Developmental Milestones Chart : 6 Weeks

Gross Motor Skills

Baby positioned like this when held up (head and legs held up)

🚩 Floppy baby * (see Developmental Milestones Chart : At Birth) / Head lag

Socio-Emotional Skills

Occasional/on and off eye contact

Smiles when caregiver smiles at him/her

Fine Motor Skills

Eyes can fix on and follow (track) an object to right and left sides, past the midline

Hearing/Speech and Language

Receptive Ability :

  • Quietens to mother’s voice

  • 🚩 No response to sudden loud sounds

Expressive Ability :

  • Coos or makes vowel sounds

    • eg A, E, I, O, U