{"id":2694,"date":"2019-10-10T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpthrivingfamilies.org\/pediatricsblog\/?p=2694"},"modified":"2023-08-09T04:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T11:10:15","slug":"your-baby-at-13-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpthrivingfamilies.org\/pediatricsblog\/your-baby-at-13-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Baby at 13 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When your baby is 13 months old, you&#8217;ll notice an explosion of new things they can do. They&#8217;ll soon grow into people who can walk, talk, and play all on their own!<\/p>\n<p>This period of developmental growth is terrifically exciting, but can be scary for you as well. All children are different and develop at their own pace, so try not to worry if your child isn&#8217;t doing all of the things listed below just yet. You&#8217;ll probably notice them soon.<\/p>\n<p>Most children at this age can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Say \u201cmama\u201d and \u201cdada\u201d specifically to mean YOU! They\u2019ll also say about one additional word.<\/li>\n<li>Wave bye-bye when someone leaves the room, often with a sweet backwards hand \u2013 they wave as they see with the palm facing them.<\/li>\n<li>Stand alone, perhaps a bit wobbly.<\/li>\n<li>Play pat-a-cake or clap with you.<\/li>\n<li>Drink from a cup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your child may also be ready to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk holding on to furniture, or may have already taken their first wonderful steps.<\/li>\n<li>Look for dropped or hidden objects \u2013 perhaps their next word will be \u201cuh-oh!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Play peek-a-boo and laugh all the while.<\/li>\n<li>Say 1 to 3 words and imitate sounds.<\/li>\n<li>Point with fingers.<\/li>\n<li>Start scribbling with crayons \u2013 look out walls!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re concerned about your child&#8217;s development, talk with your pediatrician at your next well-check, or send us an email with your question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources for parents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American Academy of Pediatrics:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/english\/ages-stages\/toddler\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toddler Growth and Development <\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Doctor Online:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org\/ncal\/structured-content\/#\/Health_Topic_Infants_Toddlers_-_Normal_Growth_Development_-_Staying_Healthy.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Normal Growth and Development: Infants and Toddlers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org\/ncal\/structured-content\/#\/Health_Topic_Child_-_Growth_Development_-_Staying_Healthy.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Your Child\u2019s Growth and Development<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your baby is 13 months old, you&#8217;ll notice an explosion of new things they can do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[455],"tags":[465,347,264,468,466,467],"class_list":["post-2694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","tag-13-month-old","tag-infant-sleep","tag-reading","tag-toddler-activities","tag-toddler-development","tag-toddler-growth","ages-toddler"],"metadata":{"_edit_lock":["1691579415:8"],"_edit_last":["8"],"slide_template":[""],"video_format_choose":["youtube"],"_custom_body_class":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["90"],"qode_animate-page-title":["no"],"qode_show-page-title-text":["no"],"qode_show-page-title-image":["no"],"qode_show-sidebar":["default"],"qode_hide-featured-image":["no"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":["455"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_ages":["289"],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":["13 months old"],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":["13 months old"],"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":["65"],"qode_seo_title":["Your Baby at 13 Months"],"qode_seo_keywords":["13 months old baby, toddler development, growth, development, play pat-a-cake, stand, talk, walk"],"qode_seo_description":["When your baby is 13 months old, you'll notice an explosion of new things they can do. 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