Daycare for 6 month old baby: Infant Day Care & Early Education

Опубликовано: December 26, 2019 в 10:12 am

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Infant Day Care & Early Education

(6 weeks-1 year)

A safe place for your infant means you feel sound.

Leaving your baby in someone else’s care is a big step. Everyone at our centers—most importantly, our naturally gifted infant teachers—will work with you to make sure the transition goes smoothly. When you step into our infant classroom, you’ll see how much we want your infant to feel safe, loved, and ready to explore their world.

At KinderCare, we put safety first to protect our families and staff. Visit our health and safety page to learn more.

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children of all abilities, backgrounds, and experiences.

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Explore the infant classroom

Take a look at how we set up our classroom for infants. It’s organized for their age and stage of learning and development.

A shoe-free environment built for little explorers

Our bootie- or sock-only policy is one of the first things you’ll notice about our infant classroom. As soon as your infant is ready to start crawling and scooting around, it’s important to give them the freedom to explore. A shoe-free environment keeps their little hands and mouth safe from germs and dirt while they discover the world.

Keeping cribs free and clear

We keep cribs clear of items like pillows and toys and use a firm mattress with a tight-fitting sheet. Our cribs are personalized with your infant’s name and picture. Plus, they’re see-through so we can keep an eye on your little one.

Flexible feeding schedules to fit your infant’s needs

Whether you breastfeed or bottle-feed, we’ll keep your infant fed, happy, and healthy. We have policies to carefully label and separate breast milk and formula. And you’re always welcome to stop in on a break to feed your baby!

Inside an infant’s day

Your infant’s classroom will follow a daily rhythm. No matter what their individual sleeping and feeding schedules are, infants always come together for group time, to play outside, and to engage their senses with discovery baskets.

Discovery baskets

Touching and feeling new things helps infants make sense of the world! Our discovery baskets are filled with common items in different textures, shapes, and sizes. And teachers closely supervise as your infant as they explore!

Group time

Infants come together as a group every day for songs, story books, and plenty of time to interact with their friends and teachers. Group time activities reflect each month’s special theme like colors, music, or animals!

Outdoor playtime

Most of our classes spend 20–30 minutes outside at least twice a day, weather permitting—including infants. Outdoor playtime is so much fun for infants, and it helps them grow up big and strong.

Infant curriculum

Yes, we have a curriculum for infants, too! Your infant is in brain development prime time, just starting to make connections with people and things around them. Our curriculum is designed just for infants to help build their brains in important ways.

Learning to talk

We build lots of early literacy activities into our day. We read tons of books, point and name objects (Table! Car!), listen to their baby babble, and talk and make sounds back to them

Expressing themselves

To help their creative side develop, we touch and feel different textures (like sticky and soft), express feelings through movement, listen to music, and play toy instruments.

Building brain power and strong bodies

We practice memory skills, engage all five senses, and copy simple actions—all to help build baby’s brain power. Wherever your infant is at developmentally, our caring teachers support their physical milestones.

Making friends and getting cuddled

Emotional safety is so important for infants. That’s why our teachers give plenty of cuddles and help them express emotions through sounds, facial expressions, and movements. They also begin to make friends with other babies and teachers.

Infant classroom activities

Every day, our creative teachers guide infants through fun activities that are just right for their age. Here are just a few examples!

Going Places

Infants imitate actions like moving toy vehicles in specific ways and copying the sounds they make.

Knock It Down

In this activity, infants problem-solve to knock down a block tower.

Tactile Time

Soft, scratchy, smooth! Infants explore their senses by touching and feeling everyday items.

How to enroll

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Infant Daycare | Kiddie Academy

Infant Care

New Beginnings

Early childhood education and development is critically important. At Kiddie Academy^®, our experienced teachers and staff help facilitate this period of learning, and that’s what separates us from traditional child care facilities.With our New Beginnings program, your baby will be paired with a primary teacher who will provide personalized attention and nurture them through every milestone—within a caring and cohesive community.

Strict health and safety procedures will be followed

While your infant is at our Academy, you’ll have the peace of mind knowing that they’re in a healthy and safe environment thanks to Health Essentials, our enhanced health and cleaning initiative based on CDC guidelines to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

Your local Kiddie Academy has information about everything from infant programs and infant curriculum to tuition, drop-off and pick-up times.

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Life Essentials

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Preparing your infant for life’s next developmental milestones

Our New Beginnings program is developed through our Life Essentials^® curriculum to provide your baby with well-rounded learning experiences while receiving positive, nurturing care.

Cognitive Development

Focus: Helping your baby make sense of their environment.

Our teachers nurture this critical stage in your infant’s development by allowing them to respond to, adapt to and learn about their surroundings using all of their senses. They’re engaged in activities that help them make associations between sounds and sights and develop an awareness of their environment.

Infant Activities

Understanding object permanence (that objects exist even when they can’t be sensed) through educational games.
Creating sensory memories by exploring different textures and sounds with toys.
Understanding similarities and likenesses by sorting colored or shaped objects and solving puzzles.

Learn On

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Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

Play peekaboo to help your infant understand object permanence (that objects exist even when they can’t be sensed).
Play with toys that make different sounds and have different textures to create sensory memories.
Play with puzzles to develop an understanding of similarities and likenesses by sorting colored or shaped objects.

Language & Communication

Focus: Learning how to express wants and needs.

Our teachers are constantly communicating with your infant to help them make sense of sounds and speech patterns. They’re engaged in activities to help them express and understand both verbal sounds and nonverbal body language.

Infant Activities

Making associations between words and colors in books.
Learning words in sign language.
Responding to and imitating sounds and rhymes through songs.
Identifying facial expressions and sounds.

Learn On

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Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

Read a book such as “Red Light, Green Light” to make associations between words and colors.
Go to babysignlanguage.com to find and practice simple sign language words like “mommy,” “please,” “milk” and “I love you.”
Identify facial expressions and sounds in front of a mirror.

Social & Emotional Growth

Focus: Building trust with adults and other infants.

We create a safe and secure environment by providing warm, nurturing, personalized care and responding to your infant’s signals. Your child will see many different, yet consistent and familiar faces and engage in activities that encourage cooperation and imaginative play.

Infant Activities

Nurturing attachments with familiar adults.
Playing near and developing familiarity with other infants and teachers.
Learning self-awareness through songs.
Displaying social gestures through interactive materials.

Learn On

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Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

Have members of your family hug, cradle and praise the baby to nurture attachments with familiar people.
Sing “Where is Baby?” to help develop a sense of self-awareness.
Read the poem, “Wave, Wave, Wave” to help baby learn social gestures like waving.

Fine & Gross Motor Skills

Focus: Strengthening your baby’s finger, hand, arm and leg muscles.

Our teachers assist your infant’s physical development through tasks that improve coordination, accuracy and balance. They receive encouragement and positive reinforcement every step of the way.

Infant Activities

Learning to lift, hold and turn their head, roll over, sit up and crawl.
Developing leg muscles using objects that support walking.
Learning to feed themselves by holding bottles on their own.
Engaging in sensory play, including finger painting, play dough and blocks covered in different fabrics.
Exploring the outdoors through daily walks in strollers and playing outside in the playground.

Learn On

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Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

Give your baby “tummy time” so they can practice lifting, turning and holding their head; rolling over; sitting up; and crawling.
Use toy strollers, grocery carts or other objects that support walking to help your infant develop strong leg muscles.
Use finger painting, play dough, bags and blocks covered in different fabrics to have sensory play time with your child.
Explore the outdoors through daily walks in strollers and playing outside.

Health Essentials

Focus: Keeping your infant healthy and safe.

Health Essentials is a set of CDC-based standard operating procedures that can help mitigate the spread of potential infection throughout our Academy. Health Essentials is a key part of our overall COVID-19 response, expanding upon existing disinfection and health protocols that offer parents and staff peace of mind and demonstrates our commitment to creating a healthy and safe environment for learning and working.

Health Essentials guidelines are focused on four principles designed to cover various preventative, protective and corrective measures that address COVID-19:

1. Wellness Education

The solution starts with an understanding.

Children learn how following proper hygienic practices can keep them healthy
Academy staff receives training and must abide by enhanced health and safety practices outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2. Enhanced Hygiene

Soap and water is the best solution.

Soap and water offer the simplest solution to combat infection
Staff increase handwashing frequency
All children must wash their hands upon entering their room at the start of each day and all recommended times thereafter in addition to following standard Academy handwashing procedures

3. Healthy Environment

A clean facility keeps families safe.

Academies adhere to advanced cleaning procedures:

Nightly cleaning
Daily laundering of soft items and bedding
Limiting items brought into the Academy

4. Symptom Monitoring

Keeping a watchful eye

Temperature monitoring at the Academy entrance.
Track symptoms using AcademyLink^®
Isolate symptomatic children from others immediately upon observation
Contact parents for pickup from the Academy
Daily health check is completed upon arrival

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How Life Essentials is different

Questions? Answers.

Explore some of the most frequently asked questions from parents of infants.

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Do you provide diapers?

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We ask parents to provide disposable or cloth diapers, wipes, ointments and powders for their infants. We maintain a small supply of diapers that can be used if your personal supply runs out.

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Do you provide formula?

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We ask that parents provide formula or breast milk for their infants. Please provide us with freshly prepared bottles daily until your child is ready to begin eating Kiddie Academy menu items. Always label bottles and food containers with your child’s first and last name and the date. We’ll get your infant’s feeding schedule from you to maintain consistency with the feeding routine you’re establishing at home.

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What if my child gets sick?

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We’ll call you or a designated adult from your Emergency Information Form so that your child can be picked up as soon as possible from the Academy. While waiting to be picked up, your child will rest quietly, away from other children.

Q.
What policies are Academies required to have in place to address safety?

A.
Our facilities and outdoor play areas are required to have secure entries and exits that are maintained by an electronic entry system. Only individuals authorized by you are allowed to pick up your child from the Academy. All employees are required to have undergone background checks prior to employment.

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What are your teacher qualifications?

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All Kiddie Academy teachers must meet or exceed the state requirements for child care providers and are required to receive ongoing professional training annually. We also require background checks through local, county, state and/or federal agencies prior to employment.

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Do you use “bouncy seats” or similar devices?

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No. We never leave infants unattended and believe that they should be unrestricted because children can learn best when they can move around and explore their environment.

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What will my child be doing?

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Your infant will be assigned a primary teacher who will play, read and talk with your child. This helps nurture the child’s skills development in six areas – Social, Emotional, Communications, Fine Motor, Gross Motor and Cognitive. Your infant will nap and feed consistent with the routines you’ve begun to establish at home.

Q.
Can I drop in to observe?

A.
Due to the concerns around COVID-19, we are unable to allow drop-in observation by parents or family members. We hope to reverse this rule as soon as it becomes safe.

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Do you take the children outdoors?

A.
Yes, weather permitting, we take children outside daily. Children should be dressed appropriately for playing on our playground or taking group walks.

Q.
Do you have cameras in the classroom?

A.
Many, but not all, Kiddie Academy locations have classroom cameras that parents can access via mobile or desktop apps. For the most accurate information on classroom cameras, contact your Academy directly to learn about camera availability and policies.

Q.
What is your health and safety policy?

A.
Kiddie Academy^® Educational Child Care follows our Health Essentials guidelines, a set of standard operating procedures that can help mitigate the spread of potential infection throughout our Academies. This includes precautions and recommendations for COVID-19 which are specifically focused on social distancing, disinfection, wellness education and symptom monitoring. These protocols may vary based on region and level of outbreak in the area. The goal of Health Essentials is to uphold the highest level of health precautions and cleanliness for proper child care delivery.

Ready to learn more?

Your local Kiddie Academy has information about everything from programs and curriculum to tuition, drop-off and pick-up times.

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The learning doesn’t stop for parents, either. That’s why we created an information resource with helpful tips on everything from enriching our STEM program at home to introducing lifelong healthy eating and fitness habits.

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Miracles Academy Daycare

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Kim’s Prep Academy Daycare

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Hope In Grace Early Childhood Education WeeCare

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Child’s Care Isabel

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Which Daycare/Center for an Infant?

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Parent Q&A

Hi, I’m a first time parent looking to start my son in daycare in November or December, when he will be 6-7 months old. It is so hard to find availability! I would really appreciate any recommendations of in-home daycares that might have availability anywhere near Laurel, Fruitvale, Dimond, or nearby neighborhoods. Our only requirement is a safe and loving environment where our baby will get enough attention. Outdoor space and healthy meals would be very nice. We are a bilingual English/Spanish household so would be fine to work with a Spanish-only daycare.

Thank you!

Jul 29, 2021
Hello all,

We are not loving our current daycare provider, and I’m particularly upset by the fact that our daycare refuses to allow me to nurse our 5 month old during my lunch break. I’m therefore looking for recommendations of daycares in/around Albany and Berkeley that might allow mothers to nurse during the day (in my case it would be only once per day). I would also just be open to recommendations of infant daycares in the area that you love and trust. I know it is very hard to find infant spots, but I would at least like to have a short list of daycares in the area that would be our top choices, in order to get on waitlists or to keep calling to ask about spaces.

As an aside, MANY thanks to those of you that kindly responded to my post a few months ago when I was desperate to find daycare. It REALLY helped and I was able to find a few options because of your kind and thoughtful responses.

Feb 19, 2020
Dear all! I was wondering if you know a good daycare in east bay that has cameras installed, so we can see our babies whenever we want on our phones.

Thanks!

Niki

Jan 27, 2020
Dear all,

I have been looking for a daycare that let me stay with my three month old baby. I don’t want to leave the baby for the whole day and leave, and since I am studying online, I am just looking for a place that my baby is entertained while me being there (maybe in a separate room studying at my laptop). Please let me know if you know of such a daycare.

thanks a lot,

Niki

Nov 19, 2018
Greetings!

My husband and I are looking for daycare, preferably in-home daycare, starting the first of November for our daughter, Claudia. She will be 4.5 months old come November. We are located in Oakland by the zoo and are looking for daycare anywhere in Oakland or San Leandro. Any help or referrals would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and have a great day!

Ryan and Brig

Aug 15, 2018
Can anybody recommend a good, AFFORDABLE daycare located in Berkeley? It’s for a 9 month old. The daycares all seem to be for 2+ Year olds. Many are around $1,300 per month, when we can really only afford 1/2 that. We are looking for larger group settings and possibly foreign language immersion.

Jul 6, 2018
Hi wise parents,

We have a child who will be 4 months old on March 6 and we can’t find infant care anywhere! We commute from Richmond to Berkeley via El Cerrito, Albany, and Kensington. We have a tight budget $1200-$1300 so a nanny share is out. I’m headed back to work on March 5th and would love to have something lined up so that I can enjoy my babe and prep my lessons for being back in the classroom. I’ve called over 50 spots and have been having a very hard time getting people to answer or call back.

Any info on who’s got an infant opening would be greatly appreciated!

Feb 2, 2018
Let the search begin! (again) Our daycare plans fell through for mid-March for our baby who will be 4.5 when we’d need care. We’re looking for somewhere she could attend until she goes to preschool in June of 2020. Looking for full day openings and/or suggestions for an in-home daycare for mid-March or the beginning of April (or May/June…) in North Berkeley/Albany, if possible.

Jan 24, 2018
Hi, we are looking for an infant care program (family child care or center) in Albany or Emeryville for our daughter, born 3/16/2017 starting January 2018! Thanks, Peggy

Dec 15, 2017
Hi there! We have been looking for a daycare for our daughter who will be four months when I return to work in October. We have somewhat of a tight budget ($1300-1400) and are looking for a place near El Cerrito. Please let us know about any openings you may know of- we’re feeling a bit stuck. We’ve tried Bananas but haven’t quite heard back from places we’ve reached out to.

Holly

Aug 31, 2017
Hi,

We are new to the bay area and are expecting our first baby this October! I have done quite a bit of research online but do not have many friends/network to ask for personal recommendations on day cares in the area. Does anyone have any daycares to recommend in the concord/walnut creek/pleasant hill area? Appreciate any input or feedback that would be helpful in making this important decision 🙂 My baby would probably need to start around 4 months old but I can be flexible if needed.

Thank you!

Hanna

Aug 17, 2017
Hi! My husband and I are expecting our first child at the end of October. We are looking for daycare options when I return back to work at the end of February/early March 2018. We are in Kensington but are open to areas near, north and south of us. Our primary concern is closing time/evening pickup flexibility, as both of our jobs can be unpredictable. Thoughts and ideas are most welcome! Thank you!

Jun 28, 2017
Hi there

I’m searching for a part time daycare for my baby who will be 4 months old in August. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for daycares in the Albany, El Cerrito or North Berkeley area.

Thanks!

May 10, 2017
I am looking for recommendations for daycare centers that accept 3-4 month olds in the Crocker Highlands or Lake Merritt area. I have found a few online but would prefer a recommendation or information on additional centers that may not be listed.

Apr 3, 2017
My husband and I both work full-time. While our offices have been accommodating by allowing us to work from home some of the time (we’re currently alternating MWF/TH home/in-office), this isn’t sustainable for either of us. We’re on the waiting list for ECDC but it’s unlikely they’ll have an opening until this fall when they move their classes.

We really need help finding a place for our currently 10-week-old daughter by mid-May (when she’ll be 4 months). Can anyone provide guidance? While we’d prefer a center, we’re willing to consider in-home with references. We are both monolingual and do not have strong preferences for foreign language immersion education. I’m a fan of Montessori methods as I grew up with it, but it’s not a requirement. We live in Emeryville so we’d prefer something in the Emeryville/Oakland area, but would consider Berkeley or something further south (San Leandro, etc.) if necessary.

Really we are just looking for a safe, friendly space for our infant to stay while we’re at work! Ideal hours would be 8am to 6pm but we can work something out.

Mar 22, 2017
Hi there! I’m looking for M-F fulltime daycare starting in May for my daughter, who will be 9 months old at that time. I’ve tried calling as many places as possible and am having no luck getting a spot for an infant! Any help would be much appreciated. Closer to Del Norte Bart is best, but I’m flexible. Thank you!

Mar 11, 2017
Hi BPN, our childcare plans didn’t work out as expected and we are now looking for daycare for our baby girl in El Cerrito or the surrounding area beginning in April. I work in El Cerrito for WCCUSD, and will be returning to work April 17th. I work 8:30-4 during the school year with some intermitten work in the summer. Lucía will be 5 months old the week prior to me returning to work. If you have an infant spot available at your daycare or can recommend someone who does, please contact us. We prefer a small in home daycare.

Thank you!

Feb 17, 2017

Archived Q&A and Reviews

Questions

Seeking a Center with preschool and infant care at same location (near 580/880)
Best Daycare Centers for Infants Berk/Oak?

Seeking a Center with preschool and infant care at same location (near 580/880)?

Aug 2013

After finding out this week that i’ll have a job to go back to in january 2014, i’m now scrambling to find a preschool that also has an infant center on-site so that i can do just one drop-off of my 4 yr old and newly-turned 1 yr old (their ages in january). I live in west oakland, will be working in san leandro, so looking for places in oakland (near 880 or 580 would be awesome), alameda, or san leandro. Back to school

Monte Tavor Spanish Immersion has openings for infants and preschoolers. Monte Tavor is in the upper Dimond close to the exits of Coolidge/ Fruitvale on 580. This is a Spanish Immersion program for all ages based on children’s interest and teacher instruction. You can receive an e-packet by requesting at hmontetavor [at] aol.com or by calling (510) 967-2876. Yeira Howell

Chatham Preschool – 35th Ave campus. It is a large daycare/ preschool which serves 0-5. http://www.chathampreschool.com/ Chatham parent

You may want to check out Small Size Big Minds next to the Alameda/Bay Farm Island Bridge. Good luck w/ your search!

BlueSkies for Children is located half a mile off 580, between Fruitvale and Coolidge, so it is on your commute path. We currently have an opening for a 4 year old (born before 8/31/09)and will be able to enroll an infant later in the fall. BlueSkies is geared to meet the needs of young children and their working parents, accredited by NAEYC, open 7:30-6 year round. Please look at our website at blueskies4children.org and come by for a tour! Liisa Hale

I don’t know if it fits your location requirement, but the Model School in Berkeley has both infant care and preschool/Pre-K in the same building. We didn’t take advantage of the infant room, but I’ve observed that they take loving care of the little ones. There are nice places inside and outside for the babies to play. And our family has been very happy with the pre-K program. The teachers are great! There seem to be a lot of families from Oakland too. Good luck with back to school and back to work! Joanna

I just went to check out a few preschools recently and Little Stars at 169 14th St, Oakland, CA does have a preschool with an infant care as well. It’s run by Chinese owners and a lot of the teachers are Chinese, but there are non-Chinese ones as well. Kids are a mix. Preschool is very affordable, however, infant care (up to age 2) will be twice as much. I did like it and felt a relaxed vibe. They have a huge playground for all the kids. Alice

Best Daycare Centers for Infants Berk/Oak?

Aug 2003

I am looking for recommendations on the best daycare centers (and the ones to avoid), that accept infants. My baby will be 4 months old when I go back to work, part-time. I have read numerous posts about various centers but they are a bit outdated. Positive and negative feedback would be greatly appreciated! I stayed home with my first child and am nervous about placing baby in a formal daycare, but finances may require it. Thanks in advance for your help. working mom

Recommendations received:

BlueSkies for Children (2)
Cedar Street Childcare
Cornerstone Children’s Center
Emeryville Child Development Center
St. John’s

Other advice:
I think searching for a day care is such a personal thing. I recommend visiting a couple first, and not wait for the recommendations. I went to one day care that takes infants that got plenty of great reviews on the UC Berkeley Parents website, but after visiting the place there was no way I would place my child there. Things that may be important to you might not be important to others, and things that bother others might not bother you. Trust your instincts, ask a lot of questions, and as awkward as it might feel, just hang out for a good long while in the infant room and observe. Bananas has some publications that you can use as guidelines for what to look for and ask. They can also give you a list of day care centers that take infants. There are plenty of home care providers that take infants, but as far as day care centers, there are only SEVEN in Berekeley and none in Albany. I don’t know how many there are in Oakland, as we decided that was too far for us. So even if you get great recommendations now, you will probably by suprised by the waiting lists at most centers, and part-time is even harder to get. (This isn’t the case I found with home care providers.) So if it’s a day care center you want (and not a home care provider), then I suggest getting on the phone now and start doing site visits. Even if there is a waiting list there is still the chance you can get in to a center. Keep in mind that you will have to pay an application fee to even get on the waiting list. One place I called at the Aquatic Center said that they wouldn’t even give me a tour until I had filled out an application and paid the fee, as their waiting list was so long for infants (1 1/2yrs long!). Other places I had to get on the waiting list just for a tour. But don’t get discouraged – just start making the phone calls and something will fall into place. anon

Putting your baby in daycare? Here’s what you need to know

It is inspiring to see how many women today resume their career soon after giving birth. There is, however, one practical worry that she cannot really escape. With the mother at office, and, most likely, the father too, who would take care of the young child? Families are becoming increasingly nuclear so leaving the infant with grandparents or relatives isn’t always an option.

That’s where the need for daycare comes in. While a lot of young parents have been relying on daycare for their preschoolers, the option is available for infants too. Children as young as a few months old are sent to daycare centres, which then monitor the child’s sleeping and eating requirements and keep them engaged till the parents take them home in the evening.

How early can you send your child to a daycare?

“Children as young as six months old are sent to daycare, as per the revised Maternity Bill (which has increased the duration of paid maternity leave up to 26 weeks). That’s the perfect time for settling down; it is the stage when the child is more or less trained to develop sleeping and eating habits,” said Shivani Sarin, centre incharge, Crystal Children’s Care in Gurgaon, operational for 12 years now.

Daycares can help in your child’s social development. (Source: Getty Images)

That said, parents sometimes send in infants as young as two months old, informed Sarin. Managing a child as young as this can be challenging. “The major challenge is separation anxiety among parents, which is higher when the child is this young. Again, there are some parents who send in their child when they are one-and-a-half months old as well,” she explained.

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Somaya Nanjapa from Funschool Daycare in Vakola, Mumbai, disagrees. “We never take in a child who is too young. Even six months of age is too early, but parents are forced to send them to the daycare, since they have to go back to work. Having a two or three-month-old child is out of question,” he said.

How can a daycare assist you in your child’s development?

At the daycare, each child is assigned one caretaker, especially if very young, who caters to his or her individual needs. The child is involved in activities like block building or music, as per their age and interest, and fed and put to sleep, as per their nap time. “The food is provided by parents, since paediatricians suggest that infants should be fed from one particular source only in order to develop immunity. We also give suggestions on what a child should be fed as per his or her age. At the age of 15 months, however, we start providing food at the daycare itself. We have a full-fledged house kitchen,” said Sarin.

Children at the daycare are not really forced to follow a schedule. The idea is to keep the day engaging and interactive. “Daycare could be a great place to help your little one interact with a lot of other children. And that’s much more preferable than giving them an electronic gadget like a mobile. Empathy and social development are the key things a child is introduced to in a daycare. It also helps such kids start speaking very early since they are constantly talking to each other,” highlighted Dr Debmita Dutta, parenting consultant and founder of What Parents Ask.

The maximum age up to which most daycare centres take children is six or seven. That’s when the child starts going to primary school and is usually enrolled in other activity classes. Some of them, however, continue to stay beyond that age. “For instance, we have a child, who joined our daycare at the age of one and now, she is almost 10. It’s such a close relationship you form with the child and also with their parents. It’s hard to part with them. They are like family,” Nanjapa expressed.

Is a daycare safe enough?

One of the major concerns for parents when choosing a daycare is safety. After all, the child is left in the care of unfamiliar people, away from the parents, for a long duration. To begin with, when an infant is kept in a closed room along with many other children, he or she is more at the risk of being infected. “So, the design of the daycare is important–it should have a large play area with enough sunlight and fresh air. There are some daycares that follow international specifications and regulations, which ensure the same. That’s something parents must check on,” Dr Dutta pointed out. On the obverse, more exposure to germs would mean your child can develop his or her immunity. Nobody would want their child to fall sick, of course, and so, he or she ideally has to be immunised before being sent to a daycare, added Dr Dutta.

Daycare centres usually also have doctors and hospitals onboard. Sarin, for instance, informed, “We have doctors and hospitals on panel, and those on call facility as well.”

Parents need to be mentally prepared to send their child to daycare. (Source: Getty Images)

Besides health, children can also be at the risk of abuse and so, parents have to be very careful and choose the right daycare for their child after thorough research. “Most parents come to us through recommendations. Coming to the safety aspect, we haven’t encountered any such incident till date. We’ve been lucky that way. All parents would want to be assured of their child’s safety. We provide parents with daily updates, sometimes even at lunch time, and parents can call and speak to the child whenever they want,” Nanjapa explained.

Are you ready for a daycare?

No matter how perfect a daycare might be, leaving behind an infant in an unknown space is not easy, either for the parents or the child. Parents tend to worry constantly while the child is unaware of why he or she has been separated from the parents. And that’s why parents need to be absolutely prepared mentally to leave behind their child. “A lot of parents find this transition really difficult, for which they should consult experts. Many daycares also have a separation anxiety workshop to understand how to deal with it. The child also has to be dealt with delicately by well-trained staff members at the daycare or it will impact him or her badly,” Dr Dutta concluded.

A child from 6 to 7 months, what to do with him

At the age of six months, new features in the behavior of the child appear. He begins to react differently to familiar and unfamiliar people. Seeing strangers or relatives who rarely visit, the baby is alert and looks at them with apprehension. He stops smiling, and at the attempts of a stranger to pick him up, he can get upset and cry. But after a while, when the child gets used to the presence of strangers, he will look at them kindly and can take a toy from the hands of the guests. This behavior is due to the fact that the child does not know what to expect from strangers, because he does not have experience with them.

Motor skills improve at this age. Many children try to move forward on their stomach, sit steadily, hold the toy with both hands.

The child begins to pick up small objects from the floor, as he “controls” his fingers better.

The baby recognizes familiar objects, carefully examines them and tries to make a sound (shakes the rattle, listens and shakes it again). Children like rustling paper (foil, wrapping paper). Remember that babies at this age put things in their mouths, so keep an eye on your child when they play with paper.

A six-month-old baby loves to communicate with adults and actively shows his desire. The baby’s babbling becomes much more expressive and can mean a request or a question.

When feeding, place your baby in a high chair and place biscuit pieces or a dryer on the table. The child will take pieces of food and put them in his mouth. Thus, it improves finger movements and hand coordination.

Prepare the jelly and place it on the table in front of the child. He will try to pick up slippery bits of jelly and put them in his mouth.

Observe the child’s reaction to different smells. Make several balls of gauze or bandage, put a clove of garlic in one of them, a piece of onion in the other, a clove in the third, moisten the fourth with cologne. Bring them alternately to the baby’s nose on one side, and then on the other, and see how he reacts to smells. By the child’s facial expressions, active movements of the legs or turning the head in the opposite direction, you can determine which smells are unpleasant for him.

Teach your baby to clap. Take the child’s hands and clap them together while singing the song “Okay, okay, where have you been? By Grandma…”.

Teach your child to raise their hands up and put them on their head, while you can read a rhyme about birds. Saying the words “the birds flew, sat on the head …” take the baby’s hands, lift them up and touch the head.

Encourage your child to explore and make a decision by offering toys or doing things with them. When the baby is holding toys in both hands, offer him a third toy. First, the child will try to take the offered toy without letting go of the ones he is holding. But over time, the baby will understand: in order to take this toy, you need to free your hands.

Take a toy from your child and cover it halfway with a diaper or handkerchief. First, the baby will take the toy by the visible edge, and then learn to pull the scarf off the toy.

Offer your child different games with sounds. Do not forget that educational toys for children of this age are almost all surrounding objects. Fill several metal jars with cereals or small toys. Shake each jar in turn so that the baby can see how you do it. After a while, he will shake the jars himself to extract the sound.

Take some plastic or metal molds and show your child how to hit them together. Then do it together.

Show your baby the bye-bye gesture. When someone leaves the house, wave your hand and say “bye bye”. Very soon, the baby will begin to wave goodbye.

Repeat after the child the sounds you hear in his babbling. Change your intonation and facial expression when making sounds. Looking at the expression on your face, the baby will be happy or surprised and, perhaps, will begin to repeat new sounds after you.

Talk to your child in simple phrases and in an expressive voice. When you dress, bathe, or feed your baby, always verbalize what you are doing. For example, when dressing a child, say: “Give me a pen. Where is your leg? Soon he will begin to raise his arm or leg in response to your request.

Remember to look your child in the eyes and smile from time to time. When you pick up your baby, give him a toy, rock in a hammock, or sit on the floor with him, draw his attention to your face. The child will learn to understand your mood, to distinguish between the expression of joy, pleasure, delight or sadness.

Bring the baby to the radio or tape recorder and let him listen to music or songs, dance with him. Talk to your child and show where the music comes from.

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Congratulations, you have a baby! The first year of a child’s life is a difficult period for new parents. As a rule, there are so many questions that you just don’t know where to run and what to do. This section contains recommendations for caring for a newborn, an examination schedule and a lot of other useful information.

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Newborn

Pediatrician

Neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, adrenogenital syndrome, cystic fibrosis and galactosemia <*>

Audiological screening <**>

1 month

Pediatrician

Neurologist

Pediatric surgeon Ophthalmologist

Pediatric dentist

Abdominal ultrasound (complex)

Renal ultrasound

Hip Ultrasound

Echocardiography

Neurosonography

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Complete blood count

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Traumatologist-orthopedist

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Pediatrician

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Pediatrician

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Pediatrician

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Pediatrician

9 months

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10 months

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Neurologist

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Traumatologist-orthopedist

Complete blood count

Urinalysis

Electrocardiography

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<**> Audiological screening is performed for children under the age of 3 months inclusive in the absence of information about its implementation.

Caring for a newborn baby – a note to mom

During the first year of life, a child makes a giant leap in his physical and emotional development (just imagine that his brain increases 1.5 times!). But parents also learn a lot, especially if the baby is the first. “How to care for the ears, nose, eyes is, of course, very important, and we will definitely talk about it. But it is equally important to learn to feel your child, ”according to Yulia Viktorovna Andronnikova, pediatrician of the highest category, head of the pediatric department of the Center for Traditional Obstetrics and Family Medicine, this feeling of security and love will accompany the child all his life.

All children are different, their needs are different, and mom and dad will have to find their own way, relying on the opinions of specialists and their own intuition.

The only thing that can be said for sure is that extreme is always bad. And in the upbringing of children in the first place.

Breastfeeding

An important aspect of infant care is proper breastfeeding. This is “the core on which the whole care of the baby is wound. Breast sucking is the main interest of the baby in the first months of life, and in the future and for quite a long time – a priority interest. Breastfeeding helps to build the rhythm of life, help the baby in time, calm down, feed,” says Lilia Valentinovna Kazakova, pediatrician of the Territory of Health and SM, AKEV breastfeeding consultant. Sucking activates the bowels. This will help to accustom to “planting” from early childhood. Just in case, let’s make a reservation – breastfeeding is certainly good, but it is not a panacea and does not guarantee either good health or deeper affection. With other mother’s efforts, “artificials” can easily catch up, or even overtake “babies” in all respects.

Bathing, care of the umbilical wound and skin

Baby’s skin is thin and vulnerable, prickly heat and diaper rash quickly appear on it. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange air baths for the child (the optimum temperature in the room is 20-22 C, humidity is 55-60%). You can bathe daily – the first month for 2-3 minutes (water – about 37 C). Then gradually increasing the time (up to 10 minutes) and lowering the temperature (by 1-2 C). It is better to use baby soap / foam less often – once a week, not more often.

“Never bathe your baby on an empty stomach.” This is not a swimmer’s training, but a relaxing and hygienic procedure. The kid should be calm and contented with life,” reminds L. V. Kazakova. When taking it out of the water, wrap it in a large towel and immediately breastfeed (eat). He sucks, dries, calms down, and after 10-15 minutes you will calmly do everything you need. Use only sterile water to treat the remaining umbilical cord (other solutions may interfere with the natural healing process). After rinsing, dry thoroughly with a clean towel (not cotton! To avoid leaving fibers on the navel).

Hygiene for girls and boys

“The first and most important thing for a newborn girl is not to injure her genitals by mechanically removing the lubricant (she will go away on her own over time). Rinse with warm water (use soap once every 3-4 days), and then be sure to moisturize (distribute 1 drop of oil over the entire washed surface),” Galina Vladimirovna Ovsyannikova, an obstetrician-gynecologist of the Health Territory, advises washing from front to back (for this it is more convenient keep your daughter upside down). For signs of inflammation, take chamomile baths, and for more severe redness, treat with Miramistin. Another important – exclusively “female” – nuance of hygiene: “Immediately after birth, a neonatologist-pediatrician should look at the genital gap. Mom needs to be constantly monitored until 5-6 years old so that she does not overgrow (once every 3-4 days).

For boys, pediatricians recommend washing the genitals only from the outside (up to adolescence): during the day, if necessary, wipe with wet baby wipes, and in the evening, while bathing, wash with warm water from the outside and do not climb anywhere else (closing foreskin and smegma are the best natural defense against bacteria)! As for phimosis, up to 3 years is the norm, and a variant of the norm almost until adolescence.

Eye Care

The eyes of a newborn do not need special care. Everything that accumulates on the surface of the baby’s eye is removed on its own when the baby blinks. In the morning, in the corners of the eyes, you can see the mucus accumulated during the night – this is also the norm. Rinse the eyelashes / eyelids of the baby with boiled water, wiping with a cotton swab from the outer corner to the inner.

Cause of copious discharge from the eyes of a newborn may be dacryocystitis, blockage of the nasolacrimal canal. “Proper massage allows you to cope with this disease by the age of 2 months. ” Massage is simple, but it will be better if a specialist shows it. Also, ophthalmologist Anastasia Borisovna Petukhova recalls that the first examination by an ophthalmologist is immediately after birth, while still in the maternity hospital, and the second is at the age of 1 month: “It is a mistake to think that nothing can be done if the child is still very small. For example, a congenital cataract is operated on at the age of 2-3 months, while later surgical treatment may not be as effective.”

Nose and ear care

Yes, they can and should be cleaned. But the main thing is not to overdo it, warns the otolaryngologist, homeopath and mother of three children Ekaterina Vladislavovna Polinskaya: “You only need to clean the auricle (by no means the ear canal!) After bathing the child.” A small child still does not know how to blow his nose himself (he will learn this by the age of 2-3), so you can instill drops in him in the morning and in the evening based on isotonic sodium chloride solution. Children under one year of age do not need to use sprays – the auditory tube is still short and wide, this can provoke a rapid reflux of infection from the nasal cavity. The same applies to instillation of breast milk into the nose. “This is physiologically unreasonable and blocks the mucociliary clearance of the nasal cavity. Yes, milk contains proteins, fats and carbohydrates, as well as protective antibodies that are necessary for the baby. But they must still act through the oral cavity, ”explains the doctor.

Fundamentals of Fundamentals

Not all advances that make life easier for older people benefit the younger generation. Due to the constant use of diapers, pediatrician Yulia Viktorovna Andronnikova warns, the child may have difficulties with the formation of toilet skills, in the “diaper” he does not feel “bottom”, does not realize that he is pissing – he does not have the necessary feeling of discomfort for this. Instead of disposable diapers, pay attention to “reusable” cloth diapers – they help to form the necessary skills much faster and are more physiological. The next important task for parents of babies up to a year, according to Yulia Viktorovna, is to teach them to chew and swallow correctly! “Our children drink and eat everything puree until almost 3-4 years old! This has a bad effect on chewing skills, diet. Does not “teach” the stomach to work normally. And finally, you need to organize a sleep schedule. “Unfortunately, modern children often live in a mode that is convenient for their parents: late bedtime, late rising. Whereas all the hormones necessary for the growth and proper formation of internal organs work precisely in sleep, moreover, from nine in the evening. Hug, kiss and rejoice… Together!

And finally, the most important thing. The mental development of the baby, the development of different parts of the brain, and, therefore, different sensory organs, depend on the external impressions that he receives in the first year of life. “Without the proper experience of one-on-one communication with a caring adult, the orbito-frontal cortex is unlikely to be sufficiently developed. It has been found that the baby’s heart rate synchronizes with the parent’s, so if the parent is relaxed and calm, so will the baby. The mother’s nervous system essentially communicates with the baby’s nervous system, calming it down through touch.” (Sue Gerhardt “How Love Shapes the Baby’s Brain”).

By hugging our baby, we, in fact, develop and strengthen it. But we don’t spoil at all and we teach it to be handled, as other grandmothers assure us. Nod to these grandmothers and hug your little (yet small) happiness even more tenderly: this will only make it stronger!

Child development at 6 (sixth) months of life: what a child should be able to do

The first weaning is another important event at six months. The baby first tries something other than milk or an adapted formula.

What a baby should be able to do at 6 months

At this age, the infant’s visual system is actively developing, he focuses his eyes on the toy for a long time, and can follow its movement. Actively studies objects around him, shifts toys, looks at them, listens to the sound.

A baby at 6 months holds objects well in his hand, while he can roll over on his side, on his stomach with them. The child uses all of his “sense organs” to explore the world around him. Always surround him with lots of interesting things to touch, put in his mouth and play with.

What a baby can do at 6 months:

Baby rolls over from back to stomach and back without help. The muscular system is strengthened, the baby is becoming more mobile. Strong muscles in the neck, arms and back allow for effortless turning.

The hypertonicity in the legs and arms completely disappears, the ability to control one’s limbs appears.

Many babies begin to sit up on their own during this period, or at least try to do so.

If the child is held under the arms, he confidently pushes off with his legs from a hard surface.

Eye-hand coordination is so developed that the child consciously and purposefully reaches for objects with both hands, can pass them from hand to hand.

The sucking reflex practically disappears and the baby can be fed with a spoon.

The sixth month is characterized by a growth spurt, the child begins to show more emotions. First of all, it is joy and anger, which can be expressed through gestures, facial expressions or various sounds

A six-month-old baby can play with one toy for a long time and not be distracted for 15-20 minutes. Therefore, it is recommended to actively develop fine motor skills with the help of developing rings and pyramids.

At the age of six months, the process of teething begins, swelling of the gums and increased salivation can be observed. It is important to visit a pediatric dentist to determine the condition of the frenulum and jaw structure.

At 6 months, night sleep lengthens, the child can continuously sleep for 6-7 hours. The amount of daytime sleep decreases – 2-3 times for 30-40 minutes.

Baby skills at 6 months

So, the baby has reached the age of six months, as he looks: lying on his stomach, leans on the pelvis and arms, while his palms are fully open, he knows how to lift his chest from the surface well, and can bend a little in the back.

At 6 months, the child’s skills develop, the following changes are observed:

The kid is active, independent, becomes extremely inquisitive. There are skills of finding the object that he is told about, he will easily point to his favorite toy.

The cognitive function of the brain continues to develop: at 6 months, the baby begins to understand the relationship of cause and effect (if you push the toy, it will fall).

The baby can play enthusiastically for some time without requiring attention from the mother.

He knows how to crawl like a plastuna, although he sways from side to side.

Can drink from a mug by itself if held.

At this age, as a rule, the first tooth appears – usually in the lower jaw.

Child’s height at 6 months

Child’s height at 6 months according to the average data of pediatricians:

The lower limit of normal in boys ranges from 63. 3 cm to 63.5 cm, the upper limit is from 69.8 cm to 71.9 cm

Girls can be between 61.2 cm and 63.5 cm at the bottom and 68.0 cm to 70.3 cm at the top

Height of a six-month-old baby according to WHO:

The lower limit for boys ranges from 63.2 cm to 65.5 cm, the upper limit from 71.7 cm to 71.9 cm

Girls can be between 61.4 cm and 69.9 cm

How much should a baby weigh at 6 months

According to the statistics of domestic pediatrics, the weight of a child at 6 months should approach the following standards:

Boys: 6.5 kg to 9.1 kg

Girls: 6.2 kg to 8.4 kg

The World Health Organization suggests the following standards:

Boys: 7.1 kg to 8.9 kg

Girls: 6.5 kg to 8.3 kg

Mental development of a child at 6 months

At six months, parents notice a change in the psycho-emotional background of the child. If earlier crying was the main tool of communication, now it is mainly negative emotions expressed in this way – pain or discomfort. The “vocabulary” of the baby is increasing, in his arsenal there are already about 40 sounds.

The mental development of a child of six months of life is progressing, now a completely conscious conversation takes place between an adult and a baby. He can show or find the subject in question.

The kid recognizes the voices of his parents at a distance, reacts with a joyful squeal or peculiar exclamations, showing the need for attention. At the age of six months, children show tenderness to their parents as much as possible, tend to snuggle and hug.

There is an awareness of causal relationships. The baby begins to understand that the mother will come to the cry, and if a bottle or plate appears in the field of view, it is lunch time.

The child has an innate instinct for self-preservation, but due to the lack of proper experience, it is not well developed. And given the fact that the baby’s mobility is increasing, you should carefully monitor his movements and secure the space around the child as much as possible so that he has more opportunities to explore the “world”.

[1] The first weaning is an important event

At six months, they begin to introduce complementary foods, which allows you to diversify the diet of the child. You should start with soft foods, choosing vegetable purees or cereals, maintaining interest in new foods, and also giving a little taste of what mom or dad eats. Learn more about first feeding.

Six-month-olds develop an understanding of “object permanence”: they will look for an object that has been dropped or that has disappeared from view.

At 6 months, the child’s coordination improves, movements become purposeful. Now the state of the baby is easy to determine by his emotions, he openly expresses joy and discontent. At this stage of development, the child checks what materials the toys are made of and what sounds they make. He feels them, shakes them, and even tastes them.

Baby care at 6 months

For the most part, parents already know how to care for an infant. The rules of care remain unchanged – daily washing, timely change of diapers, full bathing twice a week.

Since the child is intensively learning to crawl, it is necessary to monitor the cleanliness of the house and the baby’s hands. At six months, the process of eruption of the first teeth begins, a decrease in local immunity of the oral cavity is possible. Parents should make sure that all toys that a child puts in their mouth are as clean as possible. Such precautions will help to avoid the development of infectious processes.

The sixth month is great for weaning from the pacifier and bottle, the baby should be given to drink from a cup or spoon as often as possible. If the baby stubbornly refuses to give up the pacifier, pediatricians recommend replacing it with a special orthodontic nipple.

An important step in the care is daily massage and gymnastics, swimming in a special pool. Gymnastic exercises are aimed at stabilizing the child in space. Be sure to check with your pediatrician before doing any exercise.

[2] Six months is the right age to assess your baby’s development. In this period, the child achieves a very important skill – he masters the skills of turning from back to stomach, and does it equally deftly, both to the left and to the right. In addition, the child continues to stubbornly try to sit up. Six months is exactly the time by which the child should learn to perform such actions. However, it is necessary to take into account the individual characteristics of each child and not rush things.

You might be interested in reading an article on baby development at 7 months.

[1] – https://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/ru/

[2] – Edited by S. Sapozhnikova: Development of a child’s personality from birth to a year

L. Anikeeva: Pediatrics. Complete guide for parents

Baby development at 6 months: physical, physiological development

The sixth month is full of new discoveries, new achievements. The child actively explores the world around him, objects, learns to express emotions. The development of a child in six months changes a lot. The baby begins to try new foods that are offered to him as complementary foods.

How a child changes physiologically

During this period, the growth of the baby increases by 2 centimeters. And the weight gain is up to 750 grams. In some children, the first teeth are already erupting by this age. Which leads to whims, mood swings, irritability. The kid is trying to “try on the tooth” everything.

Physical development

Each child is individual. A baby’s skills at 6 months may differ between boys and girls.

Auditory perception

At six months, the baby reacts to sounds. He likes to listen to melodic music, he is interested in musical toys. Sometimes babies “sing along” when they hear a melody. The child understands when he is addressed, reacts to this with a smile.

Visual perception

Vision is normally well developed. The kid distinguishes objects, colors. Vision becomes sharp. During this period, the baby begins to be interested and study small objects, details.

The doctor evaluates the physical development of the baby using the centile method. He compares the height and weight of the baby according to the tables, determines the corridor in which the child is located. If there are deviations from the norm in two or more corridors – a reason to contact our doctors. At a remote consultation, they will explain the developmental norms of the baby, adjust the child’s nutritional norms, and advise on physical exercises for development.

What can a baby do at 6 months

The child distinguishes parents by voice, even if they are out of sight. At this age, the baby is able to follow objects, the movements of people. A 6 month old baby can:

search and find objects that were hidden in front of him;

creeps;

manages well with two hands at once – holds objects, shifts them from hand to hand;

the syllables and sounds pronounced by the child increase;

sits down without assistance;

can occupy himself for 15 minutes;

She tries to eat on her own using a spoon.

Reflexes and motor skills

Psychomotor development is assessed by whether the child is able to roll over from his stomach to his back and vice versa, to keep himself on outstretched arms. Doctors evaluate the baby’s ability to make a palm grip. If we talk about the fact that girls develop faster than boys, then this trend is not always visible. Boys at 6 months, with pronounced mobility and low weight, can develop motor faster than their peers, who have a lot of weight.

Psycho-emotional sphere

The psychoemotional development of a child in six months includes:

crying, which he uses only in cases of discomfort;

the child tries to repeat the sounds he hears, sometimes imitating intonation;

begins to respond with a voice to the speech of the mother;

children in six months are ways to show feelings of affection, cuddle, kiss their parents;

they are wary of strangers, keep their distance, fear of strangers disappears;

primitive causal relationships are formed;

interested in studying the features of objects.

It is possible to draw conclusions about the formed changes in the intellectual plan of the child when fears appear. This indicates an understanding of the connection of the phenomenon, their foresight.

Lure

At six months, parents begin to introduce the child to products that are allowed at this age. It is much easier for kids on guards to get to know them than a child on willows. This is because breastfed babies are introduced to the taste of many foods through their mother’s breast milk.

During the introduction of products, you must follow the rules:

start complementary foods with hypoallergenic foods. The second is not administered until the baby’s body is used to the first;

fed until breastfeeding or before giving formula;

if adverse reactions to the product appear, it is immediately canceled.

Complementary foods start with one teaspoon of the new product. In the absence of complications, you can increase gradually, bringing up to 30 grams per day. In this case, the child should eat a new product well. It is not worth forcing to eat, it is important to offer.

Important! Products allowed for complementary foods are introduced into the baby’s diet after consultation with doctors. This is especially important for formula-fed babies.

First teeth

By six months, babies begin to erupt teeth. Normally, the lower incisors appear first. In this case, the child experiences discomfort: the gums swell, hurt. Sleep is disturbed, the baby becomes irritable, capricious, whiny. The child needs more attention, refuses to eat. To reduce discomfort from this process, special gels and teethers are used. Some parents offer cold fruits to their children. In this case, the cold will work as an anesthetic, but not for a long time.

How to wash children at this age

The daily procedure includes washing in the morning, washing, hair care, hand hygiene.

boys

Girls

Clean, warm running water is used for washing. Wet wipes can be used throughout the day. In the process of bathing, the genitals are washed using detergents for children’s intimate hygiene.

Girls should be washed after each bowel movement. There is no need to bathe every time you change a diaper. For intimate hygiene, special care products are selected.

Hair with shampoo should not be washed every day. Once every few days is enough.

FAQ

How to properly develop a six-month-old baby?

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For these purposes, it is necessary to talk with the baby as often as possible, sing songs, recite poems. Give as many objects of different shapes as possible, pronouncing the names, introduce the surrounding objects on the street. Do not forget about the gymnastics necessary for the harmonious development of the child.

What are the weight and height indicators for a six-month-old baby?

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The average weight of a baby in six months is 7300-7900 grams, height – 65.7-67.6 centimeters. These values are averages. Since girls can reach a height of 70 centimeters and weigh 9300 grams, and boys – 71.9 centimeters and 9800 grams.

What daily routine should a baby have at 6 months?

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A six-month-old baby at this age sleeps up to 13 hours a day. At the same time, two daytime sleeps are still saved. The daily routine of each child is individual and depends on the needs of the baby, his well-being.

What is the norm in feeding in infants at six months?

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Normally, a baby eats up to 600 milliliters of breast milk, formula and 200-300 grams of complementary foods, which are divided into six doses.

Expert opinion

6 month old baby becomes very active, mobile. His musculature was strong enough that he tried to sit up on his own. Vision, hearing are fully developed and function as in adults. The baby already knows how to freely roll from back to stomach and vice versa, lie on its side. Each baby develops at its own pace. Do not panic if the baby has not learned something, but it is important to find out for what reason.

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Pruzhinin Mark Yulievich

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The Department of Health and Pharmacy of the Yaroslavl Region informs that within the framework of the implementation of the standard pilot project “Reproductive Health”, approved by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Golikova T.A. dated November 25, 2021 No. 12752p-P12, regular meetings of citizens with experts on problematic issues of reproductive health continue.

Meetings are held every Saturday on the Reproductive Health channel, which is available at the links:

https://rutube.ru/channel/25385590/

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Questions to experts are accepted by e-mail: [email protected].

Schedule of the educational project “Reproductive Health” for August – December 2022

No.

Date

Time

Expert

Subject name

1.
13.08

10-00

O.M. Drapkina

A.B. Hecht

Obesity as an interdisciplinary problem. Prevention and correction of eating disorders. Proper nutrition and psychological aspects of women’s health disorders.

2.
20.08

10-00

O.I. Apolikhin

Modern possibilities of drug and surgical treatment of disorders of male reproductive health. Assisted reproductive technologies for male infertility.

3.
27.08

10-00

M.F. Ippolitova

Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion in adolescents. Features of preventive examination of minors. Modern methods of contraception for adolescents and youth.

4.

3.09

9-00

L.V. Adamyan

Uterine fibroids: asymptomatic, symptomatic. family forms. Possible options for examination and treatment.

5.
10.09

10-00

A. B. Hecht

(R.G. Akzhigitov)

Consequences of past COVID-19in women (postcovid syndrome).

6.
17.09

10-00

A.D. Kaprin

Prostate cancer and stereotypes of male reproductive health. The possibilities of modern medicine and the right attitude to one’s health.

7.
09/24

10-00

E.E. Voronin

L.Yu. Afonina

HIV, hepatitis and pregnancy. Prevention of HIV and hepatitis among young people.

8.
1.10

10-00

I. V. Soldiers

Benign dysplasia of the mammary glands. Precancerous diseases and risk factors for the development of malignant neoplasms of the breast. What you need to know: simple answers to women’s questions.

9.
8.10

10-00

N.V. Mokrysheva

“Letters to my son”: what endocrine aspects of reproductive health do we need to tell adolescents

10.
15.10

10-00

A.D. Kaprin

M.V. Kiseleva

Reproductive health of cancer patients: opportunities to become parents are real.

11.
10/22

10-00

A. B. Hecht

Prevention of postpartum depression, including during periods of limited social interaction. Postcovid syndrome.

12.
29.10

10-00

N.V. Mokrysheva

Family planning for diabetes and thyroid disease: what to look for.

13.
5.11

10-00

A.A. Steam horse

Oncology and pregnancy: preservation of reproductive function, preparation and management of pregnancy in oncological diseases.

14.
12.11

10-00

A. A. Olina

E.V. Uvarova

Teenage pregnancy: abortion cannot be delivered. Where to put a punctuation mark or what to do in a difficult situation?

15.
11/19

10-00

L.V. Adamyan

Modern aesthetic and plastic gynecology. The unity of beauty, sexuality and psychological comfort.

16.
11/26

10-00

O.I. Apolikhin

We are what we eat. Nutrition and male fertility. What and how to eat, drink to maintain fertility?

17.

03.12

10-00

N. V. Dolgushin

O.I. Apolikhin

A.A. Olina

Medical genetic counseling when planning pregnancy. Assisted reproductive technologies, family assistance programs. Inefficiency of ART and ways to overcome it.

18.
10.12

10-00

N.G. Mokrysheva

Beyond genes: the role of parents in childhood obesity. The impact of obesity on the somatic, psychological and social well-being of children and adolescents.

19.
17.12

10-00

Final event

New opportunities in medicine and reproduction ( genetics, immunology, cell technology, endocrinology, reproductive surgery, gynecology, urology, oncology ).

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GBUZ YAO “Regional Perinatal Center”, based on the letters of the Head of the Rospotrebnadzor Administration for the Yaroslavl Region dated March 21, 2022 No. 76-00-04 / 41-1099-2022, dated April 20, 2022 No. 76-00-04 / 48-1632 -2022 and No. 76-00-04/41-2515-2022 dated July 1, 2022, informs about the possibility of partner births from March 23, 2022, subject to the following conditions: the partner has a QR code about vaccination, as well as a PCR test, made no later than 48 hours before delivery (!!!express test is not accepted).

Based on clause 811. Decree of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation dated January 28, 2021 No. 4 “On Approval of Sanitary Rules and Norms SanPiN 3.3686-21 “Sanitary and Epidemiological Requirements for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases”, a partner present at partner birth must provide the result of an examination for tuberculosis (fluorography of the chest organs) not older than 1 year.

In addition, the future father needs to have a passport, a change of shoes (clean rubber slippers), a change of clean clothes (t-shirt and pants), a pair of clean handkerchiefs, a pack of wet antibacterial wipes and a small bottle of drinking water.

⚡⚡⚡ Closure for scheduled disinfection of obstetric hospitals of the Regional Perinatal Center is scheduled for the period from 12 to 26 December 2022.

⚡⚡⚡ Leaflet for citizens on what to do in case of asymptomatic or mild novel coronavirus infection and acute respiratory viral infection (Download full leaflet, download short leaflet)

⚡⚡⚡ Information for accompanying persons

Due to increased risk of spreading COVID-19the stay of persons accompanying patients of outpatient departments in the building of the Perinatal Center is not allowed. Entrance to the building of the Perinatal Center is allowed only for accompanying disabled patients and patients with disabilities.

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In accordance with the order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation of July 31, 2020 No.

Age	Medical examinations	Laboratory, functional and other studies
Newborn	Pediatrician	Neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, adrenogenital syndrome, cystic fibrosis and galactosemia <> Audiological screening <*>
1 month	Pediatrician Neurologist Pediatric surgeon Ophthalmologist Pediatric dentist	Abdominal ultrasound (complex) Renal ultrasound Hip Ultrasound Echocardiography Neurosonography Audiological screening <**>
2 months	Pediatrician	Complete blood count Urinalysis
3 months	Pediatrician Traumatologist-orthopedist	Audiological Screening <**>
4 months	Pediatrician
5 months	Pediatrician
6 months	Pediatrician
7 months	Pediatrician
8 months	Pediatrician
9 months	Pediatrician
10 months	Pediatrician
11 months	Pediatrician
12 months	Pediatrician Neurologist Pediatric surgeon Otorhinolaryngologist Traumatologist-orthopedist	Complete blood count Urinalysis Electrocardiography

boys	Girls
Clean, warm running water is used for washing. Wet wipes can be used throughout the day. In the process of bathing, the genitals are washed using detergents for children’s intimate hygiene.	Girls should be washed after each bowel movement. There is no need to bathe every time you change a diaper. For intimate hygiene, special care products are selected.

No.	Date	Time	Expert	Subject name
1.	13.08	10-00	O.M. Drapkina A.B. Hecht	Obesity as an interdisciplinary problem. Prevention and correction of eating disorders. Proper nutrition and psychological aspects of women’s health disorders.
2.	20.08	10-00	O.I. Apolikhin	Modern possibilities of drug and surgical treatment of disorders of male reproductive health. Assisted reproductive technologies for male infertility.
3.	27.08	10-00	M.F. Ippolitova	Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion in adolescents. Features of preventive examination of minors. Modern methods of contraception for adolescents and youth.
4.	3.09	9-00	L.V. Adamyan	Uterine fibroids: asymptomatic, symptomatic. family forms. Possible options for examination and treatment.
5.	10.09	10-00	A. B. Hecht (R.G. Akzhigitov)	Consequences of past COVID-19in women (postcovid syndrome).
6.	17.09	10-00	A.D. Kaprin	Prostate cancer and stereotypes of male reproductive health. The possibilities of modern medicine and the right attitude to one’s health.
7.	09/24	10-00	E.E. Voronin L.Yu. Afonina	HIV, hepatitis and pregnancy. Prevention of HIV and hepatitis among young people.
8.	1.10	10-00	I. V. Soldiers	Benign dysplasia of the mammary glands. Precancerous diseases and risk factors for the development of malignant neoplasms of the breast. What you need to know: simple answers to women’s questions.
9.	8.10	10-00	N.V. Mokrysheva	“Letters to my son”: what endocrine aspects of reproductive health do we need to tell adolescents
10.	15.10	10-00	A.D. Kaprin M.V. Kiseleva	Reproductive health of cancer patients: opportunities to become parents are real.
11.	10/22	10-00	A. B. Hecht	Prevention of postpartum depression, including during periods of limited social interaction. Postcovid syndrome.
12.	29.10	10-00	N.V. Mokrysheva	Family planning for diabetes and thyroid disease: what to look for.
13.	5.11	10-00	A.A. Steam horse	Oncology and pregnancy: preservation of reproductive function, preparation and management of pregnancy in oncological diseases.
14.	12.11	10-00	A. A. Olina E.V. Uvarova	Teenage pregnancy: abortion cannot be delivered. Where to put a punctuation mark or what to do in a difficult situation?
15.	11/19	10-00	L.V. Adamyan	Modern aesthetic and plastic gynecology. The unity of beauty, sexuality and psychological comfort.
16.	11/26	10-00	O.I. Apolikhin	We are what we eat. Nutrition and male fertility. What and how to eat, drink to maintain fertility?
17.	03.12	10-00	N. V. Dolgushin O.I. Apolikhin A.A. Olina	Medical genetic counseling when planning pregnancy. Assisted reproductive technologies, family assistance programs. Inefficiency of ART and ways to overcome it.
18.	10.12	10-00	N.G. Mokrysheva	Beyond genes: the role of parents in childhood obesity. The impact of obesity on the somatic, psychological and social well-being of children and adolescents.
19.	17.12	10-00	Final event	New opportunities in medicine and reproduction ( genetics, immunology, cell technology, endocrinology, reproductive surgery, gynecology, urology, oncology ).

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