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Activities at Week 70
- Words and Rhythm: Listen to children’s music with simple rhythms and rhyming words. Baby will love the beat and tone of the music as well as learning new words and word combinations. Try this during car rides too. Helps baby build vocabulary.
- Bumpy Board Books: Try reading board books to baby with different colors and texture. Let them touch the different textures. Tell them words that are associated with what they're feeling, e.g., “Rough, bumpy, soft,” etc. Helps baby learn what different textures feel like on their skin.
- Flower Float: Put water in a wide, shallow container. Float flowers in the water. Point to each of the flowers and say what color it is. Then tell baby to point to a flower and ask them to pick it up. Helps baby develop language to learn about different colors and promotes sensory play.
It’s Important to Remember:
The activities listed over these next few months are designed to help your baby as they move towards the following eighteen month milestones.
If you are concerned that your baby isn’t meeting these milestones by eighteen months, trust your instincts and talk to your healthcare professional.
Milestones
13-18 Month Motor Milestones
Motor Milestones
- Walks independently
- Squats to pick up a toy
- Stacks two objects
13-18 Month Sensory Milestones
Sensory Milestones
- Helps with getting dressed/undressed
- Has a regular sleep schedule
- Eats an increasing variety of foods
13-18 Month Communication Milestones
Communication Milestones
By 15 months:- May use 5-10 words
- Combines sounds and gestures
- Imitates simple words and actions
- Consistently follows simple directions
- Shows interest in pictures
- Can identify 1-2 body parts when named
- Understands 50 words
- Responds to questions
- Repeats words overheard in conversation
- Continues to produce speech-like babbling
- Points at familiar objects and people in pictures
- Understands “in” and “on”
- Responds to yes/no questions with head shake/nod
13-18 Month Feeding Milestones
Feeding Milestones
- Increases variety of coarsely chopped table foods
- Holds and drinks from a cup