Open AccessHow I Grow: Months Nine and Ten
Author(s) -
Millie Ferrer,
Anne M. Fugate
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-fy636-2003
Subject(s) - curiosity , nature versus nurture , taste , psychology , set (abstract data type) , extension (predicate logic) , sociology , social psychology , computer science , neuroscience , anthropology , programming language
Months nine and ten mark an exciting spurt in your baby’s development. This “growth spurt” is fueled by her great curiosity. She wants to look at, feel, taste, and move everything. Because she wants to explore, she is learning how to get around. Your baby’s curiosity is necessary and wonderful. It is the foundation of a lifetime of learning. As much as ever, your baby needs you to encourage and nurture her curiosity. At this stage of herdevelopment, that means letting her have as much freedom to explore her environment as possible. To keep her safe and prevent her from being spoiled, you will need to set and enforce limits. By giving your babyfreedom to explore and providing safe, reasonable limits, you will help her develop physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually. This document is FCS2221, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Gainesville, FL 32611. First published: August 2003.