- Able to turn anywhere when sitting or lying on stomach.
- Creeps and rolls purposely to toys.
- Is able to pull into sitting position and can save themselves
if they fall over. They can sit unaided by 8 months.
- Weight bears on legs when held at waist.
- Holds head steady in every position.
- By 8 months they will be on all fours and can swing
backwards and forwards and maybe crawling.
- Most can pull up into standing position on wide base,
but unable to get down again.
- Reach for toys with one hand while looking at it.
- Starts to separate thumb and pointing finger.
- Swaps toys between hands, bangs two toys together and
claps hands.
- Says, "Ah-goo"; or similar vowel consonant
combination, tries to copy, observes and mimics your mouth
movement.
- Lots of smiles and laughter.
- Active for 50% of the daytime, spending lots of time
observing moving toys.
- Responds to his/her name and smiles
- Likes to look at his/her image reflected in the mirror.
- Differentiates strangers and starts to show fear, follows
mother more and more everywhere. Presence of mum comforts
him/her.
- Differentiates angry talk to kind talk. Sometimes purposely
annoys family members.
- Shows more and more interest towards independent eating.
Feeds self with cracker by 8 months, picks up food in
fists.
- Able to hold a spoon and a cup.
- Some unsettled night sleep.
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- Legs are stiff and have a crossing tendency.
- Difficult to change nappies or dressing.
- Body position is asymmetrical, one hand still in fist.
- Kicking more obvious on one leg.
- Head control is still poor.
- Still not able to roll onto stomach
- Significant delay in creeping, rolling, sitting, and
sits with round back.
- Stands on tip-toe.
- Poor hand-eye control.
- Not reaching out, easily lets go of toys.
- Hand can't go to midline.
- Still startled at sudden noise, cries.
- Not able to independently hold and eat a cracker.
- Appears to be quiet and not very active.
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