What to do if your child is developing late

All parents hope that their children can grow up healthily and develop normally. But many times, parents judge their children's physical development mainly by comparing them with other children. If their children are not as tall or heavy as their peers, they suspect that their children are developing late. Sometimes it is normal to have differences in time between morning and evening, and some methods can be used to improve it. So, what should we do if our child develops late? Let’s take a look at it below.

In daily life, we often see several babies playing together. Although they are the same age, their physical development and height are completely different. Some babies can walk steadily when they are one year old, while some babies are still just crawling at one and a half years old. The latter are considered developmentally delayed babies. There is a normal standard for developmental delay and short stature. As long as the child's development is not lower than this standard, it is considered normal. Moreover, children can develop early or late. Parents only need to ensure their children's nutrition and not be overly nervous.

Babies will go to the hospital for regular physical examinations from birth. The doctor will measure the baby's height, test the baby's bone density and whether the baby is lacking in trace elements. The most important thing is to observe whether the baby's development is delayed. For example, some babies cannot lift their necks at four or five months. The nature of slow development becomes a disease and needs to be corrected.

When parents discover that their baby has developmental delay, they need to correct the baby's behavior objectively, such as deliberately training the baby to stand up or crawl. If a baby is found to have developmental delay before the age of one, he or she needs to be corrected according to the doctor's instructions. The younger the baby is, the better the correction effect.

The earliest time to discover a baby's developmental delay is when the baby is two months old, because at this time the baby has adapted to the world and responded to the surrounding environment. Here is some basic information about what a two-month-old baby can do, so that new parents can have a reference.

The eyesight of a two-month-old baby has improved a lot, and he can see things in color. When someone teases him, the baby will smile happily in response. At this time, the baby's eyes can capture moving objects, and his ears can also hear the direction of the sound. Also, the baby can already lift his head when lying on his stomach. The baby will also make fists and open his palms independently and interact with his parents.

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