Six to Nine Months

What activities might your child be doing?

• Can roll a ball
• Will drop a toy and look for it
• Will repeat actions that make noise
• Will stop briefly if told “no”
• Can imitate sounds
• When they hear their name may turn head or look or smile
• Likes to play with a toy
• Can copy basic actions (wave bye-bye, play “so-big”)
• May want caregiver to stay close by
• Will pull back from a stranger
• Can use a cup with help
• Can move things from one hand to other
• Can feed self (with fingers)
• Can sit up
• Can creep or crawl on belly
• Bounces on their legs (not stiff-legged)
• Can pull up to stand

Click here to print Developmental Milestone Check List six to nine months. Share the list with your child’s health care professional, teacher, or save it for your own records.

Each activity your child is doing is typical of their age.

If your child isn’t doing all of the activities, it doesn’t mean anything is wrong. Children can vary by as much as six months in some of the things that they are able to do. If you do have questions about your child’s development, you can call the CONNECT Helpline, a program of the State of Pennsylvania.

CONNECT Helpline 1-800-692-7288

The child specialists on the CONNECT Helpline are there to answer questions and provide information about child development for families of children ages birth to age five.