Developmental milestones (in progress - language done)

Question 1

Average age for
social smile

Answer 1

6 weeks

Question 2

Average age for
cooing

Answer 2

3mo

Question 3

Average age for
turn to voice

Answer 3

4mo

Question 4

Average age for
babbling

Answer 4

6-9mo

Question 5

Average age for
mamma/dadda (no meaning)

Answer 5

8-9mo

Question 6

Average age for
understands several words

Answer 6

12mo

Question 7

Average age for
speaks single words

Answer 7

12-15mo

Question 8

Average age for
points to body parts

Answer 8

14-22mo

Question 9

Average age for
able to name one body part

Answer 9

18mo

Question 10

Average age for
combines 2 words

Answer 10

14-24mo

Question 11

Average age for
speaks 6 or more words

Answer 11

12-20mo

Question 12

Average age for
50 word vocabulary

Answer 12

2yr

Question 13

Average age for
using pronouns

Answer 13

2yr

Question 14

Red flag if not
cooing (“aah”)
by:

Answer 14

6mo

Question 15

Red flag if not
gesturing (pointing, showing waving)
by:

Answer 15

9mo

Question 16

Red flag if not
two-part babbling
by:

Answer 16

9mo

Question 17

Red flag if no
babbled phrases that sound like talking
by:

Answer 17

12mo

Question 18

Red flag if no
response to familiar words (“bottle, daddy”)
by:

Answer 18

12mo

Question 19

Red flag if no
clear words
by:

Answer 19

18mo

Question 20

Red flag if not
able to understand short requests
by:

Answer 20

18mo

Question 21

Red flag if not
putting words together
by:

Answer 21

2yrs

Question 22

Red flag if
speech difficult for familiar people to understand
at:

Answer 22

3yrs

Question 23

Red flag if not
using simple sentences (“big car go”)
by:

Answer 23

3yrs

Question 24

Red flag if
speech difficult for others to understand
at:

Answer 24

4y