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Baby's Birthday
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Baby turns his/her head towards sounds
Language/Communication -
Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy
Movement/Physical Development -
Begins to smile at people
Social/Emotional -
Pays attention to faces
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) -
Uses hands and eyes together, such as seeing a toy and reaching for it
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) -
Babbles with expression and copies sounds he hears
Language/Communication -
Smiles spontaneously, especially at people
Social/Emotional -
Holds head steady, unsupported
Movement/Physical Development -
Likes to look at self in a mirror
Social/Emotional -
Brings things to mouth
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) -
Begins to sit without support
Movement/Physical Development -
Responds to own name
Language/Communication -
Social/Emotional
May be clingy with familiar adults -
Uses fingers to point at things
Language/Communication -
Plays peek-a-boo
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) -
Crawls
Movement/Physical Development -
Cries when mom or dad leaves
Social/Emotional -
Uses simple gestures, like shaking head “no” or waving “bye-bye”
Language/Communication -
Copies gestures
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) -
Pulls up to stand, walks holding on to furniture (“cruising”)
Movement/Physical Development -
May have temper tantrums
Social/Emotional -
Says and shakes head “no”
Language/Communication -
Scribbles on his own
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) -
Walks alone
Movement/Physical Development -
Plays mainly beside other children, but is beginning to include other children, such as in chase games
Social/Emotional -
Points to things in a book
Language/Communication -
Begins to sort shapes and colors
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) -
Kicks a ball
Movement/Physical Development
