You can learn about your baby's motor development, social development and language development by choosing below.
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5-6 Months

Engine Development

  • Sits up with support.
  • Holds their head upright when seated.
  • Gets support from their elbows.
  • Rocks back and forth.
  • Transfers from one hand to the other.
  • Examines the marbles.
  • Reaches out using hand.

Social Development

  • Recognizes the caregiver and begins to bond with them.
  • Distinguishes faces.
  • Calms down more easily with people they know.
  • Shies away from people they don't know.
  • Engages in game behavior for the first time.

Language Development

  • Imitates adult sounds.
  • Looks when their name is called.
  • Makes lip sounds.
  • Makes monosyllable, meaningless sounds.
  • Uses gestures and facial expressions to reveal their wishes.