Desarrollo infantil: de 9 a 18 meses

Los bebés mayores están listos para explorar su mundo y se vuelven más aventureros a medida que aumenta su capacidad para moverse alrededor les permite tener nuevas experiencias. Muestran un fuerte apego a los adultos importantes en su vida y un gran interés por otros niños de su edad Practican comunicarse balbuceando y entienden y son capaces de responder a un número creciente de palabras.

Explore las categorías a continuación para conocer las distintas formas en que puede apoyar el desarrollo de su hijo en respuesta a diferentes comportamientos.

Cómo crecen y se mantienen saludables los niño

Los bebés de 9 a 18 meses crecen y se desarrollan físicamente todos los días. Consulte el cuadro a continuación para conocer las formas en que puede apoyar su crecimiento y desarrollo.

	
      Children This Age May:
		How You Can Help Them Develop:
    
		Children This Age May:
Creep on hands and knees or hands and feet, pull to a stand using furniture for support, cruise while holding onto furniture, or walk without support.
      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Allow and encourage them to move to get what they want, such as a toy that is out of reach.

Provide simple toys with wheels like toy lawn mowers for support as they experiment with standing and walking.

      Children This Age May:
Place a stacking ring on the post or use two hands to pick up a big truck, but only one hand to pick up a small one.
      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Provide a variety of safe toys with pieces that come apart, fit together, and stack.
    
      Children This Age May:
Turn the pages of a board book.

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Provide books to help them develop smaller muscles in their bodies (e.g., using fingers to turn pages or point).

Children This Age May:	How You Can Help Them Develop:
Children This Age May: Creep on hands and knees or hands and feet, pull to a stand using furniture for support, cruise while holding onto furniture, or walk without support.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Allow and encourage them to move to get what they want, such as a toy that is out of reach. Provide simple toys with wheels like toy lawn mowers for support as they experiment with standing and walking.
Children This Age May: Place a stacking ring on the post or use two hands to pick up a big truck, but only one hand to pick up a small one.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Provide a variety of safe toys with pieces that come apart, fit together, and stack.
Children This Age May: Turn the pages of a board book.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Provide books to help them develop smaller muscles in their bodies (e.g., using fingers to turn pages or point).

Cómo aprenden los niños a interactuar con otras personas

Durante este período de tiempo, los bebés interactúan más, conectándose con usted y con los demás de maneras distintas a como lo venían haciendo. Eche un vistazo a la tabla a continuación para obtener consejos sobre cómo ayudarlos en esta etapa del desarrollo.

	
      Children This Age May:
		How You Can Help Them Develop:
    
		Children This Age May:
Develop the ability to engage with adults. They may seek reassurance from parents when unsure if something is safe or watch and then help family members as they prepare snacks.
      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Talk with them to describe your interactions.

Ask if they want to help (e.g., provide a spoon and bowl to them while you prepare dinner).

Join them on the floor to play.

      Children This Age May:
Start to understand how others are feeling. They may try to hug a crying peer or bring their own special blanket to a peer who is crying.
      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Talk about another child’s expression of feelings (e.g., “Mia is laughing because the puppet is so funny.”).

Show and talk about how you care and comfort other children (e.g., “Jake feels better when I pat his back”).

      Children This Age May:
Start to understand how to respond to other people. They may play in ways that involve taking turns, such as rolling a ball back and forth.

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Provide opportunities for them to listen to conversations and watch adult interactions.

Describe to them what they are doing (e.g., “You are telling me you want me to play ball with you”).

Children This Age May:	How You Can Help Them Develop:
Children This Age May: Develop the ability to engage with adults. They may seek reassurance from parents when unsure if something is safe or watch and then help family members as they prepare snacks.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Talk with them to describe your interactions. Ask if they want to help (e.g., provide a spoon and bowl to them while you prepare dinner). Join them on the floor to play.
Children This Age May: Start to understand how others are feeling. They may try to hug a crying peer or bring their own special blanket to a peer who is crying.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Talk about another child’s expression of feelings (e.g., “Mia is laughing because the puppet is so funny.”). Show and talk about how you care and comfort other children (e.g., “Jake feels better when I pat his back”).
Children This Age May: Start to understand how to respond to other people. They may play in ways that involve taking turns, such as rolling a ball back and forth.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Provide opportunities for them to listen to conversations and watch adult interactions. Describe to them what they are doing (e.g., “You are telling me you want me to play ball with you”).

Cómo aprenden los niños a expresar sus sentimientos y emociones

Los bebés de 9 a 18 meses están aprendiendo a mostrar sus sentimientos y emociones. Los siguientes consejos lo ayudarán a comprender qué esperar y cómo apoyar su desarrollo.

	
      Children This Age May:
		How You Can Help Them Develop:
    
		Children This Age May:
Develop close relationships with adults in their lives. They may snuggle with mom, dad, or other close caregivers and parents when feeling tired or grumpy.
      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Respond to requests for comfort and engagement with hugs, smiles, and laughter.

Provide good-bye routines that are similar every time.

      Children This Age May:
Point to or indicate parts of the body when asked.
      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Play naming games about parts of the face or body while holding them or while looking in the mirror.
    
      Children This Age May:
Clap and bounce with joy after making a handprint with paint.
      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Recognize and support their attempts to do things on their own.
    
      Children This Age May:
Use comfort objects, such as a special blanket or stuffed toy, to help calm down.

Seek to be close to a parent or caregiver when upset.

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Recognize when they have comforted themselves. For example, say, “You found your bear and made yourself feel better.”
    
      Children This Age May:
Choose one toy when asked, “Which one do you want?” even though the child really wants both.
      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Give a choice between two acceptable options (e.g., “Would you like to wear the blue socks or the white socks?”).

Children This Age May:	How You Can Help Them Develop:
Children This Age May: Develop close relationships with adults in their lives. They may snuggle with mom, dad, or other close caregivers and parents when feeling tired or grumpy.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Respond to requests for comfort and engagement with hugs, smiles, and laughter. Provide good-bye routines that are similar every time.
Children This Age May: Point to or indicate parts of the body when asked.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Play naming games about parts of the face or body while holding them or while looking in the mirror.
Children This Age May: Clap and bounce with joy after making a handprint with paint.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Recognize and support their attempts to do things on their own.
Children This Age May: Use comfort objects, such as a special blanket or stuffed toy, to help calm down. Seek to be close to a parent or caregiver when upset.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Recognize when they have comforted themselves. For example, say, “You found your bear and made yourself feel better.”
Children This Age May: Choose one toy when asked, “Which one do you want?” even though the child really wants both.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Give a choice between two acceptable options (e.g., “Would you like to wear the blue socks or the white socks?”).

Cómo los niños aprenden a comunicarse y desarrollan habilidades para leer

De los 9 a los 18 meses, verá cambios en la forma en que su bebé se comunica con usted. Mire el video a continuación y lea el cuadro para comprender cómo apoyar mejor las habilidades de comunicación en desarrollo de su bebé.

	
      Consideration for Adults:
		Examples of Responses:
    
		Children This Age May:
Go to a cubby when their teacher says that it is time to put on coats to go outside.

Cover up the doll when an adult says, “Cover the baby with the blanket.”

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Label and name everything seen and done throughout the day.

Play games and sing songs that use gestures and words that involve one-step directions (e.g., “Show me your eyes,” “Wave bye-bye”).

      Children This Age May:
Look at a plate of crackers, then at the adult, and communicate “more.”

Use two words together, such as “Daddy give.”

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Expose them to language by talking and reading together.

Use both new and familiar words or sign language and repeat these words in different settings.

Consideration for Adults:	Examples of Responses:
Children This Age May: Go to a cubby when their teacher says that it is time to put on coats to go outside. Cover up the doll when an adult says, “Cover the baby with the blanket.”	How You Can Help Them Develop: Label and name everything seen and done throughout the day. Play games and sing songs that use gestures and words that involve one-step directions (e.g., “Show me your eyes,” “Wave bye-bye”).
Children This Age May: Look at a plate of crackers, then at the adult, and communicate “more.” Use two words together, such as “Daddy give.”	How You Can Help Them Develop: Expose them to language by talking and reading together. Use both new and familiar words or sign language and repeat these words in different settings.

Cómo aprenden los niños a pensar

El cerebro en desarrollo de un niño de 9 a 18 meses continúa aprendiendo cómo pensar y asimilar nueva información proveniente de su entorno. Los siguientes consejos pueden ayudarlo a respaldar ese desarrollo.

	
      Children This Age May:
		How You Can Help Them Develop:
    
		Consideration for Adults:
Build a tower with the big cardboard blocks and kick it over to make it fall, then build it and knock it down again.

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Provide cause and effect toys, like jack-in-the-boxes or spinning tops, and toys with moving parts, like cars, and show the child how they work.

Respond positively to their success in making something happen (e.g., clapping and saying, “You did it!”).

		Consideration for Adults:
Imitate simple actions that they have seen adults doing; for example, they might take a toy phone out of a purse and say hello as a parent does.

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Provide household items or toys that they can use to imitate adult behavior, like plastic cups, bowls and spoons, toy brooms, or dolls.

		Consideration for Adults:
Go to the sink when an adult says that it is time to wash hands.

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Talk about what they are seeing, hearing, and doing or what you are doing with them. (e.g., When washing their hands, talk about turning on the water, getting the soap and rinsing.)

Allow them to help wipe their hands and face.

Children This Age May:	How You Can Help Them Develop:
Consideration for Adults: Build a tower with the big cardboard blocks and kick it over to make it fall, then build it and knock it down again.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Provide cause and effect toys, like jack-in-the-boxes or spinning tops, and toys with moving parts, like cars, and show the child how they work. Respond positively to their success in making something happen (e.g., clapping and saying, “You did it!”).
Consideration for Adults: Imitate simple actions that they have seen adults doing; for example, they might take a toy phone out of a purse and say hello as a parent does.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Provide household items or toys that they can use to imitate adult behavior, like plastic cups, bowls and spoons, toy brooms, or dolls.
Consideration for Adults: Go to the sink when an adult says that it is time to wash hands.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Talk about what they are seeing, hearing, and doing or what you are doing with them. (e.g., When washing their hands, talk about turning on the water, getting the soap and rinsing.) Allow them to help wipe their hands and face.

Cómo aprenden los niños a aprender

Los bebés de 9 a 18 meses aún están “aprendiendo a aprender”. Lea los consejos a continuación para ayudar a apoyar su aprendizaje.

	
      Children This Age May:
		How You Can Help Them Develop:
    
		Children This Age May:
Bring a small stool over to reach a toy on top of a shelf, having observed an adult do it.

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Encourage them to solve problems. For example, say, “You are working hard on that puzzle.” Help only when they show that they need it.

		Children This Age May:
Anticipate and participate in the steps of a nap routine.

      How You Can Help Them Develop:
Establish a daily schedule so they can begin to anticipate routines.

Provide consistent songs or games that link to a specific activity, such as the same song at naptime or the same game prior to lunchtime.

Children This Age May:	How You Can Help Them Develop:
Children This Age May: Bring a small stool over to reach a toy on top of a shelf, having observed an adult do it.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Encourage them to solve problems. For example, say, “You are working hard on that puzzle.” Help only when they show that they need it.
Children This Age May: Anticipate and participate in the steps of a nap routine.	How You Can Help Them Develop: Establish a daily schedule so they can begin to anticipate routines. Provide consistent songs or games that link to a specific activity, such as the same song at naptime or the same game prior to lunchtime.

Mire el video a continuación para conocer más sobre la experiencia de los padres/cuidadores de bebés de 9 a 18 meses.

Vea o descargue nuestra Hoja de consejos para niños de 9 a 18 meses para obtener más información sobre indicadores del desarrollo y comportamientos de los niños de esta edad.

Pautas de Aprendizaje y Desarrollo Temprano de Colorado

¿Está interesado en conocer las expectativas para el desarrollo de su hijo en función de su edad? Las Pautas de Desarrollo y Aprendizaje Temprano de Colorado describen el camino de aprendizaje y desarrollo de los niños desde el nacimiento hasta los ocho años. Divididas por edad e hitos importantes, las pautas son una especie de mapa que ayuda a los padres y cuidadores durante los primeros años de vida de los niños. Expertos de todo Colorado desarrollaron estas pautas para fomentar un entendimiento común y crear un enfoque coordinado para el aprendizaje y el desarrollo.

¿Tiene curiosidad por saber qué está pensando su pequeño a esta edad? ¿Se pregunta qué puede hacer para ayudarlos a prosperar y alcanzar sus hitos de desarrollo? Consulte las pautas mediante el enlace a continuación.

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