Baby’s Second Month, Motor Skills, Visual & Hearing Development

Baby’s Second Month
At this stage babies enjoy the attention of their parents and other adults. They also start to entertain themselves alone with their hands or by looking around. They like to listen to music, getting massages and will smile back at people. Although the quiet periods of the baby between sleeping, eating and crying are short, babies at this age are generally ready to “play”. Whether you are cooing the baby or playing, the activities that stimulate the baby’s senses can capture and prolong his or her attention. Observe your baby’s reaction to a music box with blinking lights. Watch how the baby follows the bright colored toy as you move it with his head and looks carefully at the rattle when you rattle it. the concentration of the baby could be very brief, but in those few moments, the sensorial stimulus literally “illuminates” certain areas of the baby’s brain.

Baby’s Motor Skills (2^{nd Month)}

• If the baby is laying face down she keeps her head up for a few seconds
• The baby will start to straighten her neck when carried
• The baby will stretch his legs and kick when laying down
• The baby will wrap her fingers around a small object but will not be able to hold it yet

A Baby’s Visual Development (2^nd Month)

• The baby will see in three dimensions
• The baby will play with his or her hands
• The baby will turn his or her eyes looking in the direction from which a sound comes from

A Baby’s Hearing Development (2^nd Month)

• The baby will smile when listening to your voice
• The baby starts to babble
• The baby imitates some sounds

A Baby’s Social And Emotional Development (2^nd Month)

• The baby smiles to a person that gets near to him or her
• The baby calms down when carried
• The baby looks at people’s face with a lot of attention