After one year
Twelve months. After one year babies are generally able to say one or two words and are able to understand 25 words or more. For example if a person in the room asks, “where is daddy?” your baby will look for you. Your baby is also able to point at things (and ask for things in this way). Understanding Your Baby’s Motor Skills Your baby’s motor skills develop in sequence – that is, usually, from head to foot. Hence, your baby’s ability to co-ordinate her head and arms will usually come before she can co-ordinate her feet and legs. What is often unknown is that the development also occurs from the middle of the body first – so your baby will be able to co-ordinate her torso before her arms and so on.
Motor skills are a key development stage for babies as it enables them to become more independent. As soon as a baby is born he will begin the process of developing the motor skills that are vital for her to manipulate and interact with his environment. The ways in which different babies develop their motor skills can have a big effect on their outlook towards the environment that they are a part of. In fact the development of your baby’s motor skills and her experiences and ability to take on new skills are very closely linked. As her motor skills grow, so will your baby’s ability to interact in a deeper way with her environment.
