Infant Timeline

  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Needs head support for head 1 month
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Able to place objects in mouth 4 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Prefers to look at human faces and patterned objects 1 Month
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Looks at an object 4 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Smiles at self in mirror 5 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Searches for a hidden objects 8 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Responds appropriately to a few specific words 9 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Speaks first recognizable word 10 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Recognizes a parent's voice 1 Month
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Enjoys music and may mimic movements others make to music 10 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Quiets in response to being held 2 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Enjoys social aspects of feeding time 4 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Mat begin to show fearful behavior as separateness is felt 5 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Can hold head up for a few seconds 2 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    On tummy 4 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Can roll from tummy to back 5 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Points to desired object 7 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Grabs at any and all object in reach 6 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Is able to pick up small objects and string 8 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Rolls from back to tummy 6 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Sits alone 9 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    May be able to pull self to a standing position 7 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Stands Alone 11 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Takes off shoes and socks 11 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Stands with little support 10 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Uses index finger to point 9 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Climbs up and down stairs 12 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Likes to walk holding caregiver's hands 10 Months
  • Motor Skills

    Motor Skills

    Uses pincer grasp
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Coordinates eye movements 2 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Smiles 4 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Finds objects that are totally hidden 9 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Puts nesting toys together correctly 12 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Begins to find familiar objects 10 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Likes to look at pictures in a book 11 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Likes to open containers and look at their contents 11 Months
  • Cognitive Skills

    Cognitive Skills

    Waves good-bye 12 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Looks at a person alertly and directly 2 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    May form an attachment to one special object 4 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Distinguishes between familiar and unfamiliar adults 5 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Responds to continued warmth and affection 4 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Enjoys playing with children 6 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Shows interest in play activities of others 9 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    May be able to show symbolic thought by giving love to a stuffed toy or mimic behaviors of others 10 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Definitely prefers caregiver to strangers 8 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Shows desire for social contact 7 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Is comforted by the human face 1 Month
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Likes to play games like pat-a-cake 9 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    May not always want to be cooperative 11 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Begins to develop self-identity and independence 12 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Enjoys playing with siblings 12 Months
  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    Likes to say no and shake head to get response from a caregivver 11 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Laughs when tickled 4 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Likes attention and may cry to get it 6 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Begins to have a sense of humor 7 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Fears strange places 10 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Recognizes the social nature of mealtime 9 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    May show a fear of new sounds 9 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Likes attention and may cry to get it 6 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Begins to have a sense of humor 7 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Tests caregivers to determine limits 11 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    May resist napping 12 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Exhibits fear of strangers 8 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Cries less often 10 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Objects to having his or her enjoyable play stopped 11 Months
  • Emotional Skills

    Emotional Skills

    Continues to test caregiver's limits 12 Months