Baby Development at 11 Months

Source: Baby Development at 11 Months

Speech and Language Development: under the guidance of you, your baby may be able to call “mom” and “dad”. He can imitate adult’s tone and voice. At this point, your baby can understand some simple words and may say a few words. If you ask him some questions such as where the toy is, he may be able to answer it by pointing out its location. At 11 months, baby will also like to repeatedly mumble word that he is able to pronounce.

Movement or motor skill: An 11-month-old baby is able to push a stroller or baby walker while standing up. If you hold one of his hands, your baby may be able to walk forwards.

At 11th month, toys with moving parts will attract your baby’s attention. If you spin an object in front of him, he will be very interested in the spinning object. He may look at it attentively, touch it to feel it and slow it down, and then pick it up for a close examination.

Toys with small holes will also attract the baby’s attention, because he can put his little finger into the hole to “explore”.

At 11 months, mom and dad should buy baby a spoon. For baby, spoon can be used as a drumstick and it also allows baby to learn how to feed himself.

In this month, if you write in front of your baby,your baby may grab your pen and start to scribble on paper himself.

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