Developmental Milestones

  • 2 months

    2 months
    Social/Emotional:
    Begins to smile Language:
    Coos Cognitive:
    Pay attention to faces Physical Development:
    Can hold up head
  • 4 months

    4 months
    Social/Emotional:
    copies movements Language:
    Babbles Cognitive:
    Reacts to affection Physical Development:
    May be able to roll over
  • 6 months

    6 months
    Social/Emotional:
    Responds to other people's emotions and often happy Language:
    Responds to name Cognitive:
    Shows curiosity and tries to get things out of reach Physical Development:
    Begins to sit without support
  • 9 months

    9 months
    Social/Emotional:
    May be afraid of strangers Language:
    Understands "no" Cognitive:
    Looks for things it sees you hide Physical Development:
    Stands holding on
  • 1 year

    1 year
    Social/Emotional:
    Is shy or nervous with stangers Language:
    Tries to say words you say Cognitive:
    Looks at the right object when named Physical Development:
    May stand alone
  • 18 months

    18 months
    Social/Emotional:
    Shows affections to familiar people Language:
    Says several single words Cognitive:
    Knows what ordinary things are for Physical Development:
    May walk up steps and run
  • 2 years

    2 years
    Social/Emotional:
    Shows defiant behavior Language:
    Knows names of familiar people and body parts Cognitive:
    Begins to sort shapes and colors Physical Development:
    Climbs onto and down from furnitire without help
  • 3 years

    3 years
    Social/Emotional:
    Shows a wide range of emotions Language:
    Talks well enough for strangers to understand most of the time Cognitive:
    Can work toys with bottons, levers, and moving parts Physical Development:
    Climbs well
  • 4 years

    4 years
    Social/Emotional:
    Would rather play with other children than by himself Language:
    Knows some basic rules of grammer Cognitive:
    Starts to understand time Physical Development:
    Hops and stands on one foor up to 2 seconds
  • 5 years

    5 years
    Social/Emotional:
    Wants to be liked Language:
    Speaks very clearly Cognitive:
    Knows about things used everyday, like money and food Physical Development:
    Can use the toilet on it's own