All About Play
How your child plays now:
- Crawls forward or backward, sometimes while holding an object.
- She is beginning to string two behaviors together.
- She is developing small-motor skills such as the pincer grasp.
- She begins to articulate sounds, starting with vowels and moving on to all the other sounds made in every language.
- She starts to investigate the world.
- She knows that toys don't disappear when they're hidden; they still exist somewhere.
Why your child will enjoy these toys now:
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Your Baby's Social Development: 8 To 10 Months
Fisher-Price® Parenting Guide CD-ROM
By this age, your baby understands what you mean when you say the word no, even though his need to explore your china cabinet is often stronger than his desire to listen to you. His inability to follow your instructions all the time is not a sign that he can't understand you--or worse, that he's ...
