You can expect your little one to able to use verbs and even say out short sentences by the time he reaches his seventeen-month-old developmental milestones. On top of this, he is able to use his hands and fingers better where he would open every drawer in the house.
Does it sound more exciting or tiring? It is surely a mixture of both! Let’s read on to find out more about how you can support his growth and developmental through nutrition and activities.
Seventeen-Month-Old Developmental Milestones
17-month-old Sleep
At his seventeenth month, your little one would generally need 12 to 14 hours of sleep daily. Similarly to the previous month, he would only have one morning or afternoon nap while having more sleeping hours during the night time.
However, if your toddler sleeps later than he should in the evening, you can try to adjust his bedtime 15 minutes earlier each day. With that, he would be able to go back to his sleeping routine again.
Besides sticking to his sleeping routine, let’s look into how you can keep him safe during his bedtime:
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17-month-old Feeding
Similarly with the previous months, you can continue giving your little one three main meals and two snacks every day. You can serve your toddler with healthy food that provides around 1000 calories every day.
Moreover, you should look into the calcium intake of your 17-month-old toddler. If he does not get enough calcium-rich food, you should feed him with three 8-ounces cups of whole milk per day. Try to ensure that he gets around 700mg of calcium every day.
If your toddler refuses to eat from time to time, this is just because his appetite has reduced due to slower growth rate. Though you might find each meal time to be frustrating, it is still possible to ease the process.
Here are some strategies to deal with your toddler’s pickiness:
Additionally, you should also keep your toddler seated during each meal time. Not only it trains him on practising good table manners, eating while seated can help to reduce the risk of choking.
Key Milestones In Growth
How should your 17-month-old toddler grow in terms of weight and height? Here are the averages that you can expect from your seventeen-month-old baby.
- Weight: Around 10.02 kg for a 17-month-old baby girl and 10.75 kg for a 17-month-old baby boy
- Height: Around 79.76 cm for a 17-month-old baby girl and 81.28 cm for a 17-month-old baby boy
On the other hand, your toddler might start his second round of teething. He might have both his upper and lower cuspids around 17 to 22 months. Thus, if your toddler happened to be cranky out of the sudden, it might due to teething pain.
Key Milestones in Skill Development and Senses
Key Milestones in Movement
- can walk more steadily
- can bend over and stand back to continue walking without help
- can pick up small objects between her forefinger and thumb more easily
- can build a tower out of blocks and knock them down
- can turn and twist knobs more easily
If your little one is getting more stable in his walking, he would certainly enjoy some outdoor time in the park or even in the playground. Besides dressing your toddler with cotton clothing, long pants and even a well-brimmed hat, you may consider applying sunscreen on your toddler.
Yes, you are seeing this right. Regardless of any skin tone, our little one needs to apply sunscreen if he is out under the sun.
As a toddler’s skin is different as compared to our skin, these are some factors to consider in choosing the right sunscreen for your toddler:
Mind that you should apply sunscreen on any exposed areas for your toddler 15 to 30 minutes before going out.
Key Milestones in Five Senses
- starts to use active verbs
- can speak by using sentences of 2 to 4 words
- can start to name familiar people and objects
- can follow your gaze across a distance to look at what you are looking at
- has the curiousity to learn new things
- likes to play make-believe games
As your 17-month-old is capable of saying out more words, you can help to support his speech development by building an encouraging environment. Other than reading daily to your toddler, you can equally try out these ideas to get him to talk more:
17-Month-Old Baby Activities
As your 17-month-old is not going to sit still in one place, you need more interesting activities to keep him occupied. Not only that the activities will help you to gain more time to complete your chores around your house, they will equally help to enhance his cognitive and motor development.
Check out these exciting activities to try out with your little one during the weekend:
Cherish Every Moment In The Seventeen-Month-Old Developmental Milestones
Raising a toddler is never an easy work. However, do remember to enjoy both exciting and exhausting moments with your lovely little one in the seventeen-month-old developmental milestones.
Your unconditional love towards him will certainly help him to grow and develop more steadily in every aspect.
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