Growing Up

  • Birth to 1 Month: Physical Development

    By birth to one month, most babies should be kicking with arms and legs in a jerky kind of way. Confidently breastfeeding or bottle feeding. wiggling and squirming on your lap or in their crib.
  • Birth to 1 Month: Physical Development(Fine and Gross motor skills)

    Rooting, helping him/her locate the breast or bottle. Helping him/her grip your fingers. Your baby should be able to grip onto your finger and should crawl a little bit now.
  • Birth to 1 Month: Intellectual Development

    Emotionally powerful personality, could prefer to be left alone. Extremely focused, and or curious. Reaches milestones earlier than others, can be stubborn and may seem very alert. Can become a problem solver, and be able to pick things up. High birth weight, and remembers well.
  • 1 month to 1 year: Physical Development

    Babies should be able to smile, but in 3 months, he/she will be responding to your smile. Raising his/her head and chest when on her tummy, and tracking objects with his/her eyes.
  • Birth to 1 Month: Emotional Development

    Some babies show a smile from 1-3 months, and begin to laugh around 4 months. Babies are starting to feel anger and fear and happiness, and they begin to fell very overwhelmed.
  • 1 month to 1 year: Physical Development(Fine motor skills)

    Picking up objects around them, and dropping them around places. or reach and grasp or put object in mouth.
  • 1 month to 1 year: Intellectual Development

    Thinking and reasoning, or curious of their surroundings. Giggling, or showing off, and seeking attention. Can identify each parent, often by their names, and repeating sounds that they hear.
  • 1 month to 1 year: Social-Emotional Development

    Swings back and forth constantly. Clinging to one person specifically. Being fierce on everything.
  • 1 month to 3 years: Physical Development

    Walk up and down stairs, alternating feet, kicking, throwing, even catching a ball. Learning how to build blocks and finer motor skills, like holding crayons.
  • 1 year to 3 years: Intellectual Development

    Saying his or her name and age, speaks at least 250 words, maybe less. Answer simple questions, or speak almost full sentences.