Developmental Milestones - Five & Six Months
Physical Development
- Teeth appear.
- Have control of his head and arm movements.
- Hold his head up and looks around.
- Push himself up onto his hands and knees.
Intellectual Development
- Understands he can reach out to tough objects.
- Recognize his mother.
- Distinguish between familiar people and strangers.
- Expect feeding, dressing, and bathing.
Developmental milestones associated with feeding
- Can use fingers to feed self a cracker.
- Chews and bites.
- May hold own bottle, but may not drink from it (prefers for it to be held).
Additional guidelines
First Connections with Families - Birth to 18 Months
First Connections with Families provides information about child development, reading to your child, and child health and safety.
The Early Learning Guidelines for Ages Birth to Three
This exciting new resource is being written to assist early childhood caregivers/teachers, parents and other adults with information about supporting the learning and development of young children. The Guidelines provide information related to seven domains or areas of learning and development: