Many parents begin to feel a deeper connection to their infants coming into three months of age. Most infants by three month will be sleeping and eating more regularly and they are responding to their caregivers more actively. You will learn to better understand his preferences in how to be held, how he like to play, and what makes him happy. You will experience your infant's first laugh and he will become stronger and more active. Your infant will love to hear your voice, love to mimic and explore your facial expressions, and begin to mimic the sounds you make.
While infants develop at different rates, by six months of age your infant should demonstrate the following skills.
Regulatory/Sensory Organization
Tolerates routine handling and shows pleasure when touched and held.
Shows an active interest in a person or objects by focusing for greater than one minute.
Use his hands and mouth for sensory exploration with a variety of textures.
Can usually self-calm, stop unexplained crying and can stop crying when spoken to.
Cognition:
Enjoys frolic play
Smiles at himself in a mirror
Reaches for objects, begins rattle play.
Bring objects together at mid-line and can bang together and begins to bang objects on a surface.
By six months, finds an objects he has observed hidden under a barrier (e.g., blanket).
repeats a movement in a newly learned activity and then, by six months, initiates a movement or vocalization to repeat a fun activity.
Social/Emotional:
Enjoys social play involving movement and touching (e.g., peek-a-boo, pat-a-cake)
Begins producing different cries for different reasons.
Maintains eye contact
Imitates facial expressions.
Gets excited and may raise arms when caregiver reaches to pick him up.
Communication:
Vocalizes in response to someone talking to him.
imitates playful sounds.
Searches for someone talking to him.
Laughs and begins to babble during play.
Initiates "talking" (vocalizing) to another person to engage socially.
whines with a purpose.
produces different sounds for different emotions.
If you have any concerns about your child you can discuss these with your child's pediatrician. You have more questions about your child's development or speech-language therapy? Click the "Get in Touch" button above.
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