| 9
months |
| Sits
alone for 10 to 15 minutes on floor. |
| Can
stand holding on to support but cannot lower self. |
| Reaches
immediately for toys and manipulates them. Pokes at small sweet with
index finger. |
| Still
takes everything to mouth. |
| Grasps
between finger and thumb in scissor fashion. |
| Throws
toys to ground. |
| Vocalises
deliberately. Shouts to attract attention. Babbles in repetitive strings. |
| Looks
for fallen toy and (sometimes) for toy hidden before his/her eyes
under cup or cushion. |
| Visually
localises origin of quiet and meaningful sounds and voice at 3 feet
above and below ear level. |
| Distinguishes
between familiars and strangers. |
| Feeds
self with a biscuit. |