Developmental Milestones: Birth to 5 years!
2 mos.! Lifts head/chest when
prone!
Eyes track past the
midline!
! Alerts to sound!
! Social (reciprocal) smile! Recognizes parent!
4 mos.! Rolls front to back! Grasps a rattle!
! Laughs!
! Soothed by parent’s voice!
Orients head to direction
of a voice!
6 mos.! Sits with little or no
support!
! Reaches with one hand!
! Transfers objects!
! Babbles!
! Developing stranger
anxiety!
Feeds self!
9 mos.! Pulls to stand!
! Developing immature
pincer grasp!
! Bangs two objects
together!
! Says “mama/dada”
indiscriminately!
! Waves bye-bye!
Plays gesture games”
(e.g., pat-a-cake) !
12
mos.! Stands/walks alone! Fine pincer grasp!
! One word other than
“mama”/”dada”!
! Follows one-step
commands with a gesture!
Points to desired object!
15
mos.! Stoops and recovers! Scribbles in imitation! Uses 3–5 words!
! Uses spoon and cup!
! Turns pages in a book!
18
mos.! Runs well! Builds a tower of 3 cubes! Points to 1–3 body parts! “Helps” in the house!
24
mos.!
! Throws ball overhand!
! Kicks a ball!
Copies drawing a line
with crayon!
! Speaks in 2-word
combinations!
! > 50-word vocabulary!
! Parallel play!
Removes an article of
clothing!
36
mos.! Pedals a tricycle! Copies a circle!
! Speaks in 3-word
sentences!
! 75% of language is
intelligible to a stranger!
Brushes teeth with help!
48
mos.! Hops! Copies a square or cross!
! 100% of language is
intelligible to a stranger!
! Plays cooperatively with a
group!
Knows 4 colors!
60
mos.! Skips! Copies a triangle!
! Defines simple words!
! Uses 5-word sentences! Dresses self!
AGE GROSS MOTOR FINE MOTOR COMMUNICATION/SOCIAL COGNITIVE/ADAPTIVE!