plays with feet and toes

makes effort to sit alone, but needs hand support

raises head and chest when lying on stomach

makes crawling movements when lying on stomach

rolls from back to stomach

reaching for and grasp objects, using one hand to grasp

eyes smoothly follow object or person

crawling movements using both hands and feet

able to take weight on feet when standing

watch activities across room - eyes move in unison

turns head to sound of voices

reacts with arousal, attention or approach to presence of another baby or young child

responds to own name

smiles often and shows excitement when sees preparations being made for meals or for bath

recognises familiar people and stretches arms to be picked up

becoming more settled in eating and sleeping patterns

laughs, especially in social interactions

may soothe self when tired or upset by sucking thumb or dummy

begins to show wariness of strangers

may fret when parent leaves the room

happy to see faces they know

swipes at dangling objects

shakes and stares at toy placed in hand

becomes bored if left alone for long periods of time

repeats accidently caused actions that are interesting

enjoys games such as peek-a-boo or pat-a-cake

will search for partly hidden object

able to coordinate looking, hearing and touching

enjoys toys, banging objects, scrunching paper

explores objects by looking at and mouthing them

develops preferences for foods

explores objects with mouth

enjoys games such as peek-a-boo or pat-a-cake

babbles and repeat sounds

makes talking sounds in response to others talking

copies sounds

smiles and babbles at own image in mirror

responds to own name