Around 6 months your baby may

• grasp and hold toy in one hands
• transfer toy to other hand
• raise rattle to mouth
• sit with support for a short time
• roll over and back
• bear weight and bounce when held in standing position
• hold on to cup handles and attempt to drink
• make lots of new noises, click their tongue, blow raspberries.
• imitate a cough
• copy poked tongue
• laugh or squeal in annoyance
• use double syllable sounds (adah, ahgoo)
• turn to direction of parents voice

You can encourage development by

• playing interactive games – peek a boo
• offering more floor play with large, brightly coloured balls. Soft washable ones are best
• introducing toys such as a teddy bear or rag doll, squeaky animals (without removable parts), floating bath toys.
• giving her empty plastic containers, with lids to put on and off
• reading to her from brightly coloured, large books