my 9 month old used to clap wen he was 6 months but now when ever i tell him to do so he wud just get excited and bang his both hands on his each leg ....he can wave byebye ....i dont know what this kind of clapping is btw ...LOL ....i always clap wenever i have to encourage him , i show him videos of clapping babies . he loves that .....yes he joins his both hands but its too long he aint copying this ...................i also wanted to ask when would i know that he recognizes familiar names or objects like ball , car etc ....he listens to me attentivly but i hvntt noticed him looking for it or towards it .....the ony thing he tells by his luks is " Light On " ...wenever we sit in car i turn on the lite n say it . he surely knows tht
Thanku all for your wonderful replies .... well my girls never used to do what all he is doin @ this age ....he is my 3rd baby but i still feel like a first time mom , not knowing anything ....enjoyin his lil new things n fearful at the same time that whats ok n wats not ....i dont doubt him . i feel my parenting skills r not sufficient maybe so i want to learn for myself .... Love each one of u for taking time out n sharing ur beautiful experiences/thoughts <3
He sounds perfectly normal. Truly, perfectly normal. He's not losing skills, but adding to them and babies don't perform on command most times. They catch on quickly when they're being "tested."
This is normal. He is only 9 months old. He will learn things and then move on to something else. He is mostly imitating what he sees others do.. Sometimes he gets lucky and does it right, and sometimes, he is just enjoying himself.
Just keep talking, singing and making facial expressions to him..
He will sometimes copy exactly what you are doing and other times, he is just going to sit back and watch all of the grown ups around him, make funny faces and gestures.. You all are better than TV..
It will still be a little while longer till he really totally understands what you all are saying.
Imagine how long it took you to learn a second language, it will take him that long to understand any language since he was just born a few months ago.
with the medical issues within your family, are you concerned that your son may be facing the same?
My heart goes out to you....please try to enjoy your son. What he's doing is normal for this age group. Just keep up with presenting him with.... both new & repetitive songs & fingerplays. Children need new material to picque their interest.....& conversely, they need repetition to retain favs. A mix of both will keep him engaged & moving forward.
& as for the whole video thing....forget videos & tv! Personal interaction is always best.
I wish you Peace, Serenity, & the ability to enjoy your children....as they are. :)
He is a baby. He's not even a year old. Delight in what HE chooses to do, and stop trying to make him perform for you.
You need to read about childhood development. Get a book about birth to one year, and then year one to year two. You are expecting far too much, far too fast. Really, S.. If you don't learn what your baby is and isn't supposed to be able to do, you are going to have a lot of frustration and so will your baby. Don't do that to either of you.
Dawn
His job is to explore. He's learning new things. When he discovers something, he will do it over and over again, which is frustrating for you. Let him do what he chooses.
He's working on learning new stuff! clapping is not important to him right now. He's listening, observing, moving, learning constantly about the world :)
I wouldn't stress over any of it. Just let him be a baby. He's normal.
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khairete
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Our daughter didn't clap until 10 months old. And then her first time was at her first Red Sox game, when 40,000 other people started clapping at the same time.
Not worth worrying about. He will more likely start recognizing more words when he is over a year but just because he doesn't respond doesn't mean something is wrong - oftentimes they are just not interested in "performing."
I am sooo confused by your post...looking for what? towards what?
he is NINE MONTHS old - you are expecting him to act like a 2 year old. Your expectations are totally off.
babies change. The first year is the biggest growth spurt. They do things, then they stop doing things and focus on another "new" thing. If you think there is something wrong, keep a log and take it with you to the next well baby check up and talk with his doctor about it. Otherwise he sounds perfectly normal.
I am calling troll...really - by the lack of sentence structure and poor spelling? I'm calling troll.
