Milestones

Are you concerned about your infant/toddler's development?

 

Here are some typical milestones:

 

• follows movement by turning head
• looks at you and watches your face
• smiles
• makes cooing or gurgling noises
• startles at loud noises
• moves arms and legs easily
• raises head when lying on tummy
• cries when hungry
• takes breast milk or formula every 2 to 4 hours

 

• cries when hungry or uncomfortable
• rolls from stomach to back
• holds head up without support
• reaches for and holds objects
• tries putting everything in mouth
• turns head toward a person/object that is making a sound
• babbles (ba ba, ma ma, da da)
• recognizes familiar faces

 

• pulls self along floor on all fours or creeps using hands & knees
• responds to own name when it is heard
• says "Mama" or Dada"
• imitates sounds he/she hears
• looks without squinting eyes
• stands, holding onto a support
• hits two objects together

12 Months

• plays "peek-a-boo"
• waves bye-bye
• kisses or hugs parent
• says a few words besides "Mama" or "Dada"
• reaches for toys
• walks with one hand held
• feeds self cookies or crackers
• drinks from a cup

 

• helps get self dressed/undressed
• feeds self with a spoon
• likes to help
• lets you know what he/she wants by pointing or a sound
• points to things parent names
• walks without help
• picks up a Cheerio
• builds a tower with 3 blocks
• says 8-10 words

 

• listens to short stories
• turns the pages of a book
• copies another child's kind of play
• jumps
• runs
• walks up and down steps with help
• sometimes uses two-word sentences
• often does the opposite of what is asked
• will keep busy playing by self for a short time

 

• talks and usually can be understood
• uses three-word sentences
• tells you who is a boy or girl
• pedals a trike
• kicks a ball that is rolled
• imitates drawing a straight line
• strings large beads
• names at least six body parts