โข Babies develop skills quickly during the first year, they develop new ways to think, communicate, and solve problems (๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐) They develop physically and learn to interact with people.
โข If youโre not completely sure what skills are typical for this first year, take a look at this list of developmental milestones from the Age 5 to 7 Months. It will give you a better idea of which skills are typically expected to develop at this age.
5 MONTHS
๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ
โข Reaches for and grabs objects
โข Rocks on tummy; may be able to roll from tummy to back
โข Puts weight on legs when feet are flat on the floor
โข Moves things from hand to hand
๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ
โข Is curious about things out of reach and looks at new things
โข Explores things by putting them in mouth
โข Responds to conversation by making sounds
โข Recognizes and responds to own name
๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ
โข Starts to recognize and react to strangers
โข Tries to get caregivers to play (sticks out tongue, pats toys, etc.)
7 MONTHS
๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ
โข Rolls from back to tummy and tummy to back
โข Sits without support
โข Does โpush-upsโ and starts trying to move forward
๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ
โข Practices turn-taking when โtalkingโ with caregivers
โข Chatter with sound combinations eh, ah, oh
โข Starts testing cause and effect, such as seeing what happens when shaking a toy
๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ
โข Is interested in looking in the mirror
โข Uses sounds to express happiness, sadness, and anger
๐ง๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ