Milestones! Flashcards
Opens and shuts hands
3 months
Finds objects even when hidden under two or three covers
24 months
Interested in mirror images
7 months
Recognizes names of familiar people, objects, and body parts
24 months
Enjoys imitating people in his play
12 months
Tries to imitate words
12 months
Rolls both ways (front to back, back to front)
7 months
Explores objects in many different ways (shaking, banging, throwing, dropping)
12 months
Follows simple instructions
24 months
Extends arm or leg to help when being dressed
12 months
Uses pincer grasp
12 months
Understands concept of “two”
36 months
Expresses affection openly
36 months
Supports whole weight on legs
7 months
Takes objects out of container
12 months
Separates easily from parents
36 months (3 years)
Reaches with one hand
7 months
Finger-feeds himself
12 months
Imitates adults and playmates
36 months
Turns book pages one at a time
36 months
Grasps and shakes hand toys
3 months
Objects to major changes in routine
36 months
Kicks a ball
24 months
Creeps on hands and knees
12 months
Makes mechanical toys work
36 months
Distance vision matures
7 months
Cries when mother or father leaves
12 months
Begins to show defiant behavior
24 months
Expresses a wide range of emotions
36 months
Shy or anxious with strangers
12 months
Recognizes and identifies most common objects and pictures
36 months
Uses exclamations, such as “oh-oh!”
12 months
Walks up and down stairs, alternating feet
36 months
Builds tower of four blocks or more
24 months
Follows a two or three part command
36 months
Repeats sounds or gestures for attention
12 months
Stands on tiptoe
24 months
uses simple phrases
24 months (by 18 to 24 mo)
Walks alone
24 months
Understands placement in space (on, in, under)
36 months
Enjoys social play
7 months
Responds to other people’s expressions of emotion and appears joyful often
7 months
Begins make-believe play
24 months
Beginning to show hand preference
24 months
Walks up and down stairs holding on to support
24 months
Babbles chains of sounds
7 months
Watches faces intently
3 months
Lets objects go voluntarily
12 months
Finds partially hidden object
7 months
Tests parental responses to his actions during feedings
12 months
Transfers object from hand to hand
7 months
Pushes down on legs when feet are placed on a firm surface
3 months
Finds hidden objects easily
12 months
Becomes more expressive and communicates with face and body
3 months
Can take turns in games
36 months
Walks holding on to furniture
12 months
Uses 2-4 word sentences
24 months
Matches an object in her hand or room to a picture in a book
36 months
Draws up and down, side to side, and circular lines
36 months
Tries to imitate scribbling
12 months
Can tell emotions by tone of voice
7 months
Repeats words overheard in converstation
24 months
Bends over easily without falling
36 months
Holds a pencil in writing position
36 months
Uses simple gestures, such as shaking head for “no”
12 months
Imitates some movements and facial expressions
3 months
Responds to own name
7 months
Takes objects out of container
12 months
Looks at correct picture when the image is named
12 months
Turns head toward sound
3 months
Responds to simple verbal requests
12 months
Says several single words
24 months (by 15 to 18 mo)
Climbs onto and down from furniture unassisted
24 months
Begins to develop a social smile
3 months
Improved tracking of moving objects
7 months
Kicks ball
36 months
Aware of self as separate from others
24 months
Sits with, and then without, support on hands
7 months
Climbs well
36 months
Completes puzzles with three or four pieces
36 months
Brings hand to mouth
3 months
Begins to sort by shapes and colors
24 months
Begins to imitate some sounds
3 months
Plays make-believe with dolls, animals, and people
36 months
Babbles with inflection (changes in tone)
12 months
Scribbles on his or her own
24 months
Understands concept of “mine”and “his/hers”
36 months
Begins to babble
3 months
Sorts objects by shape and color
36 months
Begins to use objects correctly (drinking from cup, brushing hair, dialing phone, listening to receiver)
12 months
Separation anxiety increases toward midyear then fades
24 months
Stands momentarily without support
12 months
Points to object or picture when it’s named
24 months
Excited about company of other children
24 months
Develops full color vision
7 months
Explores with hands and mouth
7 months
Raises head and chest when lying on stomach
3 months
Uses 4 to 5 word sentences
36 months
Puts objects into container
12 months
Uses pronouns (I, you, me, we, they) and some plurals (cars, dogs, cats)
36 months
Reaches sitting position without assistance
12 months
Pulls self up to stand
12 months
Stretches legs out and kicks when lying on stomach or back
3 months
Imitates gestures
12 months
Supports upper body with arms when lying on stomach
3 months
Bangs two objects together
12 months
Demonstrates increasing independence
24 months
Runs easily
36 months
Takes swipes at dangling objects with hands
3 months
Starts using hands and eyes in coordination
3 months
Carries large toy or several toys while walking
24 months
Understands most sentences
36 months
Crawls forward on belly
12 months
Responds to “no”
12 months
Begins to run
24 months
Imitates behavior of others
24 months
Recognizes familiar objects and people at a distance
3 months
Spontaneously shows affection for familiar playmates
36 months
Smiles at the sound of your voice
3 months
Follows moving objects
3 months
Turns over container to pour out contents
24 months
Begins to respond to “no”
7 months
Struggles to get objects that are out of reach
7 months
Pulls toys behind her while walking
24 months
Can say name, age, and sex
36 months
Strangers can understand most words
36 months
Screws and unscrews jar lids, nuts, and bolts
36 months
Uses hand to rake objects
7 months
Assumes hands-and-knees position
12 months
Enjoys playing with other people and may cry when playing stops
3 months
Pedals tricycle
36 months
Responds to sound by making sounds
7 months
Uses voice to express joy and displeasure
7 months
