16-month-old baby's intellectual development

16-month-old babies can already walk on their own. Although they cannot speak clearly at this time, they can already read people's expressions. When parents are angry with them, they can clearly feel that their parents are angry. Babies have different intellectual development at different stages of their growth. Parents should always pay attention to whether their babies will have developmental delays. So, to what extent will the intelligence of a 16-month-old baby develop?

16-month-old babies begin to show good imitation ability in large movements. At this time, their gait is steady, they can walk or run, and they can go up and down stairs freely. The gap between their legs becomes smaller when they walk. They can play with beads and draw vertical lines and circles with crayons.

16-month-old babies have great development in intellectual cognition and language ability. At this time, many 16-month-old babies have prolonged attention span, enhanced memory, and can arrange things in order. In addition, they can fluently speak sentences with complete subject, predicate, and object, and often talk to themselves in words that adults cannot understand.

What parents also need to pay attention to is the nutrition of their 16-month-old baby. They must make sure that the food is balanced and nutritious. Also, they must try their best to make the baby's diet look good so as to attract the baby's attention.