The difference between a 3 month old baby and a newborn is striking. The baby is no longer as helpless as immediately after birth. His body became stronger, and a completely different, meaningful expression appeared on his face. The child's reactions have also changed, become more mature and manageable.
Physical skills of a child at 3 months
At this age, the child must control his own hands well, he makes meaningful and coordinated movements. The kid reaches for toys and objects of interest to him, makes grasping movements. And even though he still misses more often than hits, in the end the child can take what interested him in his hands and bring it to his face. Most often, everything that gets into the hands of the baby, he pulls immediately into the mouth.
The child knows how to play with his hands, tries to clap his hands. Physically developed children can already roll over on their own from back to side or even on their tummy. Lying on his stomach, the child holds his head well, turns it in different directions and looks with interest at the environment and observes adults. In this case, the child, lying on his stomach, rests on his elbows and raises his chest.
A three-month-old baby can confidently hold his head upright for 5-6 minutes. He is interested in sounds and clearly catches the location of their source, turning in his direction. Some toddlers like to listen to calm, pleasant music.
At this age, the visual response of children also improves. They not only watch moving objects and people, but react to feeding: they open their mouths when the mother's breast or bottle approaches.
The periods of wakefulness are lengthened, the child may not sleep for 1.5-2 hours in a row.
Psychological development of a child at 3 months
Upon reaching 3 months, the child's sense of smell is activated, he recognizes familiar people visually, by voice and by smell. The manifestations of emotions at this age are becoming more and more diverse. The child smiles, laughs loudly and hums if he feels good, but the reaction to negative factors remains a cry, but it is so diverse that parents can already understand exactly what caused it: hunger, pain, or simply a lack of attention.
Communication with the baby becomes mutual. The child responds to the words of adults addressed to him by making various sounds. At the same time, the set of vowels and consonants that a child can pronounce also expands by 3 months. The kid clearly separates individual sounds and can pronounce his first "agu".
The more parents talk to the child, turn to him, read poetry and sing songs, the better the baby's speech skills will develop.
At three months, children also begin to demonstrate manifestations of memory: they know the time of feeding, distinguish all family members. The child is especially active in responding to his parents, trying to attract attention to himself, and is happy if he is picked up.
