Seven months
• Pats mirror image.
• Wants to be included in group.
• Understands no by tone of adult voice.
• Shows humor.
Eight months
• Pats, smiles, and kisses mirror image.
• Shouts for attention.
• Pushes away unwanted objects.
• Becomes “angry” during confinement.
• Shows some separation anxiety.
Nine months
• Performs for others.
• Shows “focused attachment” to parents.
• Initiates play.
• Shows intense stranger anxiety.
Ten months
• Seeks social approval.
• Enjoys games, such as peekaboo.
• Displays affection and anger.
Eleven months
• Shows or offers toys to others.
• Is sometimes uncooperative during
daily routines.
• Becomes angry when enjoyable play
is stopped.
• Shows intense separation anxiety.
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