What are the developmental indicators of a 17-month-old baby?

A 17-month-old (i.e. 1 year and 5 months old) baby may start to learn to "run", want to touch everything, try everything, be a little bit showy, and like to "make trouble". There has been great improvement in their ability to understand and express themselves, and they are now able to follow simple behavioral rules and norms of adults. Now let’s look at the developmental indicators and precautions for 17-month-old babies with the editor.

1. List of 17-month-old baby development standards:

Mean weight: 10.85±1.12 kg for boys and 10.27±1.05 kg for girls.

Mean height: 81.1±2.9 cm for boys and 79.8±2.8 cm for girls.

The mean head circumference was 47.3±1.3 cm for boys and 46.2±1.2 cm for girls.

Mean chest circumference: 47.5±1.9 cm for boys and 46.3±1.9 cm for girls.

The anterior fontanelle is 0～0.5×0.5 cm.

6 to 14 teeth (8 incisors, 4 premolars, and 2 canines).

2. Baby's changes

1. Better walking ability

This month you may find that your baby can not only walk well on his own, but can even "run", although his movements are not coordinated enough and he may fall easily. Preferring to explore various things, the baby will try to reach something by standing on tiptoe. If it is out of reach, a box or stool will be brought over and climbed up to reach the destination. You can also crawl down backwards or land on your butt to quickly descend the stairs. He can push a chair and sit down by himself; he can throw a ball hard and turn the pages of a book.

2. Little hands are more capable

The baby's hands are becoming more and more capable. He can pick up a spoon to eat, drink water from a cup, and even drink soup from a small bowl. He can take off his hat and shoes by himself, and even pretend to feed his toy doll, although he looks a little clumsy and rude. He can play the ball throwing game with his parents. Even if he can only throw the ball one meter away, it is a very big progress for the baby.

3. Significant improvement in language expression

The baby's language expression ability has improved significantly. Now he often points to things and says one or two words, allowing you to better understand what he means.

If you keep singing songs to your baby, not only will the baby be familiar with the songs they often hear, but some babies can already correctly connect to the last word or character of each sentence. For example, if you say "little white rabbit..." the baby will continue with "white and white." Gradually, the baby will be able to easily recite entire sentences, songs or ancient poems. He may begin to pay attention to symbols that express meaning and recognize some Chinese characters and numbers.

4. Hand-eye coordination & spatial sense

The baby's hand-eye coordination ability has improved. He can put two semicircles together to make a circle and two rectangles together to make a square. He can build a bridge with square blocks, learn to string beads, and pick out different things.

A 17-month-old baby has begun to show a preference for certain foods, perhaps eating a lot today and only a little tomorrow. Parents don’t need to worry too much about this. As long as they provide their baby with as rich and diverse food as possible to choose from within a week, the baby will generally be able to get enough nutrition. I sincerely wish every baby can grow up healthy.