Baby’s Development At 9 Months

The development of the baby at 9 months is continuous. He is in a phase of adventure and discovery, a little more every day, in a process that will gradually lead him to reach the peak,  that is the moment when he will have learned to walk, talk, play with others, relate, learn … That infinity of goals that he reaches slowly, especially if he counts on an environment that facilitates him in this sense.

As we have seen in previous articles, the evolutionary stages of the young are approximate and it is not possible to fix them precisely over time. It is important to emphasize, in fact, that each child has their own pace: some may take a little longer to do something that others started doing prematurely.

For this reason, there is no need to be alarmed or to force the little one to reach a goal. The pediatrician will be the professional who will accompany you on this journey and who will help you solve all the doubts you have about your child’s growth.

The development of the child at 9 months and the explorer in him

When the baby reaches the ninth month of life, he begins to play the role of the true explorer. You will find yourself in front of a creature who wants to touch everything, look at it and walk every corner.

Being in his arms is no longer for him. Now the little one wants to explore the world from the floor, feeling it with his little hands. Crawling becomes his way of moving, sometimes at surprising speeds. The fact that they are “free” creatures, explorers and crawl wherever they want, however, can make them a bit reckless.

For this reason, it is a growth phase in which particular attention must be paid. You must always be alert and careful where it goes, making sure that you have made the house a safe place for the child to move around safely.

The exploratory sense raises risks that we will have to minimize

Since the child may lift himself by leaning on something, or sometimes even do it without leaning, the precautions to be taken must be absolute. First, cover the sockets and place fragile or valuable items in a high point that the child cannot reach.

If you have stairs in the house, you will have to block the passage; as for the drawers, pay attention to those that are at its height and that could be opened by the child, rummaging through its contents.

The development of the child at 9 months is also characterized by a great “gab”, in fact he will love to emit noises. You will enjoy hearing him mimic your tones of voice, modulating every sound he emits to the point that it sounds like he is actually having an interesting conversation.

He imitates our tone of voice and enjoys playing with sounds

During this developmental stage, the baby may utter its first word… if it hasn’t already. Sometimes the first word is neither ‘mom’ nor ‘dad’, but any. It will surely be an existing term that the child has heard and learned.

His “conversations” are filled with sounds to imitate parents and animals, with cries and rattles. He likes to play with his voice and with the possibilities it allows him. He will greatly appreciate any sound and visual stimuli.

Babies are like sponges: we are their main point of reference, their model. What an honor and what a great responsibility! For this, we have the opportunity to help them grow, stimulating their explosion of skills and abilities that they reveal day by day.

How to stimulate the development of a baby at 9 months

As for the vocal expression, you can point out objects or animals and say their name aloud while the baby looks at you. Doing so will be able to imitate the movements you make with your mouth and associate them more easily with the object you are pointing to.

At this age, the little one loves all games that involve inserting and removing objects from a container. This type of activity helps them to acquire a sense of space, as well as enhancing cause-effect relationships that will then help them predict what is happening around them.

As we can see, this is a rich month regarding the evolution of the little ones and the potential needed to help them grow. At 9 months your baby will only surprise you… and that’s just the beginning!