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Milestones:
- Can get to sitting position by herself
- Crawls forward
- Can get on hands and knees
- Can go from sitting to crawling or sitting to lying on belly
- Creeps on hands and knees
- Can pull up to standing
- Cruises- walking along holding onto furniture
- Can stand unsupported briefly, and may walk a couple of steps alone
- Uses pincer grasp
- Bangs objects together
- Puts object in and out of container
- Pokes with finger
- Imitates gestures
- Finds hidden objects
- Looks at correct image when picture is named
- Responds to “No” and simple verbal requests
- Makes simple gestures
- Babbles “Mama” and “Dada” (8-10 months)
- Uses Mama and Dada for specific person (11-12 months)
- Shy with strangers, cries when mother or father leaves
- Prefers certain people and toys
- Repeats sounds or gestures to get attention
- Finger-feeds himself
Activities/Toys:
- Let her help and get her involved in daily activities- point to familiar objects in the grocery store, hand her items.
- Play hide-and-seek games
- Sing songs together
- Read a favorite book
- Play back and forth games- rolling a ball or toy between the two of you
- Make sure your home contains things that interest him, like big, colorful books in the family room or a drawer full of plastic containers in the kitchen.
Ask your doctor if your baby:
- Doesn’t crawl
- Drags one side of body when crawling for more than the first month of learning
- Cannot stand when supported
- Doesn’t look for hidden objects
- Doesn’t say single words like Mama/Dada
- Doesn’t use gestures like waving or shaking head
- Doesn’t sit steadily by 10 months
- Doesn’t show interest in “Peek-A-Boo” or “Patty Cake” by 8 months
- Doesn’t babble by 8 months
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