DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE OF CHILDREN AT DIFFERENT AGES
1st MONTH
NEWBORN
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Tonic neck reflex
Fisted hands
Complete head lag
Startle/Moro Reflex
Grasping reflex
Pelvis high when prone
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4th MONTH
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Eyes can follow moving
object
Uses eyes and hands
together
Reaches toy with one
hand
Take toy in hand to
mouth
No head lag
Lifts head very briefly
Responds to human
voices
Pelvis non-flat when
prone
2nd MONTH
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5th MONTH
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Good head control
Laughs loudly
Reaches far objects
Begins to smile at people
Diminished activity when talked to
Head control (45 degrees)
Hand no longer fisted
Vocalizes, coos,
Making gurgling sound
3rd MONTH
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6th MONTH
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Begins to sit w/o support
Taking approaches with hand
Can be pulled form sitting to
standing
Rolls over in both direction (front
to back)
When standing, supports weight
on legs and might bounce
Rocks back and forth
Transition in feeding
Likes to look at self in the mirror
Respond to sounds by making
sound
Strings vowels together when
babbling (ah, eh, oh)
Taking turns with parents while
making sound
Stranger anxiety
Move head towards the
sound
Hold Rattle Temporarily
Alert
Bubbles, and coos
7th MONTH
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Plays with rattle
Bangs objects
Recognize familiar faces
Crawls
Say “dada” and “Mama”
Stranger anxiety
8th MONTH
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Transfer objects from hand
to hand
Sit w/o support
Grasp object with thumb
and forefinger
May start crawling either
backward or forward
9th MONTH
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Sits well
Hold bottle when feeding
Creeps around the floor
May be able to pull
himself up to a standing
position
Good Hand-Mouth
Coordination
10th MONTH
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15th MONTH
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Walks well alone
Feeds self with Spoon
Build tower of two cubes
4-5 words
Turn page and pat pictures
11th MONTH
Pulls self to stand
Responds to own name
Can understand gestures
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18th MONTH
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Seat Self in child’s chair
Creeps upstairs
Build tower of three cubes
Initiate a vertical stroke
10 words
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Stand on One leg
Buidl tower of 10 cubes
Know sex and full name
including age
Dresses self except for
button and tying shoes
Rides tricycles
Can count 3 or more
numbers
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4 YEARS
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Walks up and down of
stairs with alternating feet
Cross stroke
Recognize 2 or more
colors
Cleans oneself, comb hair
and brushes teeth
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2 YEARS
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3 YEARS
Stand with Support
Two words with meanings
Does nursery games “pat-acake”
12th MONTH
Runs well
Can go up and down the stairs
Uses fork
Combines 2-3 words in a
sentence
Toilet training during the day
2 ½ YEARS
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5 YEARS
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Uses fork and spoon and
sometime stable knife
Can count 10 or more
numbers
Write the alphabet
Tells simple story using full
sentences
Aware of gender
Sometime demanding
sometimes cooperative
Stand Alone, takes a few
steps
Attempts to use a spoon
Obey command or requests
Cooperates with dressing
Starts to climb up steps
Needs help getting down
Can jump
Build tower of Six cubes
circle stroke
Dry by night
6 YEARS
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Can write fairly well
Draws a complete person
with clothes
Add and subtract
Distinguishes left and right
Dresses self completely