How and what does a child at 9-12 months play with?

• What toys does a child need?

Once again, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that play for a child is a learning process. By giving your child new toys or playing a new game, you help him to learn about himself, the world around him, and some laws of nature. Therefore, every next month you should give your child new toys, invent new games, taking into account the skills and abilities that the child develops.

For a ten to twelve month old baby, rattles, bells and other similar toys are no longer enough. He has already fully explored them and needs new sensations and impressions.

Cubes are especially good for babies of this age. You may have already bought him one set. No problem, buy another one in a different size or color scheme.

After all, you can play with cubes in any way you like: put them in and take them out of the box, roll them around the table like a train with carriages, put them in a jar or cup and take them out again. Later (by the age of one) you can build a tower out of them. And the older the child, the higher the tower becomes. You can build a bridge out of the cubes and drive a car under it. And if you bought a construction set of cubes, then with your help the child will simply turn into an architect.

If your child has a set of cubes with pictures, then, depending on the image on them, you can either lay out thematic sets with your child (for example, "dishes", "berries", "fruits", "animals"), or put pictures together from them (if each cube has only a fragment of a whole picture).

Also very good for developing motor skills is assembling a pyramid. Pyramids can be of different types: traditional - with a round stand and a vertical stick on which rings of different sizes are put; or non-traditional, for example, a set of different sized objects (cups) with a protruding ring on the bottom on which the next cup is placed.

It is very interesting to watch how the baby first tries to assemble the pyramid, not observing the sequence of rings by size. Then, over time, he begins to understand that the largest ring should be at the bottom, and the smallest - at the top. So the child constantly develops his eye, trying to assemble the pyramid correctly. And your task is to explain in words what the child does with his hands, and direct his actions.

A must-have toy is a ball. Balls can be big or small. You can roll them on the floor or table, kick them, lie on them with your stomach or back and roll them. And with the help of your mom or dad, you can even stand on them! Small balls, like cubes, can be put into a glass, cup and then taken out again.

Since your child is already starting to walk, buy him toys that he can pull on a string (cars, animals on wheels, etc.) or push in front of him, holding the handle.

Colourful children's books with thick pages and bright pictures, especially if they have pull-out pictures, should become a must-have toy. You may object: "A book is not a toy!" But for a child, any object is a toy, since it contributes to his development.

Of course, children deprived of toys lag behind in development (both physical and intellectual) from their peers who have these toys.

For the first birthday, at one year, give the child his first construction set. Its parts should be large enough to be easy to assemble. The construction set should not be too complicated, otherwise the child will quickly lose interest in it.

When choosing a construction set, try to assemble its parts yourself. If they are defective and do not connect well, it is better not to take it, because the child, having made several unsuccessful attempts, will abandon it.

• What does the child understand?

At nine months, the baby knows his name, and if you call him, he turns to the person who calls him. He already understands the meaning of some words ("give", "here", "come to me", etc.). At the same time, he not only understands the meaning of words, but also begins to catch the intonations with which these words are said. He can show what a car does ("zh-zh-zh"), a tractor ("dr-r-r"), a dog ("woof-woof"), a cat ("meow") and, pronouncing sounds, point to objects or animals that produce them. To develop these skills, the child should be shown new objects and told their name. He will not be able to repeat it, but he is already able to remember it. And if you show him scissors, after a while you ask him to show them, he will point to them without fail.

This is the age of extreme sound-seeking. The baby easily operates with individual sounds and syllables. At the same time, what he pronounces has a pronounced emotional coloring, although these sounds acquire meaning for him much later.

By the age of one, the child is actively mastering speech, forming two-syllable words. He is increasingly interested in joint play or activity (which is the same thing for a child) with adults. He increasingly calls on adults to help him.

At this age, children are very drawn to animals, especially furry ones (because they are soft and resemble their toys), without realizing that trying to play with them can end in a bite or scratch. Children, continuing to explore the world around them, want to touch it with their hands.

The child can already concentrate on one activity for a long time, for example, playing with toys. He already knows how to share a toy or an apple with you or another child. And you should encourage this impulse, rewarding him with praise.

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