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Checklist of Early Child Development

By 4 months your baby should . . .

• Track an object from side-to-side
• Turn head toward a familiar voice
• Make sounds when looking at toys or people
• Respond by making cooing sounds and moving arms and legs
• Laugh and smile at you
• Lift head and support self on forearms
• Bring both hands to chest when lying on back
• Hold head steady when supported in a sitting position
• Reach for an object when supported in a sitting position
• Hold an object briefly when placed in hand
• Make eye contact