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In Baby's First Year,

What Signals
a Closer Look?
BY GUNA SEKAR, MD

Some of the most
frequent questions
I'm asked involve
developmental
milestones
for children.
It's tempting to
compare one child
to another, or worry
Guna P. Sekar, MD,
if your child doesn't
pediatrician,
meet a milestone as
Mason Pediatrics
early as a friend's
child. But every child progresses at his
or her own pace. As long as milestones
are met within a normal age range,
there's nothing to worry about.
But are there signs that warrant a
closer look? If your child doesn't do
these things by the age indicated, be
sure to discuss it with your health
care practitioner.

By 2 months:
* Doesn't

respond to loud sounds
watch as things move
* Doesn't smile at people
* Doesn't bring hands to mouth
* Can't hold head up when pushing up
while on tummy
* Doesn't

* Doesn't

coo or make sounds
push down with legs when feet
are placed on a hard surface
* Has trouble moving one or both eyes in
all directions
* Doesn't

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* Doesn't try to get items that are in reach
* Doesn't

show affection or laugh
make vowel sounds
* Doesn't roll over
* Seems stiff, with tight muscles
* Or conversely, seems very floppy
* Doesn't

By 9 months:

* Doesn't bear weight on legs
with support
* Doesn't sit with help
* Doesn't babble (mama, dada, baba)
* Doesn't play any games with
back-and-forth action
* Doesn't respond to own name
* Doesn't look where you point
* Doesn't recognize familiar people
* Doesn't transfer a toy from one hand
to the other

By 1 year:
* Doesn't

crawl
* Doesn't search for things he or she
sees you hide
* Doesn't learn gestures like waving
* Doesn't point to things
* Loses skills he or she once had
If your health care practitioner agrees
that one or more key milestones aren't
being met, ask what early intervention
services are available in your area. Many
communities and school systems offer
free or low-cost services to help young
children. ■

WEBSITE

Top-Quality
Pediatric Care
Mason Pediatrics, a practice
of Gwinnett Medical Group,
provides top-quality pediatric
care to children from
birth to age 16. Five boardcertified pediatricians offer
comprehensive primary care
and well-child care. Learn more
at gwinnettmedicalgroup.
com/mason.

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