Explain The 12 Developmental Milestones

Babies will bring their hands together intentionally and soon after will try to bat at objects or grasp things

* Have different cries for different needs. For example one cry for hunger, another when they are tired.

In the initial few months babies will recognise familiar voices and faces, they will try to 'people please' and bay for attention by performing for their audience through laughter and giggles. They will enjoy playing games with others such as peek a boo.

|Theory. |their second year they will start to walk and be able to |Social, emotional and behavioural development – Slower to |

From 9 months – 3 years babies will learn to walk, run, jump and hop using their gross motor skills. They have more control over their movements allowing them to point, hold small objects using the fine pincer grasp and gain more independence in toilet training.

| There are many physical developments that a child starts to develop by 6months. Some of these include; being able to turn their heads when they hear sounds or see movements, when they are being fed they can stare at the adult’s face, when they hear a familiar voice they will smile, put whatever they have into their mouth and be able to hold and shake a rattle.

|Months |mobile (rolling, squirming or crawling). When |disappears they still exist, so baby will look |such as dinner or bath. Babbling sounds more |play “peek-a-boo”. Prefer and will actively try |

Enjoys playing with other people and might get upset when the person stops intereacting with them

Babies at this stage are able to crawl, sit without much support and therefore becoming

Usually, babies show signs of teething after 3-4 months, and it is a crucial phase, which requires special attention. The slow and bit-by-bit eruption of the dental line can cause irritation and pain to the little ones.

Between four and six months of age, your little one will begin to sleep through the night, which means he or she will sleep for a stretch of seven to 12 hours. This will mean more sleep for you (thank goodness!) and less breastfeeding sessions with your little one.

- Expect to start seeing signs of teething around 3-4 months, occasionally sooner than that. My son started around 2 1/2 months and the signs that tipped me off were drooling and evening nighttime fussiness. He also was putting his hands in his mouth. Shortly after he started chewing on EVERYTHING and wanted anything he grabbed to go in his mouth. This faze can last for several months before the first tooth comes through.

Once a baby is old enough to have control of his or her body, with an upright head and a relatively strong neck to support head movements, placing him or her in a baby activity jumper is a great idea to continuously support correct physical development. The age that babies would usually be ready for this device is around at least four to five months old.

When the baby is four months or so, he may drool due to teething, start sucking on fingers, or chewing. This may make the nipples become sore, and feeding may become painful, and the baby may also be in pain from the growing teeth. Some babies may have the urge to nurse more or less often, or refuse completely, while they are teething. Some mothers may find it easier to pump milk to bottle feed the baby at this time, as erratic feeding periods may cause plugged ducts or mastitis in the

I like how you pointed out that a baby's smile is "one of the few cues" that he or she has to communicate. That's true! In addition to smiling, they can also cry.