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Developmental Area<\/th>Observe<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Physical<\/em><\/td>moves whole body
squirms, arms wave, legs move up and down
eating and sleeping patterns
startle reflex when placed unwrapped on flat surface\/when hears loud noise
head turns to side when cheek touched
sucking motions with mouth (seeking nipple)
responds to gentle touching, cuddling, rocking
shuts eyes tight in bright sunlight
able to lift head and chest when laying on stomach\u00a0
begins to roll from side to side
starts reaching to swipe at dangling objects
able to grasp object put into hands<\/td><\/tr>
Social<\/td>smiles and laughs
makes eye contact when held with face about 20cm from face of adult looking at them\u00a0
may sleep most of the time
alert and preoccupied with faces\u00a0
moves head to sound of voices<\/td><\/tr>
Emotional<\/td>bonding
cries (peaks about six to eight weeks) and levels off about 12-14 weeks
cries when hungry or uncomfortable and usually stops when held
shows excitement as parent prepared to feed<\/td><\/tr>
Cognitive<\/td>smiles and laughs
looks toward direction of sound
eyes track slow moving target for brief period
looks at edges, patterns with light\/dark contrast and faces
imitates adult tongue movements when being held\/talked to
learns through sensory experiences
repeats actions but unaware of ability to cause actions<\/td><\/tr>
Language<\/td>expresses needs
cries
when content makes small throaty noises
soothed by sound of voice or by low rhythmic sounds\u00a0
imitates adult tongue movements when being held and talked to
may start to copy sounds\u00a0
coos and gurgles<\/td><\/tr>
Seek advice if:<\/td>is floppy or stiff
cries a lot
arches his\/her back
is not responding to sounds
is not showing interest or responding when played with\u00a0
is not feeding as expected
is not starting to make sounds
is not responding to familiar faces<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Early Years Learning Framework Practice Based Resources<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Developmental Area Observe Physical moves whole bodysquirms, arms wave, legs move up and downeating and sleeping patternsstartle reflex when placed unwrapped on flat surface\/when hears loud noisehead turns to side when cheek touchedsucking motions with mouth (seeking nipple)responds to gentle touching, cuddling, rockingshuts eyes tight in bright sunlightable to lift head and chest when laying […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

Developmental Area<\/th>Observe<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Physical<\/em><\/td>moves whole body
squirms, arms wave, legs move up and down
eating and sleeping patterns
startle reflex when placed unwrapped on flat surface\/when hears loud noise
head turns to side when cheek touched
sucking motions with mouth (seeking nipple)
responds to gentle touching, cuddling, rocking
shuts eyes tight in bright sunlight
able to lift head and chest when laying on stomach\u00a0y\u00a0begins to roll from side to side
starts reaching to swipe at dangling objects
able to grasp object put into hands<\/td><\/tr>
Social<\/td>smiles and laughs
makes eye contact when held with face about 20cm from face of adult looking at them\u00a0y\u00a0may sleep most of the time
alert and preoccupied with faces\u00a0y\u00a0moves head to sound of voices<\/td><\/tr>
Emotional<\/td>bonding
cries (peaks about six to eight weeks) and levels off about 12-14 weeks
cries when hungry or uncomfortable and usually stops when held
shows excitement as parent prepared to feed<\/td><\/tr>
Cognitive<\/td>smiles and laughs
looks toward direction of sound
eyes track slow moving target for brief period
looks at edges, patterns with light\/dark contrast and faces
imitates adult tongue movements when being held\/talked to
learns through sensory experiences
repeats actions but unaware of ability to cause actions<\/td><\/tr>
Language<\/td>expresses needs
cries
when content makes small throaty noises
soothed by sound of voice or by low rhythmic sounds\u00a0y\u00a0imitates adult tongue movements when being held and talked to
may start to copy sounds\u00a0y\u00a0coos and gurgles<\/td><\/tr>
Seek advice if:<\/td>is floppy or stiff
cries a lot
arches his\/her back
is not responding to sounds
is not showing interest or responding when played with\u00a0y\u00a0is not feeding as expected
is not starting to make sounds
is not responding to familiar faces<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ka-alexandria","category-ka-kellyville","category-ka-mudgee","category-ka-orange"],"yoast_head":"\nDevelopmental Milestones - Birth to 4 months - Kiddie Academy Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kiddieacademy.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/09\/08\/developmental-milestones-birth-to-4-months\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Developmental Milestones - 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