HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (2C)
Typical Behavior
INFANCY HANDOUT
BIRTH TO 1 MONTH
Likes to:
- Suckle
- Listen to repeated soft sounds
- Stare at movement and light
- Be held and rocked
1 MONTH
Likes to:
- Listen to your voice
- Look up and to the side
- Hold things placed in their hands
Toys:
- A lullabyrecord
- Mobile
- Pictures on the walls
2 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Listen to musical sounds
- Focus, especially on their hands
- Reach and bat nearby objects
- Smile
Toys:
- Music box or soft musical toys
- Cuddle toys
- Smiles
3 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Reach and feel with open hands
- Grasp with two hands
- Wave fists
Toys:
- Musical records
- Rattle
- Dangling toys
4 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Grasp things and let go
- Kick
- Laugh
- Make consonant sounds
Toys:
5 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Shake, feel and bang things
- Sit with support
- Play Peek - a - Boo
- Roll over
Toys:
- High chair with rubber suction toy
- Play pen
6 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Shake, bang and throw things down
- Gum objects
- Recognize familiar faces
Toys:
- Household objects (plastic cups, spoons, pans)
- Cloth ball
- Squeaky toys
- Teethers
7 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Sit alone
- Use fingers and thumb
- Notice cause and effect
- Bite on their first tooth
8 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Pivot on their stomachs
- Throw toys/objects
- Look for toys they have dropped
- Make vowel sounds
Toys:
- Space to pivot on their stomachs
- Soft blocks
- Jack-in-the-Box
- Nested plastic cups
9 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Pull themselves up
- Creep and place things where they want them
- Say "da-da"
- Play Pat-a-Cake
10 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Poke and prod with fingers
- Put things into other things
- Imitate sounds
Toys:
- Peg board
- Cloth blocks
- Motion toys
11 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Use their fingers
- Lower themselves from standing
- Drink from a cup
- Mark on a paper
Toys:
- Pyramid discs
- Large crayons
- Clothes pins
- Own drinking cup
1 YEAR to 13 MONTHS
Likes to:
- Creep and cruise
- Use 1 or 2 words
- Use fingers
- Likes to be hugged
Toys:
- Cuddling toys
- Stacking tower