Baby Room Milestones
You and baby at 6 months
As your baby’s first teacher, you can help his or her learning and brain development. Try these simple tips and activities safely. Talk with your baby’s doctor and teachers if you have questions or for more ideas on how to help your baby’s development.
- Use “back and forth” play with your baby. When your baby smiles, you smile; when he makes sounds, you copy them. This helps him learn to be social.
- “Read” to your baby every day by looking at colourful pictures in magazines or books and talk about them. Respond to her when she babbles and “reads” too. For example, if she makes sounds, say “Yes, that’s the doggy!”
- Point out new things to your baby and name them. For example, when on a walk, point out cars, trees, and animals.
This is me at 9 months old:
- Holding onto a sturdy object
- Starting to get into a sitting position
- Sit without support
- Pulls to stand
- Is crawling or attempting to crawl
- Develop immature pincer grasp
- Bangs two objects together
- Says "mamma/dada" indiscriminately
- Waves bye-bye
- Plays gesture games (pat-a-cake)
This is me at 12 months old:
- Stands alone
- Starts to walk unaided by 18 months
- Fine pincer grasp
- One word other than "mamma/dada"
- Follows one –step commands with gesture
- Points to desired object
This is me at 18 months old:
- Walks alone
- May walk up steps and run
- Jumps
- Scribbles in imitation
- Builds a tower of 3 cubes
- Uses 3-5 words
- Points to 1-3 body parts
- Uses spoon and cup
- Turns pages in a book
- "Helps" around the house