In four months, the infant is already large enough, you can communicate with him, he learns relatives and begins to fear strangers. At this age the child already need to be protected from various infections, since the end of his blood antibodies transmitted during the mother's pregnancy.

Anatomical and physiological characteristics of the child in four months

At this age, babies are already beginning to gradually lose the immunity transmitted by the mother to them, so they can become infected with pathogens of children's illnesses and sick with measles, chickenpox, rubella Roseola . During these diseases in infancy is usually heavy.

Begins to manifest innate features of the Constitution, such as atopy - congenital allergy - multiple skin rashes, which used to be called exudative diathesis.

Intense skeletal growth, the increased vulnerability of the processes of digestion and metabolism creates an infant susceptibility to disorders of calcium-phosphorus metabolism (rickets and spazmofilii). But the activity of the gastrointestinal tract is gradually improving, as in the intestine already grows enough beneficial microflora.

The intensity of the growth of physical development has somewhat reduced, and if the first few months it was added 800 g per month, last month added just 700 gradually start functioning sweat glands, increases subcutaneous fat layer. Subcutaneous fat in infants contains more solid fatty acids (palmitic and stearic) and less oleic acid. Finally passes increased muscle tone and the child begins to actively move. There is a clear differentiation of several permanent odors.

Psychomotor development of the child in four months

At the age of four months, lying on his stomach, the baby good track moving objects, feels the mother's breast, responding to an unfamiliar person learns not only the mother, but other relatives. He already can recognize people and voices. Particularly active, he reacted when he heard his mother's voice. At this age, he begins to respond to his name if his mother tenderly repeats often, he likes it.

His movements are more free and diverse due to the fact that finally passes increased tone leg muscles. Climbing the hands of a child based only on the palm of your hand, turns his back on his stomach, making a bridge missing strokes and carefully consider the items. Lying on his back, he can lift his head and shoulders.

Gulen becomes longer appear melodious guttural sounds, sometimes even slipping syllables. If the kid that does not like something, then he shows his displeasure with a whimper or a strong cry. In general, he is smiling and crying just in case, in response to some external stimulus.

After feeding, the baby can play with it in a good mood Good mood: Secrets positive   and he likes to play with bright toys or listen to songs and rhythmic poems by her mother. He quickly reacts to Gulen games, laughter and motor excitation. Such games and constant lacquer mother-to-child treatment creates a close emotional bond between them and are the basis for the development of the child. It is because of this lack of communication and love behind in the development of children who are brought up in the orphanage.

How to make sure that the child is better developed in four months

In order to better develop the child physically with him need to walk in the fresh air, gymnastics and massages, making air baths.

Outdoors you need to visit every day at least three hours, with the face of a child, even in winter, you need to show the rays of the sun, because under their influence in the skin produces a vitamin necessary for a child Vitamins for everyone   D. In the warmer months, the sun's rays can be substituted, and other areas of the body, primarily handles. In the summer it is better to do not in direct sunlight, and under diffused light in the shade of trees.

Gymnastics better deal between feeding. It is better if the baby will then be completely naked - get a combination of gymnastics with air baths. Thus it is necessary to move the arms and legs of the child, to turn it into a belly to back and back. End exercises you can pat a child on the arms, legs, back and buttocks, and gently pat tummy clockwise.

In order to better develop a child mentally, with him also already possible to do in life: to sing his songs, telling poems, showing colorful toys and say their voices. Gradually, the baby begins to understand that the bunny says not so, like a wolf or a bear. The child responds to such a lively game.

For four months the mother begins particularly well to understand that child - it's not only the cares and worries, but also joy.

Galina Romanenko

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