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1st month
-lifts head and turns it from one side to the other when placed on stomach
-focuses on objects from about 10in to up to 3 ft away
-reacts to partents voice -
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1st year
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2 months
-Makes sounds such as 'ooh' and 'aah'
-watches objects moved about 6 inches away from face
-Responds to more sounds and different pitches of voice -
3 months
-Opens and closes hands
-holds head steadily when held up
-lifts head and chest when on stomach
-swipes at objects
-brings hands together -
4 months
-supports upper body on hands when lying on stomach
-shows preference for red and blue over yellow
-may begainnto use vowelss and consonants in babbling
-grasps rattle
-puts hands in mouth
-rolls on tummy to back -
5 months
-rocks on stomach while kicking legs and making motions with arms
-reaches out and grabs toys
-turns head in direction of sound
-knows positive speech from unhappy speech -
6 months
-paases a block from one hand to the other
-puts objects to mouth with hand
-may begin creeping
-recognize basic sounds of native language -
7 month
-rolls over both ways
-sits up steadily
-stands with assistance
-knows parents andd caregivers by their voices and by sight
-can follow a path of moving objects with eyes
-babbles with strings of vowels and consonants
-grabs for objects with raking motion -
8 month
-pulls self up to standing
-bangs blocks together
--propels self by arms, knees, or squirming motion
-looks at objects with sustained attention -
9 month
-uses index finger to poke
-puts object in containers
-leans forward to pick up toy
-notices small objects
-may start associating sounds with objects -
10 month
-uses index finger to point
-puts objects in containers
-craws well
-imitates new word sounds more frequently -
11 months
-walks while holding onto furniture or crib rails for support
-uses gestures like shaking head no
-releases objects intentionally
-grasps with tumb and forefinger -
12 months
- may walk a few steps alone -stands alone for short time -picks up small objects using tumb and forefinger -put objects into and takes them out of containers -holds and drinks from cup