on his back, he pulls his legs towards his face and takes his toes into his mouth. If you lay him on his tummy, he will easily lift his chest up and bend his back down, taking the “seal” pose. According to the observations of pediatricians and teachers, five-month-old children can demonstrate other skills.

5 Month Baby Skills Chart

At this age, unconditioned reflexes disappear. All further actions in children occur consciously. There is an approximate table of what a baby should be able to do at the age of 5 months, with which parents are advised to compare the development of their baby.

What a baby should be able to do at 5 months, according to the observations of pediatricians in Russia and the WHO, not all five-month-old children can and can do. For example, many babies at this age are not yet able to roll over, confidently rest on their legs, hold the hands of an adult, or pronounce syllables. This lag is within the normal range. The main thing is that the baby is outwardly healthy and cheerful.

Anastasia, mother of 10-month-old Sasha: “At 5 months old, my son was already turning on his side, lying on his stomach and resting on his outstretched arms on his palms, but he couldn’t turn over. But literally a month later, my son easily spun from his back to his stomach and back, and also sat confidently. Our baby also began to speak the first syllables later – at the end of the sixth month of life.”

For five-month-old children, an important indicator of physical health is their height and body weight.

Height and weight of a 5 month old baby

Depending on gender, healthy five-month-old babies weigh from 4.8 to 10.4 kg. WHO height and weight standards are determined by the following table:

Standards for girls (WHO)

Table symbols: P – height; B – weight.

Standards for boys (WHO)

In Russia, weight and dew standards are determined by the Moscow Research Institute of Pediatrics and Surgery.

For five-month-old babies they have the following meanings:

For comprehensive development, it is recommended to engage in educational exercises and games with children every day. After all, before one year of age, children absorb information and master various skills faster than at any other period in their lives. It is very important not to waste time, which can be spent with enormous benefit for the health and intelligence of the younger generation.

Listening to nursery rhymes

It's no secret that you need to talk a lot with your child. But what exactly should you tell your baby? The child is now interested in everything that happens around him, everything that you do with him. This is what we need to talk about! And if your communication is in the form of rhymes and nursery rhymes, the baby will like it much more. After all, for a child under one year old who still imperfectly understands your speech, what is most important is its rhythm and emotionality. All this is in nursery rhymes and sayings that have been developed by entire generations of mothers and grandmothers.

For a baby in the first months of life, nursery rhymes will be a wonderful accompaniment to ordinary household procedures - bathing, dressing, eating. Hearing familiar words, the child will rejoice and feel calmer, and unpleasant procedures will proceed easier. Our selection of nursery rhymes for all occasions can be found HERE.

At first, you can write poems on pieces of paper and hang them around the house to help you remember them faster.

Visual and auditory abilities

It’s worth mentioning separately about improving the baby’s vision and hearing:

• there is a difference in contrasting colors and shades, a sense of depth and distance;
• perceives near and distant sounds, knows how to distinguish them. Hears intonations clearly, is interested in changes in the nature of sounds;
• distinguishes the nature of music - cheerful, sad, its tempo and pitch. With the right motivation, he tries to repeat the melody and recognizes it when repeated.

One of the questions related to these features is how to develop a child at 6 months (boy and girl) - with the help of music. It is important to form the correct perception of sound in the baby. Classic works adapted or selected for children under one year of age are suitable for this. This stimulates the development of hearing, when using songs - and speech.

Educational cartoons for 6-month-old children will help develop vision and hearing at the same time. The visuals in such cartoons are simplified and designed for the perception of infants, the same applies to music. We recommend the Baby Einstein video series, produced for children aged 6 months to 5 years. It’s good if you manage to offer your baby a toy that he saw in an educational video.

Unadapted stories (programs and films for adults, cartoons for children 3 years and older) do not provide the required cognitive effect. A six-month-old baby does not understand what is happening on the screen, but reacts emotionally. With a pronounced reaction from adults, the emotionality of perception intensifies. Example: a mother watches an action movie while breastfeeding, flinching at sharp sounds (gunshots, screams). The baby will react nervously to such sounds in reality.

If your child is watching an unadapted video, it is important to explain what is happening on the screen and not offer aggressive stories or scenes full of loud, frightening sounds. Watching any video by parents (especially the mother) while feeding or caring for the baby is undesirable - the attention of adults at this time should be focused on the baby.

Important: watching cartoons, even if the baby is clearly interested, should be no more than 30...60 minutes a day!

What toys are suitable for 5 month old babies?

According to pediatricians' recommendations, the best toys for 5-month-old children are rubber or silicone teethers of various shapes and sizes, toys with a mirror-like surface, a large ball, toys with small balls strung on the base, and objects.

The materials from which toys are made should also be varied: soft, hard, with bumps on the surface, rough. They can be a little prickly and slippery. A separate layer of toys that a child of this age must have are all kinds of musical toys: xylophones, drums, music books, toys with recorded songs that are played by pressing on their surface. Educational toys for children 5 months old must be of high quality and safe, because such a small child will taste them, and constant contact with dangerous chemicals can cause allergies or food poisoning.

Touching and grasping skills

Why does the child touch everything? Explores the world. But the benefit of touch is also different: it develops tactile sensations, as well as fine motor skills necessary to stimulate speech skills. The baby can touch anything, as long as it is not dangerous (it will not burn, injure, cannot be swallowed) - toys of different shapes and sizes, household items made of different materials (wood, metal, plastic, fabric, cardboard, cotton wool, feathers) , fur). It is important to ensure that the child does not put it in his mouth. Therefore, it is better if the mother herself touches the baby’s hands and fingers with objects, teaches her to squeeze them, but does not allow her to try them.

All kinds of educational rugs are very useful in this regard: the child usually has something to touch or feel on them.

As for grasping objects, this skill is absolutely necessary for the baby. He needs to be taught to take, give, throw an object, knock one toy against another, open, press, shake. To do this, it is important, when the child is awake, to lay out various objects in front of him, hang them on laces in front of his eyes, and give them to his hands. At the same time, we must name what was given, what color it is, what properties it has (warm, cold, fluffy, smooth, hard).

Never allow your child to have access to medications. Even empty bottles or tubes may contain remnants of expired product that will be licked off. And he can swallow pills at any time!

We are actively moving

The progress of motor activity is especially noticeable in a child, starting from the fifth month of life. Stronger muscles allow him to perform unimaginable somersaults - the baby turns from his back to his stomach and back, raises his head and shoulders, trying to sit down. Lying on his tummy, the child raises his head high, leans on his palms, changes his position, trying to reach for the toy.

At this stage, it is important to support the baby’s aspirations and prepare him for crawling, standing up and taking his first steps. What games will be useful for 5 month old children?

1. “Slider” - place the baby on his tummy, place a toy in front of him so that he cannot reach it with his hand. Most likely, the baby will begin to swing, leaning on his palms, and will try to pull himself up on his arms to grab the toy. You can help the baby a little by creating a support under his feet with one hand, from which he will push off. At this moment, you should support the little one under the chest with your other hand.
2. “Arms and feet” is a game for developing coordination of movements. Wear bright socks, a bracelet, or tie a bell on the baby’s feet. The toddler will try to grab the leg with his hands and pull it into his mouth.

3. “Magic wand” - to play you need a wooden or plastic stick with a diameter of about 3 centimeters. Give the baby a good grip on it with both hands. Fix the baby's fists with your hand. Raise the stick slightly - the baby will tense the muscles of the back, arms, neck, abdomen, and will definitely sit down.
4. “Let's go, let's go” - all children of this age love this kind of fun. Holding the baby on your lap, say: “Let's go, let's go to the forest for nuts. On a flat road, on a flat road (we make the baby bounce slightly). Over bumps, over bumps (we tilt the child in different directions). Buh... fell into the hole (Slightly lower the baby).”

With a five-month-old baby, you need to exercise daily, doing various exercises for the arms and legs. Massage is also very useful, and to the stroking movements you can add light pinching and rubbing of the muscles and skin.