child development timeline

  • social/emotional

    begins to smile
  • language/communication

    turns head towards sounds
  • cognitive

    begins to follow things with eyes and recognize people from a far
  • movement/physical

    makes smoother movements with armsand legs
  • social/emotional

    likes to play with people and may cry when playing stops
  • language/communication

    cries in different to show hunger, pain, or being tired
  • cognitive

    watches faces closely
  • movement/physical

    may be able to roll from tummy to back
  • social/emotional

    knows familiar faces and begins to know if someone is a stranger
  • language/communication

    responds to name
  • cognitive

    looks around at things nearby
  • movement/physical

    rolls over in both directions
  • social/emotional

    may be clingy with family adults
  • language/communication

    copies sounds and gestures of others
  • cognitive

    plays peek a boo
  • movement/physical

    sits without support
  • social/emotional

    playsgames such as peek a boo and patty cake
  • language/communication

    responds to simple spoken words
  • cognitive

    points with index finger
  • movement/physical

    pulls up to walk using furniture
  • social/emotional

    points to show others something interesting
  • language/communiation

    points to show someone what they want
  • cognitive

    Knows what ordinary things are for; for example, telephone, brush, spoon
  • movement/physical

    walks by themself
  • social/emotional

    Copies others, especially adults and older children
  • language/communication

    Points to things or pictures when they are named
  • cognitive

    Finds things even when hidden under two or three covers
  • movement/physical

    Stands on tiptoe