Progress in physical development in babies

This is what babies may be able to do at different age stages. This isn't a definitive list of development milestones, as babies develop at their own rate and in their own ways. If babies don't do any of the below, they may need a little more time.

0 - 3 months	3 - 6 months	6 - 12 months
raise their head momentarily while they’re on their tummy	hold their chest up when they’re on their tummy so they take the weight on their forearms	roll from back to tummy
move their arms and legs but not control them	sit momentarily leaning on their hands	move from lying to sitting and from sitting to lying
see an adult’s face and follow it with their eyes	pivot on their tummy	move around in their own way - belly crawling (forwards or backwards), rolling, crawling, bottom shuffling
react to sounds.	roll from their tummy to their back	sit unaided
	play with their toes	pull themselves upright and stand holding onto furniture
	hold an object for a few moments	may walk holding onto furniture (cruising)
	reach out for objects.	may stand momentarily or start walking (first steps shaky and bumps likely)
		let go of objects either by dropping them or giving them to an adult
		pass an object from one hand to the other
		poke and point with index finger
		clasp hands together on midline of body, (eg, clapping or bangs toys together on midline).

Did you know…

Babies that have freedom to explore gravity on the floor - before they stand up - develop good balance and stability. They are then far safer and less likely to have accidents when they are an upright toddler.