Child Development: Sensory Milestones

• At birth, the child has all the senses that reach maturity gradually.

• The child looks at bright objects.

• The child establishes visual contacts with the things that it comes across in the environment.

• The child acquires this ability at the age of 5-7 months.

• Gradually the child acquires the ability to locate a sound source.

• The child becomes silent on hearing a loud sound, its heart beat grows faster at a big sound.

• At the age of six months, the child not only gets used to various kinds of sounds but also begins to differentiate between cheerful and angry voices.

• The child can be estimated to have a sense of smell at the time of birth.

• The child can turn its head towards a pleasant smell and turn away from a bad smell.

Test your knowledge about the sensory development milestones in children, including vision, hearing, and smell from birth to 6 months of age.