A Baby's Eighth Month, Motor Skills, Visual & Hearing Development

A Baby's Eighth Month, Motor Skills, Visual & Hearing Development

 
An Eight Month Old Baby
At this age most babies drag their bodies and may even crawl. Most likely in the baby’s first attempts to craw he or she went back or to the side instead of forward, however soon the baby will manage indistinctively in every direction. Babies have a lot of energy and they like to choose to sit, lie down or stand. They like to scramble into everything and this is why you will need to be very careful and use extreme precautions. Place security covers in all the plugholes so that the baby does not stick his fingers in them. Be very careful with any cords, curtains, and electrical devices that are at the baby’s reach. At this age babies also start to differentiate you from strangers.

A Baby’s Motor Skills (8th Month)

  • They start to crawl.
  • The baby drags his body in all directions.
  • Tries to stand and hold on to his crib alone for a few minutes.
  • The baby’s hands and knees are useful for the baby to explore new textures.
  • The baby is more skillful when using his or her thumb and index fingers to grab things.
  • They take objects out of a recipient or box.
  • Pushes stacked up objects.

Visual and Hearing Development (8th Month)

  • The baby emits sounds more clearly such as ba, ta, la etc.
  • Gets scared when seeing strangers.
  • Looks for objects you have hidden.
  • Like to eat with their hands.
  • Look at him or herself in the mirror and touches the image.
  • Carefully examines objects he has in his hands.

Social and Emotional Development (8th Month)

  • Holds tightly onto mommy, daddy, nanny etc when perceiving a new situation.
  • It is possible the baby will reject strangers that try to carry him or her
  • Starts to imitate kissing actions or waving with his hand.
  • Understands simple orders like “Give that to daddy” etc.
  • Recognizes when caretakers are getting ready to take him or her out on a walk, when it is feeding time etc.
  • Is impulsive and impatient.
  • Gets sensitive when seeing another child cry.

 

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