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Month One
Reflex Abilities:
(-Grasping things that touch their hands like fingers
-Rooting when things are placed near or around their mouth)
Perceptual Development:
(-Limited color vision -Attracted to high contrast colors and patterns -Can hear everything except quiet sounds)
Physical Development:
(-Lifting and turning head from side to side
-Looks at parents while they are taking to him/her)
Language Development:
(-Throaty noises such as cooing) -
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The First Year
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Month Two
Reflex Abilities:
(-Tracks slowly moving objects)
Perceptual Development
(-Focuses on high contrast patterns/edges)
Physical Development
(-Open and shut hands)
Language Development
(-Discriminate mom's voice from other womens voices -Spontaneous "ooh" sound) -
Month Three
Physical Development
(-Bring Hands to mouth)
Language Development
(-Communicates through crying -Pays attention to human voices more than other sounds -Babbling) -
Month Four
Reflex Abilities
(-Grasp and shake small hand toys -Can use movement to identify objects)
Language Development
(-Smiles at sounds that are farmiliar -Attempts to immitate sounds) -
Month Five
Reflex Abilities
(-Reach Voluntarily for things)
Language Development
(-Capable of responding to own name) -
Month Six
Reflex Abilities
(-Distinguish between lumpy and smooth objects)
Perceptual Development
(-Full color vision)
Physical Development
(-Sit with out support)
Language Development
(-Attempts to respond to sounds by making sounds -Verbalize happiness and displeasure) -
Month Seven
Reflex Abilities
(-Grasp moving objects)
Perceptual Development
(-Depth perception starts to develop)
Language Development
(-Can respond to "no") -
Month Eight
Reflex Abilities
(-Pincer grasp; picking up small upjects between thumb and index finger)
Language Development
(-Respond to simple verbal requests) -
Month Nine
Physical Development
(-Crawl forward on belly)
Language Development
(-Uses gestures and sounds to communicate) -
Month Ten
Reflex Abilities
(-Let objects go voluntarily)
Physical Development
(-Walks holding onto furniature)
Language Development
(-Saying "Dada" and "Mama") -
Month Eleven
Physical Development
(-Stands alone easily)
Language Development
(-Understand words that refer to physical objects) -
Month Twelve; One Year
Physical Development
(-Walking alone)
Language Development
(-Imitate spoken words.)
