Milestones

  • 2 Months

    2 Months
    1, Begins to smile at people
    2.Turns head toward sounds
    3.Pays attention to faces
    4.Makes smoother movements with arms and legs
  • 4 Months

    4 Months
    1.Likes to play with people and might cry when playing stops
    2. Cries in different ways to show hunger, pain, or being tired

    3. Responds to affection
    4.Can hold a toy and shake it and swing at dangling toys
  • 6 Months

    6 Months
    1.Likes to look at self in a mirror
    2.Responds to own name
    3.Shows curiosity about things and tries to get things that are out of reach
    4.Begins to sit without support
  • 9 Months

    9 Months
    1.Has favorite toys
    2.Understands “no”
    3.Plays peek-a-boo
    4.Crawls
  • 1 Year

    1 Year
    1.Is shy or nervous with strangers
    2.Tries to say words you say
    3.Finds hidden things easily
    4.Pulls up to stand, walks holding on to furniture (“cruising”)
  • 18 Months

    18 Months
    1.Likes to hand things to others as play
    2.Points to show someone what he wants
    3.Points to get the attention of others
    4.May walk up steps and run
  • 2 Years

    2 Years
    1.Shows more and more independence
    2.Points to things or pictures when they are named
    3.Plays simple make-believe games
    4.Walks up and down stairs holding on
  • 3 Years

    3 Years
    1.Shows a wide range of emotions
    2.Says first name, age, and sex

    3.Turns book pages one at a time
    4.Pedals a tricycle (3-wheel bike)
  • 4 Years

    4 Years
    1.Cooperates with other children
    2.Tells stories
    3.Draws a person with 2 to 4 body parts
    4.Pours, cuts with supervision, and mashes own food
  • 5 Years

    5 Years
    1.Wants to be like friends
    2.Tells a simple story using full sentences
    3.Counts 10 or more things
    4.Swings and climbs