5-year-old baby's intellectual development

Basically, all the organs of a 5-year-old baby have matured, and their intellectual development is basically mature as well. Usually, they will not fall even when doing more complicated sports. In daily life, most babies have normal intellectual development, but some babies have slower intellectual development. At this time, if parents can understand the intellectual development standards of a 5-year-old baby, they can judge whether the baby has intellectual disabilities.

5-year-old baby's intellectual development

1. Social adaptation:

Hand-eye coordination is improving and I can listen more carefully. Start learning to see things from other people’s perspectives. He begins to become self-critical and chooses to avoid things that he thinks he should not do.

2. Artistic quality:

Can appreciate and create simple art and handicrafts. Know ten colors, be able to draw five shapes, and draw 4-8 parts of a person. Understand cause and effect relationships and be able to make simple inferences and comparisons. Begin to understand abstract and time concepts. Know how to follow the rules, can participate in team competitions, and can tie and untie shoelaces. Can stand on one foot for 5-10 seconds, hop on one foot, and walk forward or backward with toes facing heels.

3. Science and Mathematics:

Begins to sort and match items and begins to understand the meaning of small numbers, such as 3 is smaller than 4 but larger than 2. Can understand that others cannot share their thoughts and emotions with him. Can do some simple addition and arrange objects by size. Get started with some simple strategies.

4. Fine movements:

The little hands are more dexterous and can do various fine movements more easily. The self-care ability is constantly improving. They begin to master how to unbutton and button clothes more skillfully and can put on elastic shoes by themselves, but they are still not very good at tying shoelaces. Some babies can already brush their teeth by themselves, but their movements may not be accurate enough. They can only brush left and right, not up and down, and still need guidance and help from adults.

Life skills that 5-year-old babies must learn

1. Eating

When children first start eating, they use spoons, but by the age of five, they should learn to use chopsticks and cultivate the awareness of not wasting food. They should only take as much as they can eat and leave no leftovers. Hold the bowl or water steadily and do not pour food or tea out at will.

2. Personal hygiene

Children should be able to rinse their mouths, brush their teeth, and wash their faces by themselves. They should know that they should brush their teeth and wash their faces when they get up early and go to bed late. They should wash their hands before meals and after going to the toilet. They should know how to change into clean clothes when their clothes are dirty. Be able to take care of yourself when it comes to urination and defecation. Girls should develop the habit of using toilet paper after urinating.

3. Wear clothes

He can dress himself without the help of his parents. He knows how to distinguish the left and right of shoes and gloves, the front and back of clothes, and the front and back of pants. He also knows to fold and put away the clothes he has taken off neatly without throwing them around. Some children don’t know how to wear pullover clothes. Mothers can demonstrate it a few times to teach them the key points.

4. Greet others

Children should develop good politeness habits so that they can say "Hello" and "Thank you" when they meet people. When you go out, you should say "I'm going out" to your family. When you come home, you should say "I'm back". Before and after eating, you should say "I ate", "I'm full", "It's delicious", etc.

5. Do housework

Five-year-old children can already complete more difficult housework, such as washing dishes and putting away toys. You need to teach your children how to do it and how to sort the dishes and toys and put them in the corresponding places.

Let the child know that he must take responsibility for these chores.

6. Find the way and ask for directions

A five-year-old child should be familiar with the distance between his home and places he often goes to. He should be able to remember some roads that are not too far but easy to remember after walking them once. He should also have some basic knowledge of asking for directions, know his parents' names and addresses, and be able to get someone who is willing to help to send him home.

7. Coordination

A five-year-old child already knows how to make friends and has regular playmates. When interpersonal problems and conflicts arise, he has simple problem-solving skills and methods to break through them. He will discuss and negotiate with others and then try to solve the problems.