Babies grow and form at their own pace; however, there are some general milestones that you can measure your baby's development by. The five main areas in which a baby's development can be measured by are:
Gross Motor Skills
Baby Development
6 - 9 months
oReaches out when lying on their tummy
oPushes them self into a crawling position of sorts
oSits unsupported for a short period
oCan roll over (usually both ways)
oWriggles send or pivots
oCan take weight briefly when they are on their feet
oHead control unblemished and strong
oTransfers objects in the middle of hands
Fine Motor Skills
6 - 9 months
oPulls pegs out of a peg board
oClumsily picks up small objects
oSwallows foods that have a thicker consistency than milk
Social Skills
6 - 9 months
oPats breast or bottle while feeding
oEnjoys 'laugh and smile' games
oSocial interaction and exploration of customary faces
Would often rather be up socialising than sleeping
Language Skills
6 - 9 months
oMakes sounds such as 'mum-mum', 'dada'
oImitates sounds such as a cough, clearing throat, clicking tongue
oSqueals with delight or dissatisfaction
oLaughs and chuckles
oTuneful vocalization
Cognitive Skills
6 - 9 months
oBangs objects
oImitates hand movements - knocks blocks over, clap hands, waves goodbye
oUncovers partially inexpressive objects
oBriefly shows anger if a toy is taken away
oAnxiety when approached by strangers
oIndicates to repeat games
oTurns decisively to the side to search a noise
The following games and activities are great ways to interact with your baby to help them form in all their 5 senses - taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell.
Mobiles
- Keep them out of reach to encourage reaching
- Use thoughprovoking colours and shapes
- Make your own from a coat hanger
See and Watch
- Hold object about 20cm from your baby's face, move it side to side, up and down
- Have your baby on their tummy and raise a toy to encourage head movement
Hear and Speech
-Talk, sing and hum
- Loud to soft, high to low, short to long
- Rhyming games, rubbing and patting hand on tummy such as Pat-a-Cake
- If your baby makes a sound, cough, or babble make it back to them with a smile in an concerned tone
Reaching and Posting
- Have a holder with fun safe objects in it
- Your baby can crusade straight through the holder (ice cream container)
- Have a lid with a cut out hole so they can post toys back into it
- dangle toys in front of your baby's face to encourage reaching such as cotton reels on string
Sound and Music
- Plastic juice bottles filled with bits and pieces, glue on lid
- Make noise with bell or drum when baby not looking, if concerned let them play with noisy objects
- Music of all varieties
- Put music and their toy together; see if they can find the beat!
Kick
-Have hanging toys on stroller or across chair if lying on the floor to encourage kicking
Hide and Seek or Peek-A-Boo
-Hide yourself or hide an object under or behind something
-Praise them when they successfully find it
Chasing
-Crawl after them taking your time to catch up
Tug Of War
-Have scarf or tea towel just out of reach, when they take it slowly tug on it and if they make an effort to hold on let them have it to play with as a reward.
Cups and Blocks
-Pile them, push them, stack them, roll them put things in them and probably throw them!!
Enjoy them...
Playing With a 6 Month Old Baby
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