develeopmental timeline

  • Motor Skills 1 month

    Motor Skills 1 month

    lift head briefly from the surface
  • Emotional skills 1 month

    Emotional skills 1 month

    reacts to discomfort and pain by crying for assistance
  • Cognitive Skills 1 month

    Cognitive Skills 1 month

    prefers to look at human faces and patterened objectd
  • Social skills 1 month

    Social skills 1 month

    Comforted by the human face
  • Emotional skills 2 months

    Emotional skills 2 months

    quiets in response to being held
  • Social Skills 2 months

    Social Skills 2 months

    Looks at a person alertly and directly
  • Motor Skills 2 months

    Motor Skills 2 months

    can turn head when lying on back
  • Emotional skills 3 months

    Emotional skills 3 months

    whimpers when hungry chortles when content
  • Motor Skills 3 months

    Motor Skills 3 months

    can lift head when lying on tummy
  • Cognitive Skills 3 months

    Cognitive Skills 3 months

    laughs out loud
  • Emotional skills 4 months

    Emotional skills 4 months

    may form an attachment to one special object
  • Motor Skills 4 months

    Motor Skills 4 months

    being able to place objects in mouth
  • Motor Skills 4 months

    Motor Skills 4 months

    can maintain a sitting position for several minutes with proper support
  • Cognitive Skills 4 months

    Cognitive Skills 4 months

    explores toys by grasping, sucking,shaking, and banging
  • Social Skills 4 months

    Social Skills 4 months

    laughs when tickled
  • Motor Skills 5 months

    Motor Skills 5 months

    supported under arms stands and moves body up and down stamping feet
  • Cognitive Skills 5 months

    Cognitive Skills 5 months

    Smiles at self in mirror
  • Cognitive skills 6 months

    Cognitive skills 6 months

    Grabs at any and all objects in reach
  • Social skills 6 months

    Social skills 6 months

    laughs when socializing
  • Motor Skills 6 months

    Motor Skills 6 months

    holds an object in both hands
  • Social skills 6 months

    Social skills 6 months

    enjoys playing with children
  • Emotional skills 6 months

    Emotional skills 6 months

    likes attention may cry to get it
  • Social skills 7 months

    thoroughly enjoys company of siblings
  • Cognitive skill 7 months

    Cognitive skill 7 months

    May be able to play the peek a boo game
  • Motor skills 7 months

    Motor skills 7 months

    may be able to pull self to a standing position
  • Emotional skills 7 months

    Emotional skills 7 months

    expresses anger more dramatically
  • Motor Skills 8 months

    Motor Skills 8 months

    sits alone steadily for longer periods of time
  • Cognitive 8 months

    Cognitive 8 months

    searches for a hidden object
  • Social Skills 8 months

    Social Skills 8 months

    exhibits fear of strangers
  • Social Skills 8 months

    Social Skills 8 months

    likes to explore new places but wants to be able to return to caregiver
  • Emotional skills 8 months

    Emotional skills 8 months

    is more aware of social approval and disapproval
  • Cognitive skills 9 months

    Cognitive skills 9 months

    responds appropriately to a few specific words
  • Motor Skills 9 months

    Motor Skills 9 months

    crawls; may try to crawl up stairs
  • Motor Skills 9 months

    Motor Skills 9 months

    uses index finger to point lead and poke
  • Cognitive skills 9 months

    Cognitive skills 9 months

    find objects that are totally hidden
  • Social Skills 9 months

    Social Skills 9 months

    shows interest in play activities of others
  • Social Skills 9 months

    Social Skills 9 months

    may show fear of new sounds
  • Emotional skills 9 months

    Emotional skills 9 months

    recognizes the social nature of mealtime
  • Motor Skills 10 months

    Motor Skills 10 months

    likes to walk holding caregiver hand
  • Motor skills 10 months

    Motor skills 10 months

    climbs on chairs and other furniture
  • Cognitive Skills 10-12 months

    Cognitive Skills 10-12 months

    likes to look at picture in a book
  • Social Skills 10 months

    Social Skills 10 months

    enjoys music and may mimic movements others make to music
  • Emotional skills 10 months

    Emotional skills 10 months

    cries less often
  • Emotional skills 10 months

    Emotional skills 10 months

    fears strange places
  • Social Skills 11 months

    Social Skills 11 months

    may not want to be cooperative
  • Motor skills 11 months

    Motor skills 11 months

    takes off shoes and socks
  • Motor Skills 11 months

    Motor Skills 11 months

    likes to grasp feeding utensils and cup
  • Cognitive Skills 10-12 months

    Cognitive Skills 10-12 months

    waves goodbye
  • Emotional skills 11 months

    Emotional skills 11 months

    tests caregivers to determine limits
  • Emotional skills 12 months

    Emotional skills 12 months

    shows increased negativism. May have tantrums
  • Motor Skills 12 months

    Motor Skills 12 months

    may be able to pull of clothings
  • Motor Skills 12 months

    Motor Skills 12 months

    climbs up and down stairs
  • Social Skills 12 months

    Social Skills 12 months

    enjoys playing with siblings
  • Emotional skills 12 months

    Emotional skills 12 months

    may resist napping