Your baby’s development in their second month

Receptive Language

  • Quiets when picked up

  • Shows excitement when anticipating feeding

  • Smiles when caregiver comes close

Expressive Language

  • Makes a variety of noises (grunts, hiccups, etc.)

  • Has different cries for hunger, discomfort, pain

Cognitive

  • Begins to act bored if activity doesn’t change

Social

  • Pays attention to faces

  • May show some interest in their surroundings

Motor

  • Turns head to both sides while on back

  • Kicks both legs and moves both arms equally while on back

  • Brings hands to mouth

Sources:

  • https://helpmegrowmn.org

  • https://www.cdc.gov/act-early/milestones

  • www.michigan.gov/mikidsmatter

  • https://idrpp.usu.edu/projects/ski-hi/deaf-hard-of-hearing/early-intervention

  • https://hopepubl.com/product/ski-hi-curriculum/

Shared Book Reading

ASL Words and Phrases this Month

MOM

WANT MILK?

DAD

SLEEP