Have you been wondering what a 6 to 8 month old baby should be able to do,
and what red flags to be on the lookout for? If so, then this video is for you.
Hi I’m Dr. Belousov. I equip parents with knowledge so they can care for
their baby with confidence. This is a time when your baby
will amaze you with her rapid development and accomplishments. It’s a wonderful age
for interacting and playing with her. She will have mastered the ability to
roll from her tummy to her back and from her back to her tummy.
Most six month old baby’s still require some support while sitting up. She will progress
to sitting independently while supporting herself with her hands, we call this the tripod position.
By seven months she will be sitting on her own without support.
As the muscles in his core get stronger,
he will start leaning over to pick up toys without falling over.
It will take longer for him to figure out how to sit up on his own from a lying position.
Between 6 and 8 months some babies will start to get on their hands and knees
and rock back and forth before figuring out the coordination needed to take off crawling.
I will have a separate video on how to teach your baby to crawl and the
different crawling styles. It will be linked at the end of this video once it’s released.
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get notified when the next video is released. Crawling makes a huge difference in how your
baby starts to experience the world and what she is able to do. But she will not remain
content with crawling for too long before wanting to start pulling herself up to stand.
She sees everyone else around her walking, and that’s what she will want to do as well.
In preparation for this big step, she’ll begin pulling herself up to
stand most likely around 8 to 9 months of age. When she first starts, she might not know
how to get back down. If she cries for your help,
physically show her how to bend her knees so she can lower herself down without falling.
She will continue to discover that some things, such as rattles, bells and keys,
make an interesting sound when moved or shaken. When he bangs objects on the table or drops them
to the floor, he will start to see a chain of responses to his actions. Before long,
he will begin dropping things intentionally to see you pick them up. It’s an important way for
your baby to learn about cause-and-effect and his personal ability to influence his environment.
This is an age when your baby is finding out how the world works. He will enjoy dropping,
rolling, throwing, submerging, or waving objects to find out how they behave.
Your baby will be very curious about everything, but the attention span will be very short and he
will quickly move from one activity to the next. It’s common for a baby at this age to
spend about 2 to 3 minutes with a single toy before wanting to change to something else.
At six months most babies are able to transfer a toy from one hand to the other.
She will rake a small object with her four fingers.
When she picks things up, she will use her fingers and palm to hold them.
She will enjoy looking at herself in the mirror, and will smile at her own reflection.
By this age she will follow objects with both eyes as close as 1 foot away and as far as 6 feet away.
She will also be able to follow an object with her eyes as it is falling.
Her continued observation during these months will help her understand
that objects exist even when they’re out of sight.
As she becomes more aware of object permanence, she will enjoy finding hidden items.
If you cover a toy with a blanket or towel, she will lift it up to search for the toy underneath.
She will watch you closely and imitate gestures that you are doing.
You will start to hear her babble in recognizable syllables such as ba, da, ga, and ma.
So what are the red flags to be on the lookout for during this age?
If your baby is not able to sit in a tripod position at 6 months or
not sitting on her own by 7 months. If your baby doesn't laugh and smile
in response to someone smiling at her. If your baby is not trying to attract
attention through actions. If your baby is not actively
grabbing for and holding objects. If your baby is not able to hold
herself up on her legs when being held in a standing position with your support.
If your baby is not babbling. Let your doctor know if any of
these are present, so that your baby can be checked for possible delays in development.
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This video is a part of my baby development series. Several of the episodes are linked
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