Developmental Milestones for infant

Primary milestones for infant

Milestone ?	Age Range ?	Development Area ?
Holds a bottle with both hands	5-9 months	Fine Motor
Imitates facial expressions	5-9 months	Social & Emotional
Lifts and drops blocks	5-8 months	Cognitive
Sits with little support	5-6 months	Gross Motor
Utters several additional consonants	5-6 months	Speech & Language
Shouts for attention	5-6 months	Social & Emotional
Rakes a small object with fingers	6-9 months	Fine Motor
Enjoys peek-a-boo	6-8 months	Social & Emotional
Reaches for a book	6-12 months	Literacy
Brings a book to his mouth	6-12 months	Literacy
Sits in lap, head steady	6-12 months	Literacy
Turns pages with adult help	6-12 months	Literacy
Looks at pictures	6-12 months	Literacy
Vocalizes while patting pictures	6-12 months	Literacy
Prefers pictures of faces	6-12 months	Literacy
Holds his foot in play	month 6	Gross Motor
Manipulates objects	month 6	Fine Motor
Shows diverse emotions	month 6	Social & Emotional
May have abrupt mood changes	month 6	Social & Emotional
Coos and gurgles with pleasure	month 6	Speech & Language
Responds to his name	month 6	Cognitive
Scoots on his stomach	6-8 months	Gross Motor
Rotates his wrist to turn objects	month 6	Fine Motor
Likes to play with food	month 6	Social & Emotional
Passes object from hand to hand	6-9 months	Fine Motor
Enjoys upside-down objects	month 6	Cognitive
Likes change in perspective	month 6	Cognitive
Cries when a parent leaves	month 6	Social & Emotional
Sits unsupported	6-8 months	Gross Motor
Stands with support	6-8 months	Gross Motor
Is interested in self-feeding	6-9 months	Fine Motor
Has strong taste preferences	month 6	Physical
Compares two objects	month 6	Cognitive
May be disturbed by strangers	month 6	Social & Emotional
Begins teething	6-12 months	Physical
Explores himself with mouth, hand	month 6	Cognitive
May like to suck on toes	month 6	Cognitive
Plays vigorously with noisemakers	6-9 months	Cognitive
May chew fingers and suck thumb	month 6	Social & Emotional
Sips from a two-handled cup	6-9 months	Fine Motor
Interacts with mirror image	6-9 months	Social & Emotional
Turns over easily	month 6	Gross Motor
Can concentrate attention	month 6	Cognitive
Shows greater interest in details	month 6	Cognitive
Shows humor	month 6	Social & Emotional
Likes to tease	month 6	Social & Emotional
Pats at mirror image	month 6	Social & Emotional
Rolls around	month 6	Gross Motor
Moves while on his back	month 6	Gross Motor
grasps, mouths, and bangs objects	month 6	Fine Motor
Says 'ma, mu, da, di'	6-9 months	Speech & Language
Associates baby picture with himself	6-9 months	Cognitive
Wants to be included	month 6	Social & Emotional
Pushes up on hands and knees	6-9 months	Gross Motor
Holds two objects	6-9 months	Fine Motor
Uses fingers to grasp objects	6-8 months	Fine Motor
Knows hidden objects don't disappear	month 6	Cognitive
Recognizes tone of voice	month 6	Speech & Language
Crawls, abdomen off floor	6-9 months	Gross Motor
Bangs objects together	month 6	Fine Motor
Self-feeds small pieces of food	6-9 months	Fine Motor
Tastes everything	month 6	Cognitive
Vocalizes several sounds	month 6	Speech & Language
Learns implications of actions	6-9 months	Cognitive
Resists doing something undesirable	month 6	Social & Emotional
May be wary of strangers	month 6	Social & Emotional
Crawls forward or backward	6-12 months	Gross Motor
Claps and waves his hands	6-12 months	Fine Motor
Manipulates one object while watching another	6-8 months	Cognitive
Names "mama" or "dada"	6-12 months	Speech & Language
Enjoys games like "so big"	6-8 months	Cognitive
Looks for dropped object	6-9 months	Cognitive
Stands, hands free, with support	8-12 months	Gross Motor
Develops pincer grasp	8-9 months	Fine Motor
Follows pointing finger with eyes	8-9 months	Cognitive
Begins understanding numeration	8-11 months	Cognitive
Combines behavior into new acts	8-9 months	Cognitive
Pushes away undesirable objects	month 8	Social & Emotional
Imitates people and behaviors	8-9 months	Social & Emotional
Pulls to standing	8-12 months	Gross Motor
Points with finger	8-12 months	Fine Motor
Recalls past events	month 8	Cognitive
Solves simple problems	8-9 months	Cognitive
Tries to influence parents	month 8	Social & Emotional
Mimics mouth and jaw movements	8-11 months	Social & Emotional
Makes stepping movements	8-11 months	Gross Motor
Understands simple instructions	8-9 months	Cognitive
Shakes his head "no"	8-12 months	Speech & Language
Examines objects	month 8	Cognitive
Doesn't like to be confined	month 8	Social & Emotional
Stands, holding onto something	8-12 months	Gross Motor
Sits well in a chair	8-9 months	Gross Motor
Uses two hands on objects	month 8	Fine Motor
Manipulates two objects	8-9 months	Fine Motor
Remembers previous day's game	month 8	Cognitive
Wants to play near parent	month 8	Social & Emotional
Imitates play	month 8	Social & Emotional
Objects when a toy is removed	month 8	Social & Emotional
Feeds himself some foods	8-11 months	Social & Emotional
Crawls while holding an object	month 9	Gross Motor
Turns around when crawling	month 9	Gross Motor
Bangs objects together at center of body	month 9	Fine Motor
Uncovers a hidden toy	month 9	Cognitive
Deliberately chooses a toy	month 9	Social & Emotional
Imitates some sounds	month 9	Social & Emotional
Drinks from a cup	9-11 months	Fine Motor
Takes steps, if supported	month 9	Gross Motor
Grows bored with repetition	month 9	Cognitive
Is aware of vertical space	month 9	Cognitive
Evaluates people's moods	month 9	Social & Emotional
Climbs	month 9	Gross Motor
Crawls up stairs	9-11 months	Gross Motor
Clasps his hands	month 9	Fine Motor
Follows simple instructions	9-24 months	Cognitive
Is becoming afraid of heights	month 9	Cognitive
Protects himself and his possessions	month 9	Social & Emotional
Performs for audiences	month 9	Social & Emotional
Stands with little support	month 9	Gross Motor
Stands in bed at night	month 9	Physical
Voluntarily releases objects	9-12 months	Fine Motor
Imitates actions of others	month 9	Cognitive
Understands and obeys some words	month 9	Cognitive
Enjoys playing in water	month 9	Social & Emotional
Prefers one of several toys	month 9	Social & Emotional
Walks, holding both hands	9-11 months	Gross Motor
Shows preference for one hand	month 9	Physical
Searches for a hidden object	9-12 months	Cognitive
Shows various moods	month 9	Social & Emotional
Imitates series of sounds	9-11 months	Social & Emotional
Sits down from standing	9-11 months	Gross Motor
Responds to music	9-11 months	Cognitive
May repeat a word incessantly	month 9	Speech & Language
Grows aware of himself	month 9	Social & Emotional
Imitates gestures	month 9	Social & Emotional
Holds two objects in his hand	9-11 months	Fine Motor
Reaches for an unseen toy	9-11 months	Cognitive
Fits things together	9-12 months	Cognitive
Seeks social approval	month 9	Social & Emotional
Seeks companionship and attention	month 9	Social & Emotional
Fears strange places	month 9	Social & Emotional
Feeds himself entire meals	9-12 months	Fine Motor
Climbs up and down chairs	9-15 months	Gross Motor
Differentiates use of hands	month 9	Fine Motor
Takes apart, reassembles objects	9-14 months	Cognitive
Explores drawers and cupboards	month 9	Cognitive
Begins to learn gender identity	month 9	Social & Emotional
Extends his arm to get dressed	9-12 months	Social & Emotional
Enjoys games (hide-and-seek)	9-12 months	Social & Emotional
Drops objects to pick up	month 9	Social & Emotional
Cruises along furniture	9-12 months	Gross Motor
Picks up small objects	9-12 months	Fine Motor
Holds cup and drinks from it	9-12 months	Fine Motor
Connects words and objects	9-12 months	Cognitive
Imitates rhythms of speech	9-12 months	Speech & Language
Does not always cooperate	month 9	Social & Emotional
Withdraws from strangers	month 9	Social & Emotional
Leans over while standing, supported	month 11	Gross Motor
Squats and stoops	11-12 months	Gross Motor
Lifts lids from boxes	11-12 months	Fine Motor
Speaks a few intelligible words	11-12 months	Speech & Language
Asserts himself among siblings	month 11	Social & Emotional
Deliberately places objects	11-12 months	Fine Motor
Unties shoelaces	month 11	Fine Motor
Nests cups or boxes	11-12 months	Cognitive
Tries to avoid disapproval	11-12 months	Social & Emotional
Shows guilt	11-12 months	Social & Emotional
Pulls off his shoes and socks	month 11	Fine Motor
Babbles with full inflection	11-12 months	Speech & Language
Seeks approval	month 11	Social & Emotional
May prefer one hand	month 11	Fine Motor
Remembers events for longer periods	month 11	Cognitive
Has favorite people and objects	month 11	Social & Emotional
Reacts to separation from parents	month 11	Social & Emotional
Resists being fed	month 11	Social & Emotional
Fears strange people and places	month 11	Social & Emotional
Insists on feeding himself	month 11	Social & Emotional

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Milestone ?	Age Range ?	Development Area ?
Sleeps through the night	9 weeks - 6 months	Physical
Recognizes family members	12 weeks - 6 months	Social & Emotional
Sits with support	3-6 months	Gross Motor
Rolls over	3-6 months	Gross Motor
May start solid foods	3-8 months	Physical
Balances his head steadily	3-6 months	Gross Motor
Makes more sounds	3-8 months	Cognitive
Lifts all limbs while on tummy	3-6 months	Gross Motor
Giggles and laughs	3-6 months	Social & Emotional
Is attached to parents	3-6 months	Social & Emotional
Deliberately imitates others	5-6 months	Cognitive
Grasps a large toy ring	5-6 months	Fine Motor
Turns in all directions	5-6 months	Gross Motor
Sits with support for longer periods	5-6 months	Gross Motor
Can discriminate himself from others in a mirror	5-6 months	Cognitive
Looks for a fallen object	5-6 months	Cognitive
Recognizes part of an object	5-6 months	Cognitive
Smiles at himself in mirror	5-6 months	Social & Emotional
Experiments with means to a goal	9-24 months	Cognitive
Walks without help	9-18 months	Gross Motor
Lowers himself from standing	11-14 months	Gross Motor
Takes one step, unassisted	11-12 months	Gross Motor
Stands on his toes	11-12 months	Gross Motor
Carries spoon to his mouth	11-12 months	Fine Motor
Takes two steps, unassisted	11-14 months	Gross Motor
Walks, holding a wheeled toy	11-24 months	Gross Motor
Identifies animals in pictures	11-12 months	Cognitive
Gives a kiss upon request	11-12 months	Social & Emotional
Turns pages of a book	11-24 months	Cognitive