babies

Social – Emotional

For the infant to smile when spoken to
For the infant to show interest in human faces
For the infant to laugh
For the infant to play peek a boo
For the infant to demonstrate affection to adults
For the infant to indicate NO by use of gesture
For the infant to wave goodbye

Language

For the infant to make small gurgling sounds
For the infant to laugh and chuckle
For the infant to make several sounds in one breath
For the infant to repeat sounds
For the infant to respond to simple phrases
For the infant to show demands by pointing and vocalising

Cognitive

For the infant to respond to bell or rattle
For the infant to respond to the caregiver
For the infant to recognise certain sights and sounds
For the infant to hold and shake rattle
For the infant to bang objects together
For the infant to look for partially hidden objects
For the infant to repeat actions

Self Help

For the infant to suck food from spoon
For the infant to feed self finger foods
For the infant to drink from self held cup
For the infant to co-operate while dressing

Fine Motor

For the infant to grasp object in hand
For the infant to gaze at caregivers face when held
For the infant to grasp feet
For the infant to transfer object hand to hand
For the infant to reach for dangling object
For the infant to show evidence of pincer grip
For the infant to build two block tower
For the infant to scribble spontaneously

Gross Motor

For the infant to lift head and chest when on stomach
For the infant to roll from side to back and back to side
For the infant to hold head erect for a short period of time
For the infant to reach and swipe at dangling object
For the infant to sit without support
For the infant to sit and turn to get object
For the infant to pull self to standing position
For the infant to make stepping movements if held under arms or walk when hand is held
For the infant to push/ pull large object
For the infant to climb on appropriate equipment

Environmental

For the infant to explore new environment
For the infant to experiment with new materials
For the infant to recognise differences in objects
For the infant to accept change