By: childandfamily
The developmental chart on the Child and Family Development website for information about milestones for children ages 0-6 years. Here is an excerpt:
When I am 6 months old, I can…
- use my hearing by turning to a sound
- use my vision by following people with my eyes
- eat and drink without difficulty
- play with sounds and imitate sounds
- turn my head to the source of a sound or a voice
- begin to make eye contact
- look all around for an object
- turn to, grab, and look at a toy, an object, or a person
- roll over from my back to my tummy- to the left and to the right
- push my chest off the floor and raise my head and shoulders
- extend my arms to push off the floor
- sit while leaning my hands on the floor for support
- bear weight on my legs while standing with help
- grab my feet while on my back
- reach for toys and objects that are out of my reach
- use both hands to reach and play
- reach with both hands for an object out of my reach
- pick up a small toy with 1 hand
- put my hands to my mouth (with or without an object)
- move my feet to my mouth
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