Socio-affective and language development in the baby:
In this article we are going to talk about the linguistic and socio-affective development of our baby between the fourth and sixth month of age.
linguistic development:
As we have mentioned in previous articles, the linguistic development of our baby begins as soon as it is born, because, although we do not see it that way, crying is its main and first form of communication.
However, when our baby is four months old , he already begins to try to communicate in other ways and it is important that we know them so that we can better understand our baby and respond to her needs.
Between four and six months, our baby should:
- Be attentive when we speak to you, look at us.
- Smile when they smile at you, this is called "social smile".
- start to babble.
- Babbles expressively and imitates the sounds he hears , for example, when we speak to him, he may smile and try to make sounds in response.
- Cry in different ways to show when they are hungry, in pain, or tired.
We must be attentive to recognize some warning signs and notify our pediatrician if our baby is 6 months old:
- He has a rare cry or different from the one we know, let's remember that we as caregivers are the ones who know our baby the most.
- He doesn't smile when we smile at him.
- Absence of vocalization and babbling, even when we speak to him.
- He doesn't hold our eyes when we talk to him.
socio-affective development:
This area of development includes the emotions of our baby, their expressions and what we know as the development of attachment , the bond that it creates especially with those who take care of it, particularly the mother.
Between four and six months, our baby should:
- smile when someone smiles at you.
- Look into the eyes, and laugh spontaneously when there are other people . We must be careful that he laughs without tactile stimulation or without tickling, that is, that it is not reflexive laughter.
- He raises his hands, he likes us to carry him.
- Notice when we are not and worry.
Similarly, let's pay attention to the warning signs if our baby:
- He doesn't smile at people.
- He doesn't laugh on his own, that is, without us having to tickle him.
- Has difficulty moving one or both eyes in all directions.
- Does not notice when mother or caregiver is away.
- He doesn't want us to carry him or he doesn't enjoy it.
Let us remember that to guarantee that our baby achieves adequate development, we must stimulate him and provide him with a safe and affectionate environment.