Milestones In Action : By Six Months

Knows familiar faces and begins to know if someone is a stranger

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In the first image of this series of 2, the baby is smiling and looks comfortable because she is familiar with the person she sees. Knowing familiar faces is a 6-month social/emotional milestone.

In the second image of this series of 2, the baby looks unsure  because she does not know the person she sees. Beginning to know if someone is a stranger is a 6-month social/emotional milestone.

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Likes to play with others, especially parents

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This baby is displaying a 6-month social/emotional milestone – enjoying playtime with someone.

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Responds to other people’s emotions and often seems happy

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In this video, the baby is responding happily to his mother’s silly game. Responding to  other people’s emotions and often seeming happy is a 6-month social/emotional milestone.

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Likes to look at self in a mirror

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In this image, the baby is enjoying looking at himself in the mirror, a 6-month social/emotional milestone.

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Responds to sounds by making sounds

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In this video, someone off-screen makes a sound, and the baby girl responds by making a similar sound. This is a 6-month language/communication milestone.

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Strings vowels together when babbling (“ah,” “eh,” “oh”) and likes taking turns with parent while making sounds

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The baby in this video strings together vowel sounds, a 6-month language/communication milestone.

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Responds to own name

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The baby girl in this video turns her head when her name is called. Responding to one’s name is a 6-month language/communication milestone.

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Makes sounds to show joy and displeasure

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In this video, the infant first makes a happy sound, then makes an unhappy sound. Making sounds to show joy and displeasure is a 6-month language/communication milestone.

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Begins to say consonant sounds (jabbering with “m,” “b”)

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This baby girl is jabbering with consonant sounds (“d” and “b”), a 6-month language/communication milestone.

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Looks around at things nearby

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The baby in this video is looking around the room to check out the things nearby, a 6-month cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Brings things to mouth

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This baby is exploring a toy by putting it in her mouth. Bringing things to mouth is a 6-month cognitive (thinking, learning, problem-solving) milestone.

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Shows curiosity about things and tries to get things that are out of reach

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This baby is curious about the toy she sees and, though it is slightly out of her reach, she is trying to get it. This is a 6-month cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Begins to pass things from one hand to the other

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In this image, the baby is passing a toy from one hand to another, a 6-month cognitive (thinking, learning, problem-solving) milestone.

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Rolls over in both directions (front to back, back to front)

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By rolling over in both directions, this baby is showing a 6-month movement/physical development milestone.

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Begins to sit without support

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This baby is showing the 6-month movement/physical development milestone of beginning to sit up with no support.

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When standing, supports weight on legs and might bounce

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In this video, a baby girl is supporting her weight on her legs and bouncing, a 6-month movement/physical development milestone.

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Rocks back and forth, sometimes crawling backward before moving forward

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The baby in this video is rocking back and forth on all fours, a 6-month movement/physical development milestone.

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