Infancy and Childhood Timeline

By lindseyparent12

  • Reflex Ability- 1 Month

    The grasping reflex is a response to a touch on the palm of the hand. Infants can grasp an object, such as a finger, so strongly that they can be lifted into the air.

  • Reflex Ability- 1 Month

    Rooting reflex is when an alert newborn is touched anywhere around the mouth, he will move his head and mouth toward the source of the touch.

  • Perceptual Development- 1 Month

    Infant cries for comfort or wants food

  • Language Development- 1 Month

    Baby cries and recognizes their mothers voice
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    First Year

  • Physical Development- 2 Month

    Raise head to 45 degrees

  • Physical Development-2 Month

    Roll over

  • Reflex Ability- 2 Months

    Tonic Neck Response- while the babies left arm is extended when the infant gazes to the left, the right arm and leg flex inward

  • Physical Development- 4 Month

    Sit with support

  • Reflex Ability- 4 Months

    Infant has better eye muscle control which allows them to track objects

  • Physical Development- 5.5 Months

    Sit without support

  • Language Development- 5 Months

    Baby produces single syllables such as "ba" and "da"; understand "Mommy" and "Daddy"

  • Perceptual Development- 5 Months

    Infants can transfer objects hand to hand and can bring objects to their mouth. They can also use their fingers and thumbs together in claw like grip.

  • Reflex Ability- 6 Months

    Infants can grasp items but do not use their thumbs

  • Physical Development- 7.6 Months

    Pull self to standing position

  • Language Development- 8 Months

    Baby strings together different syllables into nonsense sentences; gestures meaningfully (points to objects, raises arms to ask for hug)

  • Physical Development- 9.2 Months

    Walk while holding on to furniture

  • Physical Development- 10 Months

    Child can creep/crawl

  • Perceptual Development- 11 Months

    Infants can understand pictures

  • Physical Development- 11.5 Months

    Child can stand alone

  • Language Development- 12 months

    Babbling begins and increases; by year's end, infant masters sounds of own language and usually says his or her first word

  • Physical Development- 12.1 Months

    Child can walk