Week 12: Babys third intellectual development milestone

The third mental and intellectual development milestone fluctuates between 11 and 12 weeks. Baby loves to step into a new world thanks to a leap in thinking and cognitive abilities compared to when they were just born.

Development of motor skills
When this development occurs, it is easy to think of the previous growth, at week 8 , when your baby will begin to be able to grab and kick objects with their hands and feet. Those first movements are still a bit rigid, like a puppet. At the third mental and intellectual development stage, you will see that the puppet transforms into a real person, with much softer and more flexible movements.

Achievements will come after this intellectual development milestone:

Head movements, eyes are more flexible

Throwing, sucking toes, pushing

Lift up when clinging to mother's hand

Grab the object and put it in your mouth

Explore your mother's hands, face, hair, and clothes

Babies ee, oo, aa and practice "talk"

Rain spraying

Weeks of intellectual development are also known as "Wonder Weeks".

Progress in cognitive
ability Although motor is most noticeable when your child reaches this milestone, many other changes are underway. This development has affected their ability to perceive the world around them, to recognize a change in intonation in your voice, to recognize that the lights in the room may dim or light up. The world around becomes more authentic and clear as the baby discovers the constant changes happening around him.

"Identifying" developmental milestone
For this intellectual development milestone , you will see that your child has symptoms such as more clinging to her mother, wanting to be comforted, afraid of strangers, poor feeding, poor sleep, sucking hands and crying. a lot, not being naughty or looking forward to stories like usual.

Getting to know your baby's intellectual development weeks In the period before 20 months of age, most babies go through the same weeks of intellectual development. These intellectual development milestones were called "Magic Week" by two famous researchers Hetty van de Rijt and Frans X. Plooij - The Wonder weeks

With your children to overcome
With any developmental milestones, children easily feel stress and need to be supported by their mother to overcome in the most gentle and comfortable way. Follow the tips below:
-Look at the world from the perspective of your baby-
Learn how to help your child overcome these milestones in the next time
-Love your baby even when he has expressions is characterized by crying, irritability and clinging.
-Choose appropriate games and toys
-Find out your baby's behavior and attitude