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4 to 8 Month Milestones

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Motor Skills

            Sits alone
            Plays with hands
            Picks up small objects
            Grasps with two hands
            Transfers toy
            Neck righting reflex

Feeding Skills

            Uses tongue to move food in mouth
            Hand to mouth motions
            Recognizes bottle on sight
            Feeds self cracker

Play

            Plays with own body parts
            Differentiates strangers from Family
            Seeks out objects
            Repeats activities he likes
            Bangs toys together

Language

            Eyes locate source of sound
            Uses different inflectional pattern
            Laughs out loud
            Babbles
            Vocalizes to toys

Discipline

            Responds to “no-no”
            Cries when separated from mother
            Cries when near strangers

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