DREAMER-DISCOVERY

Supports head and upper body when on stomach
Stretches out legs and kick when on stomach or back
Opens and shut hands
Brings hands to mouth
Grabs and shakes hand toys
Swipes and bats at dangling objects
Pushes down legs when on a flat surface
Follows moving objects with eyes
Turning their head to face the stimulus
Rolls over both ways (stomach to back, back to stomach)
Sits up with, and then without, support of his hands
Reaches for object with one hand using the raking grasp
Transfers objects from hand to hand
Supports whole weight when on legs and held upright
Explores objects with hands and mouth
Gets in and out of a sitting position independently
Gets on hands-and-knees position and crawls
Pulls self up to standing position, walks holding on to furniture, stands without support and, eventually, takes a few steps without support and begins to walk
Uses pincer grasp (thumb and first finger)
Places objects into container and takes them out of container
Begins to do more functional activities, such as hold a spoon or turn pages in a book

Makes cooing sounds
Laughs
Babbles consonants (like ba-ba-ba-ba-ba)
Caregivers provide opportunity to communicate with baby during diaper changes, feedings, playtime, reading stories, etc.
Says “mama” and “dada” and uses these terms specifically referring to a parent
Uses exclamations such as “0h-oh!”
Tries to imitate words and may say first word
Uses simple gestures, such as shaking head for “no” or waving for “bye-bye”
Plays interactive gesture games, such as pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo

Dreamer Discovery Newborn Through Age One