Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Baby care and development

Table illustrating child development stages

Developmental Milestones[1]
Age Motor Speech Vision and hearing Social development
4-6 weeks


Smiles at mother
6-8 weeks
Vocalises

3 months Prone:head held up for prolonged periods. No grasp reflex Talks a great deal Follows dangling toy from side to side. Turns head round to sound Squeals with pleasure appropriately. Discriminates smile
5 months Holds head steady. Goes for objects and gets them. Objects taken to mouth Enjoys vocal play
Smiles at mirror image
6 months Transfers objects from one hand to the other. Pulls self up to sit and sits erect with supports. Rolls over prone to supine. Palmer grasp of cube Double syllable sounds such as 'mumum' and 'dada' Localises sound 45cm lateral to either ear May show 'stranger shyness'
9-10 months Wiggles and crawls. Sits unsupported. Picks up objects with pincer grasp Babbles tunefully Looks for toys dropped Apprehensive about strangers
1 year Stands holding furniture. Stands alone for a second or two, then collapses with a bump Babbles 2 or 3 words repeatedly Drops toys, and watches where they go Cooperates with dressing, waves goodbye, understands simple commands
18 months Can walk alone. Picks up toy without falling over. Gets up/down stairs holding onto rail. Begins to jump with both feet. Can build a tower of 3 or 4 cubes and throw a ball 'Jargon'. Many intelligible words
Demands constant mothering. Drinks from a cup with both hands. Feeds self with a spoon


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