development

Child height prediction can be estimated using a simple mathematical equation. Just add the heights of the father and the mother and if it is a girl, subtract 6.5, but if you are a boy, add 6.5 cm. Another way to know how tall a child will be in adult life is to multiply by 2 the height he has at age two

From the age of 24 months, the child already realizes that he is someone and starts to have some sense of ownership, but he does not know how to express his feelings, desires and interests. This is the stage where the baby becomes difficult to control, with frequent moments of malcrition in which it says "this is mine" or "go away" and still does not have the sensitivity to divide things

The baby at 5 months already raises his arms to be taken from the cradle or to go to the lap of who wants, reacts when someone wants to take his toy, recognizes the expressions of fear, displeasure and anger, and begins to demonstrate also their feelings through facial expressions. In addition, he is already able to raise his head and shoulders when lying down and leaning with his hands, trying to drag, roll and play with the rattles or toys that are on hand

The baby at 2 months is already more active than the newborn, but he still interacts little and sleeps more than 15 hours a day. Some may be slightly agitated, tense, light sleepers who do not breastfeed with pleasure, while others may be quiet and calm, sleeping and eating well. At this age the baby likes to play for a few minutes, being able to smile in response to stimuli, gargle and move the body

The baby at 1 month already shows signs of satisfaction in the bath, reacts when feeling discomfort, wakes up to eat, cries when he is hungry and is able to pick up an object with his hand. The vast majority of babies at this age sleep all day, but some can wake up at night, changing the day at night

At 15, 16, and 17 months of age, the child is very communicative and usually likes to be around other children and also adults to play with, it is normal for her to still be shy in front of strangers but she is likely to begin to drop more. The child already moves well and is part of the family routine and does not want to stay in the crib or playpen because it has a whole house to explore and play

The baby's newborn sleep, in the first month, is usually calm and lasts about 16 to 17 hours a day. Normally, the baby wakes up because he is hungry or the diaper is dirty, but if this does not happen, one should wake him up, since he should not stay for more than three hours without eating. From 1 month and a half, the baby begins to relate the cycles of light and darkness, sleeps a little more at night and at 3 months, usually sleeps more than 5 hours in a row

Leigh syndrome is a rare genetic disease that causes the progressive destruction of the central nervous system, thereby affecting the brain, marrow or optic nerve, for example. Generally, the first symptoms appear between 3 months and 2 years of age and include loss of motor abilities, vomiting and marked loss of appetite

The newborn baby can already see well at a distance of approximately 20 cm away, can smell and taste after birth. The newborn can see well up to a distance of 15 to 20 cm from the first days, so when he is suckling he can see perfectly the face of the mother even though it is a little blurred, he is able to recognize it

The baby's diaper should be taken around the age of 2, which is when the baby begins to control his bladder and bowel. However, it is normal for some children to be ready to take off their diapers at the age of three. The important thing is to respect the baby's rhythm and have the patience to teach the child to use the adapted toilet bowl or potty

The 8-month-old baby is already getting ready to walk and is beginning to realize what is happening around him, because he already responds when they call his name and move very well. He misses his mother very much and when she is not around, as soon as he gets home, he can go looking for her. At this stage his favorite game is to do everything to stand up and manage to walk alone and crawl very well, being able to crawl back and forth with great skill

By 8 or 9 months of age, the baby can begin to sleep in the crib, without having to stay on his lap to go to sleep. However, in order to achieve this goal one must accustom the baby to sleep that way, reaching one step at a time, because it is not suddenly that the child will learn to sleep alone, without strangers and without crying

For the baby to sleep well and in a quiet way it is necessary to prepare the baby's room, turning off the lights, closing the window and wearing comfortable baby pajamas, and being able to put it to suckle close to bedtime. Generally the newborn up to 3 months sleeps about 16 hours, sleeping 11 at night and doing several naps throughout the day, however, babies should not sleep the entire night followed up to that age as they need to suck on average every 3 hours

In order to get the pacifier out of the baby, it is necessary for parents to adopt strategies such as explaining to the child that it is already big and no longer needs the pacifier, encouraging them to throw it away in the trash or give it to another person whenever the child remembers of the pacifier should be distracted with another situation so that she forgets the pacifier

It is normal for children to pee in bed until they are 5 years old, but it is possible that they at 3 years of age completely do not pee in bed. To teach your child not to pee in bed, the steps you can take are: Do not give baby liquids before bed: So the bladder does not get full during sleep and it is easier to hold the pee until morning; Take the child to pee before going to bed

To help your baby talk, include it whenever possible in family conversations, because listening to people talking also helps the baby learn many words. Although little babies can not say the words, they can understand them, so pausing between words helps them focus on the sounds of each of them contributing to their learning

In the development of the 7-month-old baby, it is likely that he may already be able to move around voluntarily by crawling, crawling or rolling towards some distant object, and moving objects from hand to hand with ease. By 7 months the baby should already be able to cry loudly and make high-pitched sounds and begin to express their desires with irritation

The baby usually begins to try to sit around 4 months, however, can only sit without support, standing alone when he is about 6 months old. However, through exercises and strategies parents can do with their baby, which strengthen the muscles of the back and belly, parents can help the baby sit down faster

At around 12 months the baby already articulates at least four words and by 2 years can already form a sentence with two or three words, having a vocabulary of about 50 words, which increases to 200 words at 3 years of age. The baby begins by making sounds like "ahh" or "ohh" around 3 months of age, then babbles words such as "give-da" or "bad", for example

If your child does not like to talk as much as other children the same age he may have some speech or communication problem due to minor changes in speech muscles, not necessarily sign of more serious problems like autism, for example. In addition, hearing problems or other situations like being an only child or the youngest child can also create barriers in developing the ability to speak