My son is 6 months old what type of things should he be doing.?

Question

My son will be 6 months old on the 6th of December and I am wondering what type of things should he be doing? For example should he be sitting up, crawling, things like that what are the ages and stages for these type of milestones in a infants life?

The reason I ask is I am concerned because my son is not sitting up on his own yet.

Answer 1

As long as he is doing NEW things or doing the old things better he is developing fine. It is more about constantly changing than doing things in any particular order.

Every Monday watch your baby and see if there is anything new he is doing, or if he is getting stronger compared to last week, and last month. Most weeks there should be some changes.

Now, I would think he should probably be sitting up, however, you have to provide the opportunity to learn. He will not learn to sit up in a stroller, swing, crib, car seat, bouncy seat, etc. He will learn to sit if you encourage him to sit in your lap. Try helping him balance by having him hold your fingers. If he isn't there yet, you can gently support his chest/belly. Be sure to let him wobble a little though. You can also sit him up on a sofa and see how he does. Keep your hands ready in case he decides to tip.

Also if you have a boppy/nursing pillow you can sit him up in that and sit in front of him, this will give support and padding to the sides and back. This is more useful once they are sorta sitting on their own but learning to lean to pick things up without falling. Put him in the boppy, scatter some toys and stay close to catch any head meets floor falls.

Some babies NEVER crawl. Mine just recently started to crawl but this after he learned to pull himself up on the furniture and walk around. Before that he tended to just roll/wiggle to get where he wanted. My house is pretty small and I kept all his toys pretty close so he didn't really need to crawl. He could push himself up into a crawling position but wouldn't move the right way. Now of course he has discovered that there are things more fun than toys, like the VCR cable coming out of the TV and the sewing machine hidden in the corner so he crawls to get the stuff he shouldn't have.

Remember though it is about growing and changing more than any particular "milestone" at any point. And you need to provide the opportunity to build strength and the little steps to get to the big steps. (Took us a long time to figure out how to show our baby how to get into a sitting position from lying down, babies can't just do a sit-up.)

[Wow! I thought my son was a late crawler but he is only 8 months, and he pulls himself up to standing and walks around the furniture.]

Answer 2

All babies are different,at 6 months the only thing will be sitting up,
crawling is between 9 - 15 months.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

At 6 months, his neck and arm muscles are getting stronger and at this point they start rolling as a form of transportation. But, most babies skip the rolling at this age and start sitting and crawling.

Answer 5

He should be smiling, cooing and sitting up. He should also be creeping, not crawling yet. He should reach for a toy when you hand him one, and should be able to turn over from his back to tummy and vice versa.All babies are different and do things at different times. just do not worry and enjoy!

Answer 6

Ask your pediatrician, they should be able to give you a chart , I know that all children develop at different stages but it will get you in the ball park

Answer 7

well i work at a daycare and i work in the 16 to 24 month olds and they say that they should be pointing to there nose and saying hi and momma and dadda and they should know how to crawl and they should roll over