+12 months: development
Language
From one year old, your child will be progressively capable of pronouncing words, then short phrases, or word associations. He is ready to learn everything with great ease.
Help him with picture books where you can show him different animals and objects. He will then associate the images and words and this will help him with his understanding of language.
Walking
Walking generally starts around 12 months but, here too, there are many disparities between children, even some from the same family: some will start at 11 months and others not before 15 months.
Your little one will need a lot of patience to find perfect balance and adjust his walk. It is a complicated exercise for him.
This is a stage where you must redouble your vigilance in watching him and where there are many falls and little bumps. Despite everything, you must let him progress because it is not dangerous for him.
Cleanliness
This is also another primordial stage in his independence and it is a long apprenticeship where you must show patience.
The golden rule is not to force him because this often leads to the opposite reaction to that desired. You must get there progressively, show him the pot, propose going to it.
A trick can be to empty the contents of his dirty nappy into the pot or toilet to help him understand why he must be clean (which he accepts with difficulty).
It is not advised to impose this exercise on him before the age of 15 months.
Follow our advice about their food
Follow our advice about their sleep
