{"id":11091,"date":"2023-10-09T14:12:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kinderrijk.nl\/groeiwijzer\/je-kind-is-tussen-de-6-12-maanden\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T13:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T12:58:13","slug":"your-child-is-6-12-months-old","status":"publish","type":"growthguide","link":"https:\/\/www.kinderrijk.nl\/en\/growth-guide\/your-child-is-6-12-months-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth guide – Your child is between 6 – 12 months old"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Home<\/a><\/span> ><\/span> Growth guide – Your child is between 6 – 12 months old<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Your child is 6 – 12 months old<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The timeline below shows the key milestones in your child’s development during this age. We should like to tell you about the children\u2019s experience in each developmental area and, of course, we also want to explain how we respond to this at KinderRijk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Motor skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Motor skills are an essential aspect in the development in young children. A child needs motor skills in order to develop properly, because if you want to explore your surroundings, you need to be able to move, grab and hold things and move yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“THE GROUP SPACE IS LAID OUT WITH ATTRACTIVE DISCOVERY MATERIALS IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND AT CHILD LEVEL.”<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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At KinderRijk, we prefer to lay the children on their backs with toys appropriate to this developmental phase so that your child learns to roll and turn on his stomach from this position. Once a child starts creeping, he will then start practising crawling by pulling his legs up under his body. Usually, a child is able to sit independently only after he is able to crawl properly. The great advantage of this is that the baby’s back is strong enough and he is also able to get out of the sitting position on his own. We therefore monitor your baby’s development closely and, for example, put him in a high chair only after he is able to sit up properly on his own. We let babies play in a quiet place where it is safe with no romping about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group room is laid out with attractive discovery materials in different places and at child level. These materials are rearranged several times a day. This allows your baby to discover and experiment for himself what he can do with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children who are learning to walk enjoy practising along the floor box. It gives them something to hold on to when trying out their first steps. Sometimes they don’t manage to sit up again, in which case we lend a hand. It is useful for babies to learn all these new skills at their own pace for their self-esteem and confidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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