Raising Children Network: the Australian parenting website
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At six months

 

The 6th month

By the end of this month, your baby:

 … should be able to:

  • keep head level with body when pulled to sitting 
  • say ah goo or similar vowel consonant combinations

… will probably be able to:

  • bear some weight on legs when held upright
  • sit without support

… may possibly be able to:

  • stand holding on to someone or something
  • feed self a cracker 
  • object if you try to take a toy away
  • work to get to a toy out of reach
  • pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other
  • look for dropped object
  • rake a raisin and pick it up in fist 
  • turn in the direction of a voice
  • babble, combining vowels and consonants such as ga ga ga ga, ba ba ba ba, ma ma ma ma, da da da da

… may even be able to:

  • pull up to a standing position from sitting
  • get into a sitting position from stomach
  • pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger
  • say mama or dada indiscriminately
Children grow and develop at different rates. The information above is offered as a guide. There is no need to expect your child's development to fit with all the above descriptions. If you are in any way worried about your child's development, it's best to speak with your doctor or child health nurse.