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6 Month Old Baby
Child Development: Your Baby at 6 Months
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so welcome back
your child is now six months old and
today we'll be discussing all the
wonderful development your child is
making at this point in his life
i'd like to introduce you to some really
special people this is
amber and her beautiful son logan
who is six months old hi logan
and also with us today is elise a
pediatric physical therapist
who will help us visualize normal
development at six months
a six-month-old child is becoming very
interested in the world
his distance vision has improved and he
likes to look at things around him
he knows familiar faces and is beginning
to recognize strangers
he is beginning to respond to other
people's emotions
he is often happy and loves to smile
back at you
he is more able to interact with his
environment by reaching for objects
passing them from hand to hand bringing
them to his mouth
or into his line of vision your baby
likes to interact with others
especially you he hears well can locate
a sound
and is starting to imitate sounds around
him
he will imitate the sounds that you make
and this turns into a game of babbling
you will hear your child start to make
consonant sounds like
or b and then add vowel sounds like ah
or o you may hear him for say mama or
dada but this may not mean you at this
time at six months your baby can express
his own feelings
including joy or displeasure by now your
child is able to roll in both directions
he is curious about objects and tries to
get things that are out of his reach
he is interested in moving but may rock
back and forth or even scoot backwards
before moving forward
your baby is starting to assume more
upright positions
like sitting with support or up on his
hands and knees
upright positions offer a different view
of the world
he likes to look at himself in a mirror
your child is now supporting
some of his weight and may even enjoy
standing with your help
he may bounce on his legs with great
enthusiasm
so join us next time when we'll be
looking at the skills your child has
developed by nine months of age
and remember if you ever have concerns
about your child's development
either contact your primary care
provider or call us at multicare mary
bridge children's hospital
we're always there to help
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