Characteristics of intellectual development of 2-year-old babies

The growth and development of the baby is the most concerned issue for parents. Once the baby has problems of one kind or another, parents will definitely be very worried. Parents can observe the baby's physical development with the naked eye, but the baby's intellectual development is difficult to observe. Many parents want to know what are the characteristics of the baby's intellectual development when he reaches the age of 2. Below we will give you a detailed introduction to the characteristics of the intellectual development of a 2-year-old baby.

A new stage in language development

The language development of a 2-year-old baby has reached a new level, and his vocabulary has exploded again. The baby has a stronger ability to express his needs in words and is able to have interactive conversations with his parents.

At the same time, the baby shows a strong interest in language and is willing to use new words to communicate with his mother. Parents' praise can greatly stimulate babies' interest in learning and using language.

When the baby says a new word, parents show surprise and give appropriate praise, which has far-reaching significance for the development of the baby's potential. Babies of this age rarely make mistakes in the word order of their speech, and they also use a lot of words other than nouns, such as can't, hurt, know, recognize, like, angry, happy, etc. The baby can speak many complete sentences, such as "I like Dad", "The kitten is injured", "Mom is angry", etc.

Independence and self-discipline

A 2-year-old baby's independence continues to increase, he begins to have self-discipline, and is particularly concerned about his own feelings. The baby begins to try to do things he likes and begins to feel his parents' emotions towards him. However, since the baby's cognitive ability is still very limited, when the mother stops the baby from doing something in order to avoid danger, the baby may feel that the mother "does not love him anymore." What the baby sees is the mother's outward behavior, and what he feels is the mother's "unfriendly attitude." Therefore, when a mother wants to seriously and firmly stop her baby from doing something, she should first tell the baby "Mom loves you", which will keep the baby's emotional development on a healthy track.

I like to help my parents.

Now it is not just mom and dad who help the baby with things. Parents should teach the baby to help mom and dad, and teach the baby to do things on their own. This will not only exercise the baby's ability to do things by hand, but also cultivate the baby's love of labor. Letting your baby participate in the trivial household chores in daily life is also one of the ways to develop your baby's potential.

Hand-eye coordination

The baby's hand-eye coordination is getting better and better, and he will patiently string the beads with small eyes one by one. As long as the baby wants to do something, he will try to do it. Although he seems clumsy sometimes, he will not be discouraged and insists on finishing the task. The baby begins to draw some meaningful pictures based on his own ideas, such as the moon, the sun, apples, and bananas. The baby can also resolve embarrassment. The banana drawn by the baby is black, and the mother asks, "Why does a banana look like this?" The baby tells his mother humorously that he drew a rotten banana.

In the above article, we introduced that the healthy growth of the baby is what parents want to see most. Many parents want to know what characteristics of the baby's intellectual development can be observed. The above article introduces in detail the characteristics of the intellectual development of a 2-year-old baby.