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Developmental Area<\/th>Observe<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Physical<\/td>plays with feet and toes
makes effort to sit alone, but needs hand support
raises head and chest when lying on stomach
makes crawling movements when lying on stomach
rolls from back to stomach
reaches for and grasp objects, using one hand to grasp\u00a0
eyes smoothly follow object or person
crawling movements using both hands and feet
able to take weight on feet when standing
watch activities across room – eyes move in unison
turns head to sound of voices<\/td><\/tr>
Social<\/td>reacts with arousal, attention or approach to presence of another baby or young child
responds to own name
smiles often and shows excitement when sees preparations being made for meals or for bath
recognises familiar people and stretches arms to be picked up<\/td><\/tr>
Emotional<\/td>becoming more settled in eating and sleeping patterns\u00a0
laughs, especially in social interactions
may soothe self when tired or upset by sucking thumb or dummy
begins to show wariness of strangers
may fret when parent leaves the room
happy to see faces they know<\/td><\/tr>
Cognitive<\/td>swipes at dangling objects
shakes and stares at toy placed in hand
becomes bored if left alone for long periods of time\u00a0
repeats accidentally caused actions that are interesting\u00a0enjoys games such as peek-a-boo or pat-a-cake
will search for partly hidden object
able to coordinate looking, hearing and touching
enjoys toys, banging objects, scrunching paper
explores objects by looking at and mouthing them
develops preferences for foods
explores objects with mouth<\/td><\/tr>
Language<\/td>enjoys games such as peek-a-boo or pat-a-cake
babbles and repeat sounds
makes talking sounds in response to others talking\u00a0
copies sounds
smiles and babbles at own image in mirror\u00a0
responds to own name<\/td><\/tr>
Seek advice if:<\/td>is not learning to make sounds
is not responding to familiar faces
is not learning to roll when playing on floor
is not responsive to carers
is not babbling and making sounds
is not playing with feet\/swapping objects between hands<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Early Years Learning Framework Practice Based Resources<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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