Your baby is curious about everything and
learning new skills every day at this age.He/she is working on physical and
emotional development, and his/her emotions are becoming more and more obvious.
Getting into the habit of naming your baby’s feeling out now may help
strengthen your baby’s emotional regulation skills.
Is shy, clingy, or fearful around strangers
Shows several facial expressions, like
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Looks when you call her name
Reacts when you leave (looks, reaches for
you, or cries)
Smiles or laughs when you play peek-a-boo
Makes a lot of different sounds like “mama”
and “dada”
Tries out speaking tones and patterns that
are similar to yours
Lifts arms up to be picked up
Watch the path of objects when dropped out
of sight
Looks for things they see you hide
Bangs two things together
Gets to a sitting position by herself
Moves things from one hand to her other
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Uses fingers to “rake” food towards himself
Sits without support