2. Cooing sounds Respond to voices
Enjoy interacting with others Smile in response to smiles
from others
React to emotions of others.
*Development Child

3. • Reaches with
one hand and
transfers
object from
hand to
hand.
• Social:
• Enjoys social
games.
• Interested in
mirror
images.
• Responds to
expressions
of emotion.
• Appears
joyful.
• Finds
partially
hidden
object.
• Explores with
hands and
mouth.
• Struggles to
get objects
that are out
of reach.

4. Activities
This helps begin to develop language and
memory, and starts to prepare child to different
skills:
Use your hands and fingers to act out the songs.
Smile while you sing and change your facial
expressions to fit the song or rhyme.

5. SOME SONGS CHILDREN ENJOY
INCLUDE:
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
ABC Song

6. *
Tips for Success
Hold baby to help him feel loved and safe.
Talk or sing to your baby while you develop
different activities like dressing, bathing,
feeding or playing with him.

7. 0-3 MONTHS
MILESTONES By end of 3 months
• Can briefly calm self.
• Smiles.
• Focuses on faces Turns toward sounds.
• Follows things with eyes .
• Acts bored (cries, fusses) if activity does not change.
• Holds head up.
• May begin push up when lying on tummy.

8. LET´S EAT!
Use names for those who are
interacting with and feeding your
baby.
During feeding time if baby is alert,
make “music” while making eye
contact with him/her.

9. LET´S REST!
Play “Goodnight Moon” as part of
bedtime routine carry baby around
the room or the house and say
“goodnight” with favorite toys,
people, and objects.
LET´S SAY HELLO-GOODBYE!
Play “Now you see it”, Now you
don´t. “Show your baby a toy. Cover
the toy with a cloth, asking “ Where
is it? “Remove the cloth with a
“Here it is”.

10. 3-6 MONTHS
MILESTONES BY END OF 6 MONTHS
• Recognizes familiar faces.
• Responds to other´s emotions, often seems happy.
• Likes to look at self in the mirror.
• Rolls over in both directions.
• May react to strangers
• Strings vowels together when babbling (ah, eh, oh )
• Responds to own name.
• Begins to sit without support.
• Passes items from one hand to another.

11. LET´S EAT
While cuddling before feeding time, try
the following finger play:
“Round and round the garden, went the
teddy bear.
One step, two steps
Tickle under there.
LET’S SHARE WORDS AND
STORIES!
Read a simple story. Allow baby explore
the book.
Place interesting photos and pictures
around the house un areas where baby
will notice them. Talk to baby about
these pictures when he/she notices
them.

12. LET´S SAY HELLO-GOODBYE
Show baby a ball then cover it under
one of three plastic cups. Make sure
baby sees which cup you hind the ball
under. Next, encourage baby to grab or
tap the cup with the hidden ball with a “
You found it”
Let´s Rest!
Pull out a flashlight, turn it on, and say
“Look at the light!” Slowly move the
light around the darkened room, focusing
on various objects. Talk about the
objects.