4 TO 6 MONTHS
What Children Are Like
- Prefer parents and older siblings to other people
- Repeat actions that have interesting results
- Listen intently, respond when spoken to
- Laugh, gurgle, imitate sounds
- Explore hands and feet, put objects in mouth
- Sit when propped, roll over, scoot, bounce
- Grasp objects without using thumbs, bat at hanging objects
- Smile often
Types Of Good Toys And Worthwhile Activities
- Soft doll, texture ball
- Toys that make noise when batted, squeezed, or mouthed
- Measuring spoons, teething toy
- Cloth, soft vinyl books with bright pictures to grasp, chew, & shake
- Pictures of faces covered in plastic, hung at child's level; unbreakable mirror
- Fingerplays, simple songs, peek-a-boo
- Socks with bright designs or faces
Back to age selections
Back Next
|
|
