To Parents Looking For Specific Baby Milestones
Baby milestones are often seen as proven tools to
measure your child's development progress.
In fact… these milestones will not only give you a hint of
how your child is progressing… you'll constantly know what the
next goal is.
Okay, here are…
3 Important Milestones
Goal 1: Reach these 4 critical baby milestones first
Controls head ± 3 months
Sitting ± 6 months
Crawl ± 9 - 10 months
Walk ± 13 - 15 months
Goal 2: Encourage playing with toys
Encourage Baby to look at and follow
brightly colored toys and objects. It's an important baby milestone!
Goal 3: Encourage speech development
Speech development is one of the most important development
milestones. Be on the lookout for slow speech development.
Clear-cut slow speech development may be an early indication of
learning problems. So… if in doubt, seek professional help.
If you'd like to learn more about baby development, please click here
Now… let's look at a few...
Specific Baby Milestones
0 - 3 Months
Your baby's head is still floppy
… and it's mostly turned to one side
Baby really likes to listen to sounds…
…but is only able to make odd sounds and noises
So in short… not many baby milestones you can watch at this stage.
Baby Milestones
3 - 6 Months
… Many More Goals
Your baby looks mostly straight ahead… that's what's called "head in midline"
And hands are mostly held in front of the body
But baby looks around quite a bit
Lying on stomach
Baby lifts head to peak around and…
Begins to support his/her body on 1 arm
Also… the body is pushed up with straight arms
And Baby can roll from stomach onto back
Lying on back
The normal infant milestone is when Baby can get into a sitting position.
And by now head control is better… so Baby's head is fairly stable
Baby is even able to roll left and right
Sitting
Baby can only sit with some form of support… and a bent back
Toys
Baby reaches for objects…
And grips and plays with rattles or teethers
Also… Baby likes to bring objects and hands to his/her mouth
Infant Milestones For 6 - 9
Month Olds
Lying on back
Baby can lift legs and roll to stomach
Lying on stomach
Baby uses arms to move in a circle… unfortunately still on the same spot
But… starts to glide…
And eventually gets into a crawling position
Sitting
Baby still needs support on the sides and in front
But also starts to sit independently
Baby's hands starts crossing midline… that's body centre…
when playing. You can even stimulate reaching this baby
milestone by placing objects slightly to Baby's side.
Toys
Toys are held in both hands
And in time… is transferred from one hand to the other
And watch closely… Baby takes objects with thumb and 2
fingers… or with fingers and palm
Top 10 Milestones for 9 - 12 Month
Olds
Lying on back
Baby comfortably gets into sitting position
Lying on stomach
Starts to crawl from stomach position…
And even bear walks… using straight arms and legs
Ensure that your child does in fact crawl and bear walk.It's extremely important!
Sitting
Sitting alone and without support is possible…
And can go from sitting to lying.
Also… baby can support her/himself at the back when sitting.
Standing
Baby still uses objects to support standing…
And goes from standing to sitting.
Hands
Baby regularly points with index finger…
…voluntarily releases objects…
…and holds objects between tips of index finger and thumb (pincer grip).
Toys
Baby starts putting objects in containers…
…and bangs toys together
Also… Baby rolls a ball, tries to catch it…
… and actively starts to take part in play
See for yourself how you can use different stimulation
activities to encourage reaching these baby milestones.
Speech
Baby mostly makes a combination of sounds…
…but begins to use "mama" or "dada" specifically for mom or dad
Try To Beat The Milestones For 12 - 18
Month Olds
Standing
Baby holds onto furniture…
But can get into standing position from sitting
Walking when baby's hand is held is easy…
…and eventually develops into walking alone… one of the
great achievements! And great day to remember!
At this stage Baby starts pushing and pulling toys…
…and even starts climbing onto and over objects.
Hands
Baby starts scribbling… but grips with thumb and forefingers.
Toys
Baby definitely plays much more constructively…
…and can puts toys in and take them out of containers
Starts turning pages of book
Also… builds 2 - 4 block towers
Speech
An important stage is where Baby consistently uses 5 - 7 words …
…while still imitating single words…
…and 2 word sentences
Other
Baby starts following simple commands
And recognizes pictures and some body parts
As well as drinks from cup…
…and can sit on a toilet
 If You Snooze, You Lose!
Of course, you can keep up to date with proven baby milestone secrets,
tips and practical advice...
absolutely free. I suggest you fill in your details below, and click the button. That's all.
Needless to say... Your email address will NEVER be sold or shared with anyone!
And you can opt out anytime... not that you'd want to
For more on the vital infant milestone every parent ignores... click here!
If baby milestones and educational toys interest you, stay in touch by subscribing to the Toying Times newsletter.
|
