3 Months

The following expected range of child development is an indication only.

Expected range of development:	Developmental delay:
Voluntarily movement appears. Limbs move smoothly and symmetrically. Kicks legs alternatively or simultaneously. Lifts head and chest up whilst lying on stomach. By 5 months, when lying on stomach, can swing straight arms out to the side. Able to put a foot into mouth. Eye to hand co-ordination performed. Hands loose and open. The baby observes and grabs own hands. Starts to keep hitting a toy, but misses target. If given a rattle into his/her hand will shake it. Whinges, arbitrary cries, laughs, utter cries, chuckles. Starts to smile at 6 weeks, a month later responds to your smiles or conversation. Responds to noise, looking for the source of sound. Distinguish reaction towards mother, smiles. Recognises the bottle. Night and daytime sleep, feeding and awake time becomes a routine. Night sleep about 10 hours.	Lack of voluntary movements. Arm and leg movements stiff, jerky. Little movement of limbs. Low muscle tone. Unable to lift head and chest up whilst lying on stomach. Poor head control while pulling up into sitting, head turns to one direction. Hands are still in fist position, unable to bring hands into midline. No response to sounds, noise, not turning, looking and following objects from one side to the other. Doesn’t smile much and appears irritable.