Seven Months
Seven-month-old babies have a lot of useful skills by now. They can sit up on their own, and many of them can crawl or scoot along on the floor. Don’t keep them cooped up in a baby swing or playpen, let them have their freedom by putting them down on the floor. You can spread out a blanket if you are worried of what they might pick up, but don’t be surprised if they don’t stay on it. A few babies this age can pull them selves up to a standing position using table or other furniture. Because of all these new skills, the baby is likely to get hurt. They will fall and begin to cry, or bump their head when they crawl under the coffee table. Don’t think you are doing a bad job because of this, it is virtually unavoidable and is a part of learning for the baby.
Eight Months
Babies at this age are likely to express separation anxiety, or fear of being away from his or her mother. They will probably cry when their mother leaves them. Try taking them into another room away from the door their parents will leave from. This way they won’t see their mom or dad leave, and might go on playing happily for at least a little while. Babies this old love to be applauded. Build a block tower with them and then clap and cheer when it falls down. This is likely to keep them entertained for a good 15 minutes.
Nine Months
At nine months babies are just on the verge of learning to walk. They will try to stand up without holding onto anything, but this also means that they are likely to fall down and cry. Don’t worry about this, you didn’t do anything wrong. He or she can also understand a lot of what you say. They may even try to repeat a simple word or two, although it isn’t likely to be understandable. Talk to them in a regular voice, don’t talk baby talk. They will learn words a lot faster I you speak to them like an adult. If the parents are speaking to them normally, you don’t want to slow them down by speaking baby talk.
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