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2 months
- Begins to smile at people
- Coos, makes gurgling sounds
- Pays attention to faces
- Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy
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4 month
- Smiles spontaneously, especially at people
- Babbles with expression and copies sounds he hears
- Responds to affection
- May be able to roll over from tummy to back
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6 months
- Knows familiar faces and begins to know if someone is a stranger.
- Responds to sounds by making sounds
- Brings things to mouth
- Begins to sit without support
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9 months
- May be afraid of strangers
- Copies sounds and gestures of others
- Plays peek-a-boo
- Stands, holding on
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1 year
- Is shy or nervous with strangers
- Responds to simple spoken requests
- Explores things in different ways, like shaking, banging, throwing
- Gets to a sitting position without help.
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18 months
- Likes to hand things to others as play
- Says and shakes head “no"
- Points to get the attention of others
- May walk up steps and run
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2 years
- Gets excited when with other children
- Points to things or pictures when they are named
- Begins to sort shapes and colors
- Kicks a ball
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3 Years
- Copies adults and friends
- Can name most familiar things
- Can work toys with buttons, levers, and moving parts
- Climbs well
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4 years old
- Enjoys doing new things
- Knows some basic rules of grammar, such as correctly using “he” and “she"
- Names some colors and some numbers
- Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds
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5 years
- Wants to please friends.
- Speaks very clearly
- Can draw a person with at least 6 body parts.
- Can do a somersault.