6 months
Physical Development
- Chews and bites.
- Reaches for objects and grasps or picks them up.
- Rolls from stomach to back.
- Keeps head steady when held upright and can sit with support.
- Rocks back and forth, sometimes crawling backwards before moving forward.
- Looks or goes after dropped objects.
- Transfers objects from hand to hand.
Cognitive Development
- Picks up blocks and directly.
- Inspects objects at length.
- Senses the relationship between hands and objects they manipulate.
Language Development
- Babbles and becomes more active during exciting sounds.
- Vocalizes pleasures and displeasures.
- Turns/responds to own name or turns head towards the direction of sound.
Socio-Emotional Development
- Shows fears of strangers and excitement towards familiar people.
- Laughs out, especially when head is covered with towel/cloth.
- Holds out arms when wants to be picked up.
- Responds to other people' emotions and often seems happy.
- Likes to look at herself/himself in a mirror.
PLAY
Give your child clean and safe household things to handle, bang and drop. Sample toys: containers with lids, metal pots and spoons.
COMMUNICATE
Respond to your child's sounds and interests. Call the child's name, and see your child respond.