- During this exciting and adventurous period, baby’s development is all about exploration and self- discovery.
- She’ll be gaining early fine motor skills such as reflexive grasping, finger control and hand-eye coordination.
- She’ll also be gaining cognitive skills such as
- Responding to motion, sight and sound,
- Exploration thorough touch and feel
- Self-discovery
- Understanding connection between cause and effect
Demonstration of Skills |
Fine Motor | Language and Math | Cognitive | Social and Emotional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move objects from one hand to the other | Coos and babbles | Understand that an object is still there when they can't see it (e.g. hidden under a blanket) | Express several different clear emotions | |
| Drop and pick up toys | Makes a lot of different sounds like “mamamama” and “bababababa” | Imitate gestures and actions | May be afraid of strangers | |
| Bang two objects together | Enjoy looking at picture books/toys | Has favorite toys | ||
| Let go of objects on purpose | Pay attention to simple commands such as ‘no’ and ‘give it to me.’ | Play games like Peek-a-boo | ||
| Put things into containers (with large openings) and take them out again | Respond to you when you talk to them or make gestures | Doesn't play with other children |