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Age of the Child
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Common Skills
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Skills Still Learning |
Above
and Beyond Skills |
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| 7 months old |
Sits without support
Makes sweeping motion to reach for things
Babbles
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Combines syllables to form word like sounds
Crawls or lunges
forward
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Stands with support or while holding something
Waves to say
goodbye
Bangs objects to produce sounds
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| 8 months old |
Uses ‘mama’ or ‘dada’ to parents, not necessary the right
one
Crawls
Passes object from hand to hand
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Stands with support or while holding something
Masters
crawling
Points at objects
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Pulls self to standing position and tries to cruise with support of
walls or furniture
Picks things up using ‘pincer grasp’ or using thumb and
finger
Tries to express himself using gestures
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| 9 months old |
Combines syllables to form word like sounds
Stands with support or
while holding something
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Picks things up using ‘pincer grasp’ or using thumb and
finger
Tries to cruise with support of walls or furniture
Bangs objects
together
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Plays infant games with small rhymes
Says ‘dada’ and ‘mama’ to the
right parent
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| 10 months old |
Waves to say goodbye
Picks things up using ‘pincer grasp’ or using
thumb and finger
Masters crawling
Explores and cruises
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Says ‘dada’ and ‘mama’ to the right parent
Responds to own
name
Understands ‘No’
Expresses himself using gestures
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Drinks from a cup
Stands alone without support for a couple of
seconds
Puts objects in a container and pull them out
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| 11 months old |
Says ‘dada’ and ‘mama’ to the right parent
Plays infant games with
small rhymes
Stands alone without support for a couple of
seconds
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Imitates what others are doing
Puts objects in a container and pull
them out
Understands simple sentences and instructions
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Drinks from a cup
Learns one word besides ‘mama’ and
‘dada’
Stoops while standing
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12 months old or One y
ear
old |
Imitates what others are doing
Jabbers and make sounds that are
like words
Expresses himself using gestures
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Learns one word besides ‘mama’ and ‘dada’
Takes a few
steps
Understands simple sentences and instructions and responds to
them
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Scribbles with crayon
Masters walking
Learns two words besides
‘mama’ and ‘dada’
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Your 1-6 month old is more alert and aware of her
surroundings than she was as a newborn. She already recognizes her parents'
voices and faces, and she might be ready to respond to them with smiles. Your
baby is ready to be an active participant in play.