What are Baby Monthly Milestones? How Should a Baby Grow?
"Developmental Milestones" by Dr. Holly Hodges and Dr. Bianca Shagrin
Milestones | Social | Language | Gross motor | Fine motor |
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1 month | Alerts to sound | |||
2 months | Social smile | Coos | ||
3 months | Recognizes mother | Neck holding | ||
4 months | Laughs aloud | Bidextrous reach | ||
5 months | Rolls over | |||
6 months | Stranger anxiety | Monosyllable | Sits with support | Unidextrous reach |
Transfers objects | ||||
8 months | Sits without support | |||
9 months | Waves bye-bye | Bi-syllable | Stands with support | Immature pincer grasp |
12 months | Comes when called | |||
Plays simple games | 1-2 words with meaning | Stands without support | ||
Creeps | ||||
Walks with support | Mature pincer grasp | |||
15 months | Jargon | |||
Hugs parents | ||||
Indicates desires by pointing | Walks without support | |||
Climbs up stairs | Imitates scribbling | |||
Builds tower of 2 blocks | ||||
18 months | Copies parents in task | |||
Uses spoon | 8-10 word vocabulary | Runs | Scribbles | |
Builds tower of 3 blocks | ||||
2 years | Asks for food, drink, toilet | |||
2-3 word sentences | ||||
Uses pronouns like I, me, you | Walks upstairs & downstairs (2 feet/step) | Builds tower of 6 blocks | ||
Builds train with blocks | ||||
3 years | Shares toys | Asks questions Knows name & gender | Walks upstairs with alternate foot | |
Rides tricycle | Builds tower of 9 blocks | |||
Copies circle | ||||
4 years | Plays cooperatively in group | |||
Goes to toilet alone | Sings songs, poem, tells stories | Walks downstairs with alternate foot | ||
Hops on one foot | Draws cross | |||
Builds bridge with blocks | ||||
5 years | Helps in household tasks | |||
Can dress & undress on own | Asks meaning of words | Can skip without falling to either side | Copies triangle | |
Builds gate with blocks |