Child Development

  • Social/ Emotional

    Social/ Emotional
    Begins to smile- Social
    Can briefly calm herself (may bring hands to mouth and suck on hand) - Emotional
  • Language/ Communication

    Language/ Communication
    Turns head toward sound- Communication
    Cooing- Language
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Begins to act bored (cries, fussy) if activity doesn’t change
  • Movement/Physical

    Movement/Physical
    Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy-Physical
    Makes smoother movements with arms and legs-Movement
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Lets you know whether they are happy or sad
  • Social/Emotional

    Social/Emotional
    Likes to play with people and might cry when playing stop
  • Language/Communication

    Language/Communication
    Begins to babble
  • Movement/ Physical

    Movement/ Physical
    May be able to roll over from tummy to back
  • Social/ Emotional

    Social/ Emotional
    Likes to look at self in a mirror
  • Language/ Communication

    Language/ Communication
    Responds to own name
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Brings things to mouth
  • Movement/ Physical

    Movement/ Physical
    Begins to sit without support
  • Social/ Emotional

    Social/ Emotional
    May be clingy with familiar adults
  • Language/ Communication

    Language/ Communication
    Uses fingers to point at things
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Plays peek-a-boo
  • Movement/ Physcial

    Movement/ Physcial
    Stands, holding on
  • Soical/ Emotional

    Soical/ Emotional
    Puts out arm or leg to help with dressing
  • Language/ Communication

    Language/ Communication
    Uses simple gestures, like shaking head “no” or waving “bye-bye”
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Starts to use things correctly; for example, drinks from a cup, brushes hair
  • Movement/Physical

    Movement/Physical
    May stand alone
  • Social/ Emotional

    Social/ Emotional
    May have temper tantrums
  • Language/ Communication

    Language/ Communication
    Says and shakes head “no”
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Points to one body part
  • Movement/ Physical

    Movement/ Physical
    Eats with a spoon
  • Language/ Communication

    Language/ Communication
    Points to things in a book
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Begins to sort shapes and colors
  • Movement/Physical

    Movement/Physical
    Kicks a ball
  • Social/Emotional

    Social/Emotional
    Plays mainly beside other children, but is beginning to include other children, such as in chase games