Critical Developmental Milestones You won’t want Your Child to Miss

Critical Developmental Milestones You won’t want Your Child to Miss

What are the development stages or developmental milestones and how is my child is progressing in those development stages? Here’s a chart to help:

Stage Motor Development
2 Months Smiles at the sound of your voice and follows you with their eyes around the room.
3 Months Raises head and chest when lying on stomach
Grasps objects
Smiles at other people
4 Months Babbles, laughs, and tries to imitate sounds
Holds head steady
6 Months Rolls from back to stomach and stomach to back
Moves objects in hands
7 Months Responds to own name
Finds partially hidden toys and household items
9 Months Sits without support, crawls, babbles, starts to say mom and dad’s name
12 Months Walks with or without support
Says at least one word
Starts copying other people
18 Months Walks independently, drinks from a cup, says a few words, and points to body parts
2 Years Runs and jumps
Speaks in two-word sentences
Follows simple instructions
Begins make-believe play
3 Years Climbs
Speaks in multiword sentences
Sorts objects by shape and color
4 Years Gets along with people outside the family
Draws circles and squares
Rides a tricycle
5 Years Tells name and address
Jumps, hops, and skips
Gets dressed
Counts 10 or more objects