1 MONTH __Able to slightly raise head off floor or bed when lying on tummy __Pay attention to someone’s face in his or her direct line of vision __Moves arms and legs __Responds to noises such as a bell __Makes throaty sounds 2 MONTHS __Holds head up when lying on tummy __Follows moving person or toys with eyes __Smiles at will __Imitates or responds to smiling person with occasional smiles __Vocalizes with ooh and ah sounds 3 MONTHS __Lifts head when lying on tummy __Vigorous body movement __Holds head still in a supported sitting position __Babbles, Squalks, Laughs __Brings hands together __Looks at own hand 4 MONTHS __Grasps a rattle __May begin reaching __Follows moving objects __Bears weight on legs __Lifts head and chest when lying on tummy 5 MONTHS __Holds objects __Stretches out arms to be picked up __Looks at small objects __Turns to a rattling sound __Rolls over back to stomach 6 MONTHS __Sits with help __Controls head movement __Reaches for objects out of reach __Imitates speech sounds __Feeds self finger foods 7 MONTHS __Combines Syllables __Takes two small objects in hand __Stands holding onto support __Says Mama, Dada __Crawls 9 MONTHS __Waves bye-bye __Can get to sitting position __Jabbers __Can pull self up to standing __Sits alone –can change position without falling over 10 MONTHS __Bangs two cubes held in hand __Picks things up with thumb and finger 11 MONTHS __Plays Pattie Cake __Indicates wants __Stands independently for two seconds 12 MONTHS (1 YEAR) __Stands Alone __Plays ball with partner __Repeats two or three words __Goes to a familiar adult for help, comfort or affection 15 MONTHS __Walks by self __Scribbles on paper __Puts blocks in a cup __Uses one to two words __Imitates activities __Vocalizes with pitch changes as in conversation 18 MONTHS __Can build a tower with two blocks __Can say three words __Drinks from a cup __Likes to help __Walks backwards __Runs __Climbs up or down one stair __Uses spoon and fork 2 YEARS __Points to six body parts __Removes clothes __Combines words __Throws ball overhand __Names one picture __Walks up and down stairs 3 YEARS __Washes and dries hands __Names a friend __Puts on clothing with assistance __Knows the meaning of words like hot, run, talk, hungry and sleepy __Brushes teeth with help __Speech is understandable half of the time __Stands momentarily on one foot 4 YEARS __Tells use of three objects (i.e. phone) __Understands words like in, on, under __Can copy a circle __Hops in place __Names one color __Dresses with no help __Counts one block 5 YEARS __Prepares own cereal __Plays board/card games __Draws person with three body parts __Counts five blocks __Names four colors
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