Control Head; Progression Infants in Controlling Of Head

Every newborn has not had good control with his head, because the weight of the head is greater than weight. It is also because his neck muscles are still weak enough so can not support the head. But later he will be able to develop this important skill, because the control head is the basic foundation of all movements such as sitting and walking.   


Baby may be able to lift his head at the age of about 1 month and able to hold the head while sitting around the age of four months. However neck muscles and head control will be increasingly strong and steady as babies aged 6 months.



Here development of infants in control head:


Newborns
When newborn babies will be fully dependent on others, especially his mother to support the head and neck.This condition will last during the first month or more.This could help increase the intensity of eye contact and bonding between baby and parents.



Ages 1-2 months


At the end of the first month, your baby can lift his head for a while and turned to the right and left side when you're lying. Around the age of 6-8 weeks, he was strong enough to lift his head and when carried on the shoulder can hold its head although a shaky and not for long.So the mother or caregiver still have to help sustain it.



Ages 3-4 months
Babies will be able to lift head up 45 degrees when on his stomach and can be done over and over again.Neck muscles was already developed and started to be strong enough to support the head,but parents should still pay attention because the baby has not been fully able to control his own head.



Ages 5-6 months
At age 5 months the baby is showing an increasingly strong neck muscles.And at the age of 6 months, babies can hold his head steady and upright and bending forward as will other people help him pull into a sitting position.


Usually after the baby can control the head with a good and strong, then he will proceed to a sitting position, roll over and crawl.