Motor Milestones

• Retains hold of object/rattle (1-2mos.)
• Brings hands towards center of body when lying on back (1-2 mos.)
• Raises head and cheek when lying on stomach (3 mos.)
• Supports upper body with arms when lying on stomach (3 mos.)
• Stretches legs out when lying on stomach or back (2-3 mos.)
• Opens and shuts hands (2-3 mos.)
• Pushes down on his legs when his feet are placed on firm surface (3 mos.)
• Occasionally rolls from stomach to back (3 mos.)

Cognitive Milestones

• Responds to voice i.e. turn to, wiggle, reacts (0-1 mos.)
• Watches face intently (2-3 mos.)
• Follows moving objects (2 mos.)
• Recognizes familiar objects and people at a distance (3 mos.)
• Starts using hands and eyes in coordination (3 mos.)

Language Milestones

• Makes sucking sounds (1-2 mos.)
• Smiles at the sound of voice (2-3 mos.)
• Cooing noises; vocal play (begins at 3 mos.)
• Attends to sound (1-3 mos.)
• Startles to loud noise (1-3 mos.)

Social Emotional Milestones

• Makes eye contact (0-1 mos.)
• Begins to develop a social smile (1-3 mos.)
• Enjoys playing with other people and may cry when playing stops (2-3 mos.)
• Becomes more communicative and expressive with face and body (2-3 mos.)

 Motor Milestones

• Pushes up on extended arms (5 mos.)
• Pulls to sitting with no head lag (5 mos.)
• Sits with support of his hands (5-6 mos.)
• Sits unsupported for short periods (6-8 mos.)
• Supports whole weight on legs (6-7 mos.)
• Grasps feet (6 mos.)
• Transfers objects from hand to hand (6-7 mos.)
• Uses raking grasp (not pincer) (6 mos.)
• Routinely rolls from stomach to back and back to stomach (6 mos.)

Cognitive Milestones

• Plays peek-a-boo (4-7 mos.)
• Looks for a family member or pet when named (4-7 mos.)
• Explores with hands and mouth (4-7 mos.)
• Tracks moving objects with ease (4-7 mos.)
• Finds partially hidden objects (6-7 mos.)
• Grasps objects dangling in front of him (5-6 mos.)
• Looks for fallen toys (5-7 mos.)

Language Milestones

• Laughs and squeals out loud (4-7 mos.)
• Distinguishes emotions by tone of voice (4-7 mos.)
• Responds to sound by making sounds (4-6 mos.)
• Responds to spoken “bye-bye” by waving (4-7 mos.)
• Uses voice to express joy and displeasure (4-6 mos.)
• Localizes or turns toward sounds (5-6 mos.)
• Syllable repetition begins (5-7 mos.)

Social Emotional Milestones

• Enjoys social play (4-7 mos.)
• Interested in mirror images (5-7 mos.)
• Can calm down with 1⁄2 hour when upset (6 mos.)
• Responds to other people’s expression of emotion (4-7 mos.)

 Gross Motor Milestones

• Crawls forward on belly (8-9 mos.)
• Assumes hand and knee position (8-9 mos.)
• Gets to sitting position without assistance (8-10 mos.)
• Pulls self up to standing position at furniture (8-10 mos.)
• Creeps on hands and knees (9 mos.)
• Gets from sitting to crawling or prone (lying on stomach) position (9-10 mos.)
• Walks holding onto furniture (10-13 mos.)
• Stands momentarily without support (11-13 mos.)
• May walk two or three steps without support (11-13 mos.)

Fine Motor Milestones

• Uses pincer grasp (grasp using thumb and index finger) (7-10 mos.)
• Bangs two one-inch cubes together (8-12 mos.)
• Pokes with index finger (9-12 mos.)
• Puts objects into container (10-12 mos.)
• Takes objects out of container (10-12 mos.)
• Tries to imitate scribbling (10-12 mos.)

Cognitive Milestones

• Looks at correct picture when image is named (8-9 mos.)
• Explores objects in many different ways (shaking, banging, throwing, dropping) (8-10mos.)
• Enjoys looking at pictures in books (9-12 mos.)
• Imitates gestures (9-12 mos.)
• Engages in simple games of Peek-a-Boo, Pat-a-Cake, or rolling ball to another (9-12mos.)
• Finds hidden objects easily (10-12 mos.)

Language Milestones

• Babbles “dada” and “mama” (7-8 mos.)
• Babbles with inflection (7-9 mos.)
• Says “dada” and “mama” for specific person (8-10mos.)
• Responds to “no” by briefly stopping activity and noticing adult (9-12 mos.)
• Responds to simple verbal requests, such as “Give me” (9-14 mos.)
• Makes simple gestures such as shaking head for “no” (12 mos.)
• Uses exclamations such as “oh-oh” (12 mos.)

Self-Help Milestones

• Finger-feeds himself (8-12 mos.)
• Extends arm or leg to help when being dressed (9-12 mos.)
• May hold spoon when feeding (9-12 mos.)

Social Emotional Milestones

• Shy or anxious with strangers (8-12 mos.)
• Cries when mother or father leaves (8-12 mos.)
• Enjoys imitating people in his play (10-12 mos.)
• Shows specific preferences for certain people and toys (8-12 mos.)
• Prefers mother and/or regular care provider over all others (8-12 mos.)
• Repeats sounds or gestures for attention (10-12 mos.)
• May test parents at bedtime (9-12 mos.)

Gross Motor Milestones

• Walks alone (12-16 mos.)
• Pulls toys behind him while walking (13-16 mos.)
• Carries large toy or several toys while walking (12-15 mos.)
• Begins to run stiffly (16-18 mos.)
• Walks into ball (18-24 mos.)
• Climbs onto and down from furniture unsupported (16-24 mos.)
• Walks up and down stairs holding on to support (18-24 mos.)

Fine Motor Milestones

• Scribbles spontaneously (14-16 mos.)
• Turns over container to pour out contents (12-18 mos.)
• Builds tower of four blocks or more (20-24 mos.)
• Completes simple knobbed wooden puzzles of 3 to 4 pieces (21-24 mos.)

Language Milestones

• Says “no” with meaning (13-15 mos.)
• Follows simple, one-step instructions (14-18 mos.)
• Says several single words (15-18 mos.)
• Recognizes names of familiar people, objects, and body parts (18-24 mos.)
• Points to object or picture when it’s named for them (18-24 mos.)
• Repeats words overheard in conversations (16-18 mos.)
• Uses two-word sentences (18-24 mos.)

Cognitive Milestones

• Finds objects even when hidden under 2 or 3 covers (13-15 mos.)
• Will listen to short story book with pictures (15-20 mos.)
• Identifies one body part (15-24 mos.)
• Begins to sort shapes and colors (20-24 mos.)
• Begins make-believe play (20-24 mos.)

Self-Help Milestones

• Starts to feed self with spoon, with some spilling (13-18 mos.)
• Likes to play with food when eating (18-24 mos.)
• Can put shoes on with help (20-24 mos.)
• Can open doors by turning knobs (18-24 mos.)
• Can drink from open cup, with some spilling (18-24 mos.)

Social-Emotional Milestones

• Imitates behavior of others, especially adults and older children (18-24 mos.)
• Increasingly enthusiastic about company or other children (20-24 mos.)
• Demonstrates increasing independence (18-24 mos.)
• Begins to show defiant behavior (18-24 mos.)
• Episodes of separation anxiety increase toward midyear, then fade

Gross Motor Milestones

• Climbs well (24-30 mos.)
• Walks down stairs alone, placing both feet on each step (26-28 mos.)
• Walks up stairs alternating feet with support (24-30 mos.)
• Swings leg to kick ball (24-30 mos.)
• Runs easily (24-26 mos.)
• Pedals tricycle (30-36 mos.)
• Bends over easily without falling (24-30 mos.)

Fine Motor Milestones

• Makes vertical, horizontal, circular strokes with pencil or crayon (30-36 mos.)
• Turns book pages one at a time (24-30 mos.)
• Builds a tower of more than 6 blocks (24-30 mos.)
• Holds a pencil in writing position (30-36 mos.)
• Screws and unscrews jar lids, nuts, and bolts (24-30 mos.)
• Turns rotating handles (door knob) (24-30 mos.)

Language Milestones

• Uses pronouns (I, you, me, we, they) (24-30 mos.)
• Understands most sentences (24-40 mos.)
• Recognizes and identifies almost all common objects and pictures (26-32 mos.)
• Shows frustration when not understood by others (28-36 mos.)
• Understands physical relationships (on, in, under) (30-36 mos.)
• Can say name, age, and sex (30-36 mos.)
• Uses words to communicate wants and needs (30-36 mos.)
• Knows simple rhymes and songs (30-36 mos.)
• Strangers can understand most of words (30-36 mos.)

Cognitive Milestones

• Makes mechanical toys work (30-36 mos.)
• Matches an object in hand or room to a picture in a book (24-30 mos.)
• Plays make-believe with dolls, animals, and people (24-36 mos.)
• Sorts objects by color (30-36 mos.)
• Completes puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces (24-36 mos.)
• Understands concept of “two” (26-32 mos.)
• Listens to stories (24-36 mos.)
• Knows several body parts (24-36 mos.)

Self-Help Milestones

• Can pull pants down with help (24-36 mos.)
• Helps put things away (24-36 mos.)
• Serves self at table with some spilling (30-36 mos.)

Social-Emotional Milestones

• Uses the word “mine” often (24-36 mos.)
• Says “no” but will still do what is asked (24-36 mos.)
• Expresses a wide range of emotions (24-36 mos.)
• Objects to major changes in routine, but is becoming more compliant (24-36 mos.)
• Begins to follow simple rules (30-36 mos.)
• Begins to separates more easily from parents (by 36 mo.)

Gross Motor Milestones

• Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds
• Catches a bounced ball most of the time
• Pours, cuts with supervision, and mashes own food

Fine Motor Milestones

• Spreads paste/glue on one side of paper; sticks it to another
• Puts together simple inset puzzle
• Can use scissor to cut on a straight line
• Holds paper with one hand while drawing with the other
• Can identify through touch: Hot/Cold, Wet/Dry. Hard/Soft, Thin/Fat
• Can draw picture of a person (stick figures)
• Mature tripod for holding writing/coloring tools

Language Milestones

• Knows some basic rules of grammar, such as correctly using
  “he” and “she”
• Sings a song or says a poem from memory such as the
  “Itsy Bitsy Spider” or the “Wheels on the Bus”
• Tells stories
• Can say first and last name

Cognitive Milestones

• Names some colors and some numbers
• Understands the idea of counting
• Starts to understand time
• Remembers parts of a story
• Understands the idea of “same” and “different”
• Draws a person with 2 to 4 body parts
• Uses scissors
• Starts to copy some capital letters
• Plays board or card games
• Tells you what he thinks is going to happen next in a book

Self-Help Milestones

• Puts shoes on correct feet
• Washes and dries hands without assistance
• Indicates need to use toilet
• Helps to dry self after a bath
• Puts comb/brush in hair
• Serves self at table, pouring and scooping with no spilling
• Undresses independently
• Wipes hands and mouth dry after brushing teeth

Social-Emotional Milestones

• Enjoys doing new things
• Plays “Mom” and “Dad"
• Is more and more creative with make-believe play
• Would rather play with other children than by himself
• Cooperates with other children
• Often can’t tell what’s real and what’s make-believe
• Talks about what she likes and what she is interested in

Gross Motor Milestones

• Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer
• Hops, somersaults
• Swings, climbs
• May be able to skip

Fine Motor Milestones

• Copies triangle and other geometric patterns
• Draws person with body
• Prints some letters
• Dresses and undresses without assistance

Language Milestones

• Recalls parts of a story
• Speaks sentences of more than 5 words
• Uses future tense
• Tells longer stories
• Says name and address

Cognitive Milestones

• Can count 10 or more objects
• Correctly names at least 4 colors
• Works in small groups for 5-10 minutes
• Better understands the concept of time
• Knows about things used every day in the home (money, food, etc.)

Self-Help Milestones

• Uses fork, spoon independently
• Can chew with lips closed
• Goes to the bathroom independently, with reminders
• Undresses independently, may be able to unbutton and unzip

Social-Emotional Milestones

• Wants to please
• Prefers to be with friends
• More likely to agree to rules
• Likes to sing, dance, and act
• Shows more independence