At around 9 months, babies are getting better at understanding cause and effect: “I push the button to make the music play.” They are also starting to understand that the things they can't see still exist.
How do I teach my baby cause and effect?
There are a number of ways to help your child to learn cause and effect:
- Encourage play with toys that make noise or movement when an action is taken.
- Reinforce object permanence by having them drop a toy and then pick it back up.
At what age do babies understand danger?
Babies can detect risk through facial expressions
Researchers found that by seven months, babies look for longer at faces that show fear than those showing happiness (Leppänen et al, 2016). Maybe that's not so surprising when you think of it.
