How much growing and learning can you expect from a typical baby who is between 6 months and 1 year old? Here are a few of the developmental “highlights” for children that age:
Physical – Sits alone, crawls, stands holding on to furniture, may walk; ability to grasp items between thumb and fingers improves; gives and takes objects; may favor using left hand or right hand
Cognitive – Recognizes name; enjoys listening to music; repeats chance behaviors that lead to fun or interesting results, such as a new noise; responds joyfully to image in mirror; can tell the difference between children and adults; engages in intentional or goal-directed behavior
Language – Loves to make noise; babbling expands to include sounds of spoken language; may repeat simple phrases; may say “dada” or “mama”; uses pointing or showing to communicate; understands a few words and may respond to short, simple requests; understands the meaning of “no”
Emotional/Social – May insist on feeding self; shows independence by not always being cooperative; begins trying to imitate parent behaviors; shows some fear of strangers; shows attachment to familiar caregivers; uses caregiver as a secure base for exploration; shows more frequent displays of anger and fear; smiles and laughs socially; shows very strong attachment to mother and develops attachment to father, siblings and other familiar people
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