From age 4-7 months, your baby’s senses will begin to more fully develop, allowing him to begin exploring and engaging in the world around him.
Additional milestones include:
MOVEMENT SKILLS
- Rolls both ways
- Sits unsupported
- Supports entire body weight on his legs
FINGER SKILLS
- Reaches for objects with 1 hand
- Transfers objects hand to hand
- Uses raking (not pincer) grasp
LANGUAGE/SOCIAL SKILLS
- Responds to child’s own name
- Responds to sound by making sound
- Enjoys mirrors
- Responds to other people’s expressions of emotions
- Appears joyful often
COGNITIVE SKILLS
- Explores objects with hands and mouth
- Struggles to get objects that are out of reach