0-2 months

• Holds head up well off mat when on stomach

• Holds legs up when lying on back

• Becomes active when toy is seen

• Responds to a smile with a smile

• Cries differently for hunger, pain and fatigue

• Makes sounds other than crying

• Looks at your face

3 months

• Grasps a rattle or small toy placed in hand

• Brings hands together and to mouth

• Looks at feet and hands

• Sees objects at a distance of about 12 inches

• Watches your mouth when you talk face to face

• Makes cooing sounds

• Responds to Mother’s voice

4 months

• Brings hands together over chest & touches fingers while on back

• Rolls from stomach to back

• Reaches for a toy when held in a sitting position

• Begins to babble using different sounds such as ‘p’, ‘b’, and ‘m’

• Chuckles (not yet full laugh) when you try to make them laugh

• Pushes up onto elbows/forearms when on tummy

5 months

• Brings feet to mouth when lying on back

• Feels feet with hands

• Holds bottle with both hands (may also pat it)

• Looks for object when it is slowly moved out of sight

• Smiles at self in front of big mirror

• Laughs with pleasure

• Uses mouth to explore environment

6 months

• Rolls from back to tummy

• Sits briefly without help

• Holds a bottle to mouth by self

• Has full color vision

• Turns toward the source of normal sound

• Grabs own foot while lying on back

• Imitates speech sounds

• Responds to soft sounds especially talking

• Anticipates feeding

• Pushes with straight arms when on tummy

7 months

• Crawls forward on stomach

• Gets into sitting position without help

• Uses hand and mouth to explore objects

• Passes a small object from one hand to the other

• Eyes track 180 degrees from side to side while sitting

8 months

• Plays peek-a-boo

• Bangs toys and other things together

• Feeds self finger foods

• Vocalizes for attention

9 months

• Crawls or otherwise gets around well

• Pulls self up to stand (but not to get down) using furniture

• Releases objects intentionally

• After seeing object covered by cloth, picks up cloth

• Pulls on a string to get a toy

• Makes more sounds (‘m’, ‘n’, ‘t’, ‘d’, ‘h’, ‘p’, ‘z’)

• Uses fingers to “rake” food

10 months

• Looks closely at tiny objects

• Looks at familiar objects when named

11 months

• Pokes into holes with index finger

• Pushes or rolls a ball

• Throws things just to see what happens

1 year

• Walks sideways while holding onto furniture

• Grasps thick crayon or pencil in fist as if to mark, but may not mark

• Turns thick pages (such as cardboard)

• Watches own thrown objects

• Puts objects into a container

• Waves “bye-bye”

• Says 1–2 words

• Makes “ma-ma” or “da-da” sounds

• Picks up things between thumb and pointer finger, like small bits of food

• Drinks from a cup without a lid as you hold it

1 yr 1 month

• Walks alone (up to 8 feet)

• Enjoys looking at pictures in books

• Identifies 3 body parts

1 yr 2 months

• Bends or squats to pick up an object and stands up again without falling

• Climbs onto furniture

• Pushes toy while walking

• Hands things to others

• Makes a stack of 2 blocks

1 yr 3 months

• Marks independently on paper with crayon or pencil

• Puts something in and then gets it out of a container

• Claps when excited

• Hugs stuffed doll or other toy

1 yr 4 months

• Seems to recognize self in mirror

• Scribbles spontaneously & freely with crayon, marker, or pencil

1 yr 5 months

• Begins to run

• Drinks from a cup or glass and sets it down without much spilling

• Builds tower of 3 blocks

• Scoops food and brings to mouth with some spillage

1 yr 6 months

• Helps to pull off simple clothing and extends arms & legs to help with dressing

• Gets spoon in mouth right-side up with little spilling

• Throws a small ball (over- or underhand) a few feet while standing

• Likes to push and pull objects

• Says at least 6 words

• Follows simple directions (Bring the Ball)

• Points or makes sounds or tries to use words to ask for things

• Says “no”, shakes their head or pushes away things they don’t want

• Uses words like “more”, “mine” and “no”

1 yr 8 months

• Turns regular book pages by self (may turn more than one at a time)

• Stacks a 4-block tower

• Begins to use 2 words

1 yr 9 months

• Walks both up & down stairs alone at least 2 steps with both feet on each step

• Uses play dough, paint, and paper

• Turns pictures right-side up if given upside down

• Scribbles without going off paper

• Asks “what’s that?”

• Follows a 2 step related command (pick up the ball give it to me)

1 yr 11 months

• Matches pictures to real things

• Completes a 1- to 3-piece puzzle or form board

• Strings 3 one-inch beads with long-tipped lace

2 yrs

• Imitates drawing a vertical line

• Kicks ball forward with either foot without support

• Runs

• Uses 2 to 3 words in a sentence

• Recognizes familiar pictures

• Likes to imitate their parent

• Shows affection

• Notices when others are hurt or upset, like pausing or looking sad when someone is crying

• Independently drinks from cup

2 yrs1 months

• Runs in a coordinated way

• Unbuttons large, easy buttons

2 yrs 2 months

• Identifies 4 body parts on self (hair, mouth, feet, ear, nose, hands, eyes)

• Throws a large ball

2 yrs 3 months

• Turns regular book pages one at a time

• Answers simple “who”, “what”, “where” questions

• Identifies 4 actions

2 yrs 5 months

• Matches circle, triangle, or square when shown how

• Understands 500+ words

2 yrs 6 months

• Jumps with both feet leaving the floor at the same time

• Grasps pencil with thumb and fingers instead of fist

• Says about 50 words

• Plays next to other children and sometimes plays with them

2 yrs 7 months

• Makes small cuts (snips) on a line with child-safe scissors & some help

• Eats with a fork

• Builds a tower using 8 cubes

• Understands simple spatial concepts (in, on)

2 yrs 9 months

• Uses small beads and pegs

• Points to 6 body parts in a picture when asked

• Understands size concepts (big/little)

2 yrs 11 months

• Strings half-inch beads

• Points to pictures of objects by use

• Verbalizes recent experiences