Milestones In Action : By Two Months

Begins to smile at people

Description

This baby is displaying a 2-month social/emotional milestone - smiling at his mother.

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Can briefly calm herself (may bring hands to mouth and suck on hand)

Description

In image 1 of this series of 2, the infant is upset and is showing the 2-month social/emotional milestone of trying  to calm herself by bringing her hands to her mouth.

In  image 2 of this series of 2, the infant is showing the 2-month social/emotional milestone of sucking on her hand, and she is now calm.

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Tries to look at parent

Description

In this image, the baby is showing the 2-month social/emotional milestone of trying to look at her mother.

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Coos, makes gurgling sounds

Description

The baby in this video coos, a 2-month language/communication milestone.

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Turns head toward sounds

Description

In this video, the baby turns her head toward the sound of a rattle, a 2-month language/communication milestone.

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Pays attention to faces

Description

In this image, the baby is showing a 2-month milestone by paying attention to the face of the person she's looking toward.

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Begins to follow things with eyes and recognize people at a distance

Description

In the 3 images in this series, the infant is following the toy with her eyes.  This is a 2-month cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Begins to act bored (cries, fussy) if activity doesn’t change

Description

This video shows an infant getting fussy because he has gotten bored. This is a 2-month cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy

Description

This image shows a baby girl displaying the 2-month movement/physical development milestone of holding her head up and pushing up while lying on her tummy.

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Makes smoother movements with arms and legs

Description

The baby in this video is making smoother movements with her arms and legs than she did when she was younger. This is a 2-month movement/physical development milestone.

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