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A baby has to be able to hold his or her head up (usually at 3 to 4 months), to be ready for swimming lessons. [ 15 ] Children can be taught, through a series of "prompts and procedures," to float on their backs to breathe, and then to flip over and swim toward a wall or other safe area.
This reflex occurs in slightly older infants (starts between 6 and 7 months [24] and become fully mature by 1 year of age) when the child is held upright and the baby's body is rotated quickly to face forward (as in falling). The baby will extend their arms forward as if to break a fall, even though this reflex appears long before the baby walks.
Circumference of head and chest is equal; head size is in better proportion to the body. "Baby fat" disappears as neck appears. Posture is more erect; abdomen no longer protrudes. Slightly knock-kneed. Can jump from low step; Can stand up and walk around on tiptoes "Baby" teeth stage over. Needs to consume approximately 6,300 kJ (1,500 kcal) daily.
After birth, babies first gain control over their lips and tongues, then their eye movements, followed by control over their neck, shoulders, arms, hands, buttocks, fingers, legs, and feet. There is a genetic cephalocaudal (head-to-foot) trend in both prenatal and postnatal development.
Infants develop their speech by mimicking those around them. Gestures and facial expressions are all part of language development. In the first three months of life babies will generally use different crying types to express their different needs, as well as making other sounds such as cooing.
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However, babies as young as seven minutes old prefer to look at faces. The three primary achievements of this stage are sucking, visual tracking, and hand closure. [8] 1–4 months: Primary circular reactions – Babies notice objects and start following their movements. They continue to look where an object was, but for only a few moments.
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