Milestones

Question 1

1 month milestones

Answer 1

• Responds to calming actions when upset
• Able to follow parents with eyes
• Alerts to sound

Question 2

2 month WCC

Answer 2

• Attemps to look at parent
• Follows things with eyes/visually intersted
• Smiles socially
• Briefly calms self - brings hands to midline and mouth
• Coos and gurgles
• Turns head toward sound
• Holds head up and begins to lift chest

Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving)

Pays attention to faces
Begins to follow things with eyes and recognize people at a distance
Begins to act bored (cries, fussy) if activity doesn’t change

Question 3

4 month milestones

Answer 3

• Smiles spontaniously and laughs
• Watches faces closely
• holds own hands & brings to mouth
• Pushes chest up to elbows
• Good head control when seated
• Begins to roll and reach for toys

Question 4

6 month milestones

Answer 4

• Babbling reciprocally
• Begins to recognize whether someone is a stranger or familiar
• Transfers objects from hand to hand
• Likes to look at self in mirror
• Rakes objects to pick them up
• Begins to recognize own name
• Rolling over and sitting
• Bears weight when held in standing

Question 5

9 month milestones

Answer 5

• May be afraid of strangers/separation anxiety
• Has a favorite toy
• Copies sounds and gestures
• Plays patty-cake or peek-a-boo
• Points
• Knows name and understands simple words such as ‘no’ and ‘hi’/’bye’
• Stands holding on or can pull to stand
• Crawls or creeps

Question 6

1 year milestones

Answer 6

• Imitates vocalizations
• Can pick up cereal ‘O’ with finger/thumb
• Puts items into/pulls out of container
• Plays peek-a-boo or patty-cake
• Shakes head for ‘no’ or waving ‘bye-bye’
• ‘Mama’ or ‘Dada’
• Bangs things together
• Pulls to stands and ‘walks’ holding furniture
• May stand alone; may take a few steps

Question 7

18 month milestones

Answer 7

• Vocabulary 10-20 words
• Stacks 3 blocks
• Imitates words
• 2 word phrases
• Shows affection
• Throws ball
• Follows simple directions like ‘sit down’
• Walks quickly or stiff run
• Drinks from cup / eats with spoon
• Hands things to others

Question 8

2 year milestones

Answer 8

• Copies others
• Parallel play
• Shows difiance
• Points to things and pictures when named
• Knows familiar names or body parts
• 2-4 word sentences
• Points to things in a book
• Stacks blocks
• Follows 2-step directions
• Kicks ball
• Climbs up and down from furniture w/o help

Question 9

3 yo milestones

Answer 9

• Shows affection to friends
• Shows concern for crying friend
• Dresses and undresses self
• Says first name, age, sex
• Talks well enough for strangers to understand
• Carries on 2-3 sentance conversations
• Does puzzles with 3-4 pieces
• Builds 6 block towers
• Climbs well, runs, pedals tricycle

Question 10

4 yo milestones

Answer 10

• Can count objects to 5
• Fantasy/make-believe play
• Developing friendships
• Tells stories/sings songs
• Gets dressed without help
• Draws person with 2-4 body parts
• Names some colors and numbers
• Hops and stands on one foot
• Catches a bounced ball