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Mom of a 5 yr 3 m old girl4 years ago

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#AskTheExpert My 8.5 month old sits, crawls, pulls herself to stand, smiles, laughs, plays, responds to name, babbles ta ta and imitate simple actions at times. I am not sure if she follows my point by looking in the direction instead she looks at times to my hand.. is this age appropriate? please suggest.

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Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 11 m old girl4 years ago

A. yeah this is appropriate for the age no need to worry for this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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