Related milestones

Observes environment from a variety of positions – while lying on back or tummy, sitting, crawling, and standing with assistance

Investigates shapes, sizes, and textures of toys and surroundings

Explores and examines an object using both hands and mouth

Sits and reaches for toys without falling

Sits without support

Moves from tummy or back into sitting

Starts to move with alternate leg and arm movement e.g. creeping, crawling

Picks up head and pushes through elbows during Tummy Time

Turns head to visually track objects while sitting

Shows more control while rolling and sitting

Picks up small objects with thumbs and fingers

In simple play imitates others

Enjoys a variety of movements – bouncing up and down, rocking back and forth

Experiments with the amount of force needed to pick up different objects

Turns several pages of a chunky (board) book at once

Focuses on objects near and far