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Motor Skills : Month 4
Gross Motor Skills
Your baby can now lift her head and chest high off the floor or mattress when placed on her tummy. She brings her feet to her mouth and sucks on her toes. She can easily stand when pulled up and moves her body up and down when supported. She stamps her feet one after the other when standing and moves her limbs vigorously in any position. She can sit supported for long periods and is able to control her head and keep it in line with her body, although it may wobble if she moves suddenly. Your child knows how to move her body from a sitting to a standing position when helped. She uses her body to communicate, such as lifting her arms when she wants to be picked up.
Fine Motor Skills
Your baby’s aim has improved and she can now reach out and grasp at objects more successfully. She can move objects from one hand to another and may hold objects with two hands or one hand with a firm grip. However, at times she may have difficulty releasing the object. She still places things in her mouth to touch and discover their shape and texture. She likes to reach out and grab dangling objects like long hair, ties, necklaces and earrings.
Language : Month 4
She looks at mouths very closely and tries to imitate and experiment moving her mouth and making new sounds. She responds well to sounds made by people and will look to see who is speaking. She can utter vowel sounds, several consonants such as “d”, “b”, “l”, and “m”, and may be able to combine them e.g. “ba”. She also tries to talk and attract your attention by using facial expressions and uttering different sounds like babbling, squeaking, and laughing. She may talk spontaneously to her toys and she knows and responds to her name.
Emotion : Month 4
Your child will make faces and noises in imitation to displays of emotion around her. She is happy in the presence of other people and will make noises to interrupt conversations and draw attention to her. She will protest when toys are taken away from her and when she is left alone, but will stop crying when she is talked to. She may begin to distinguish between strangers and those familiar to her, and react by crying if she is left with unfamiliar people or cannot see you.
What Your Baby Enjoys : Month 4
Exploring
Your baby is interested in new things and will use her arms and legs to lift her body off the ground to look around. She moves her head to look at new objects and reaches out to touch them.
Communicating
She will try to communicate with you both verbally and physically and loves being talked to. Make sure you describe the activities you are doing and give her a chance to verbally respond. Mimic her noises and she will feel loved and understood.
Physical Activity
Her muscles are much stronger and she wants to use her body far more than in previous months. She will enjoy more physical games like gentle “tug of war” where you give your child a toy and then playfully try to pull it away. Let her keep hold of the object so she can get used to grasping more strongly. Action games like hitting saucepans to make a noise and singing songs that involve movement will be enjoyed, as she loves music and moving her body. You can play music and show her how her body can “dance” in time to the rhythm.
How Can You Help : Month 4
- Place her in a bouncer to let her practice pushing off the ground with her legs.
- Introduce new noises like rattling rice or pasta in a jar, scrunching up newspapers, or kicking leaves outside.
- Make sure she practices grasping objects by moving them towards her so she can reach out and take them.
- Lay her on her back and place your hands above her so she can reach with her arms and kick out with her legs to touch you.
- Respond positively when she attracts your attention.
- Continue to rock her gently to encourage head and muscle stability.
- Make sure she is introduced to visitors and feels part of the group.
- Play give and take with objects – give them to her and then encourage her to give it back to you.
- Keep up a routine with regular feeding, sleeping and bathing times so that she can anticipate regular events. This will make her feel secure.
