Developmental Milestones

• Follows moving toys or faces with their eyes
• Able to lift or raise head from surface when lying on tummy
• Responds to loud noises
• Makes sounds like cooing, gurgling, sighing, and grunting
• Cries differently for different needs
• Reaches or grasps toys, rattles, or hair
• Follows moving toys or faces with their eyes
• Able to lift or raise head from surface when lying on tummy
• Responds to loud noises
• Makes sounds like cooing, gurgling, sighing, and grunting
• Cries differently for different needs
• Reaches or grasps toys, rattles, or hair

• Turns head and moves eyes to voices or sounds
• Rolls over front-to-back and back-to-front
• Babbles, squeals, and makes speech like sounds such as “p”, “b”, and “m”
• Pays attention to music, notices toys that make sounds
• Holds toys, puts toys in mouth, and can help hold the bottle during feedings

• Moves toys from one hand to the other hand
• Can sit unassisted for five minutes
• Copies sounds or gestures
• Responds to name
• Likes to play peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake
• Starts to crawl by pulling self up and kicking legs

• Recognizes common words (cup, juice, shoe)
• Can say one or two words (bye-bye, mama, dada)Grabs small objects with thumb and index finger
• Removes socks and cooperates with dressing activities
• Able to crawl, pull up on furniture, and take some steps without assistance
• Responds to simple requests (come here)
• Can drink from a cup with help

• Uses some 2-word questions (Where kitty?, Go bye-bye?, What’s that?)
• Can point to some body parts when asked, points to pictures in a book when named
• Follows simple commands (roll the ball, kiss the baby, where’s your shoe?)
• Walks alone without assistance, can keep balance when stepping off objects
• Says “no” often
• Likes to pretend play
• Can throw a small ball, scribbles on paper, and uses spoon with some success

• Walking, jumping with both feet, and better at running
• Able to kick and throw a ball
• Able to walk up and down steps with alternate feet while holding someone’s hand
• Uses 2-3 word sentences to talk about or ask for things
• Speech is understood by familiar listeners most of the time
• Can follow 2 step direction (Get the book and put it on the table)
• Answers simple questions
• Repeats simple rhymes and songs
• Puts their clothes on by themselves (3 yrs.)

• Hears you when you call from another room
• Understands simple questions (who, what, where, why)
• Talks about activities at school or at friends’ homes
• Uses sentences that have 4 or more words
• Talks easily without repeating sounds and outside people understand
• Able to cut paper into 2 pieces, traces lines, can unbutton buttons
• Can pedal and steer tricycle
• Bathes self (4-5 yrs.)

• Can pay attention to short story and answer question about it
• Hears and understands most of what is said at home and at school
• Uses sentences that give more detail (I like to read my books)
• Tells stories and sticks to topic
• Communicates easily with other children and adults
• Learning to ride a two-wheeled bicycle
• Able to skip, run, gallop, and stop
• Able to engage in tumbling, swimming, swinging, and ball games
• Has friends and a social group at school, neighborhood, outside activities
• Chooses own clothing, can make a sandwich, can assist with household chores

• Follows moving toys or faces with their eyes
• Able to lift or raise head from surface when lying on tummy
• Responds to loud noises
• Makes sounds like cooing, gurgling, sighing, and grunting
• Cries differently for different needs
• Reaches or grasps toys, rattles, or hair
• Follows moving toys or faces with their eyes
• Able to lift or raise head from surface when lying on tummy
• Responds to loud noises
• Makes sounds like cooing, gurgling, sighing, and grunting
• Cries differently for different needs
• Reaches or grasps toys, rattles, or hair

• Turns head and moves eyes to voices or sounds
• Rolls over front-to-back and back-to-front
• Babbles, squeals, and makes speech like sounds such as “p”, “b”, and “m”
• Pays attention to music, notices toys that make sounds
• Holds toys, puts toys in mouth, and can help hold the bottle during feedings

• Moves toys from one hand to the other hand
• Can sit unassisted for five minutes
• Copies sounds or gestures
• Responds to name
• Likes to play peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake
• Starts to crawl by pulling self up and kicking legs

• Recognizes common words (cup, juice, shoe)
• Can say one or two words (bye-bye, mama, dada)Grabs small objects with thumb and index finger
• Removes socks and cooperates with dressing activities
• Able to crawl, pull up on furniture, and take some steps without assistance
• Responds to simple requests (come here)
• Can drink from a cup with help

• Uses some 2-word questions (Where kitty?, Go bye-bye?, What’s that?)
• Can point to some body parts when asked, points to pictures in a book when named
• Follows simple commands (roll the ball, kiss the baby, where’s your shoe?)
• Walks alone without assistance, can keep balance when stepping off objects
• Says “no” often
• Likes to pretend play
• Can throw a small ball, scribbles on paper, and uses spoon with some success

• Walking, jumping with both feet, and better at running
• Able to kick and throw a ball
• Able to walk up and down steps with alternate feet while holding someone’s hand
• Uses 2-3 word sentences to talk about or ask for things
• Speech is understood by familiar listeners most of the time
• Can follow 2 step direction (Get the book and put it on the table)
• Answers simple questions
• Repeats simple rhymes and songs
• Puts their clothes on by themselves (3 yrs.)

• Hears you when you call from another room
• Understands simple questions (who, what, where, why)
• Talks about activities at school or at friends’ homes
• Uses sentences that have 4 or more words
• Talks easily without repeating sounds and outside people understand
• Able to cut paper into 2 pieces, traces lines, can unbutton buttons
• Can pedal and steer tricycle
• Bathes self (4-5 yrs.)

• Can pay attention to short story and answer question about it
• Hears and understands most of what is said at home and at school
• Uses sentences that give more detail (I like to read my books)
• Tells stories and sticks to topic
• Communicates easily with other children and adults
• Learning to ride a two-wheeled bicycle
• Able to skip, run, gallop, and stop
• Able to engage in tumbling, swimming, swinging, and ball games
• Has friends and a social group at school, neighborhood, outside activities
• Chooses own clothing, can make a sandwich, can assist with household chores

• Looks at things for a moment
• Grasps objects for a brief time
• Reaches objects with both hands
• Shakes objects while holding
• Hands reach mouth

• Holds objects
• Starts to bang objects on surfaces
• Can strike two objects together
• Uses both hands while playing

• Begins to prod objects
• Holds objects with ease
• Doodles and draws
• Starts to take off socks
• Starts to use a spoon
• Begins to write and create shapes on paper

• Can cut using scissors
• Can color with colored pencils
• Can solve puzzles, 2 years appropriate
• Can unwrap things
• Can hold pen in hand
• Can trace some shapes

• Can put finger on nose tip
• Grasp is stable and purposeful
• Brushes teeth by self
• Can wash and dry face
• Can copy shapes
• Colors inside lines of shape

• Lifts head while on stomach
• Tilts head from side to side
• Holds head up to look at things
• Rolls from stomach to backside

• Begins to sit by self
• Rolls from backside to stomach
• Starts attempt at crawling
• Briefly holds body up
• Starts to crawl
• Stands at furniture

• Lets go of furniture and can stand on two feet
• Can walk along edge of furniture
• Can walk holding a person’s hand
• Begins to throw objects
• Starts to walk alone
• Begins to jump
• Throws balls
• Squats
• Can walk backwards

• Bounces and kicks large ball
• Jumps
• Runs easily
• Can remain on one foot
• Can ride a tricycle
• Can catch a ball with both hands

• Stands on one foot for prolonged time
• Can skip
• Can jump on one foot
• Can throw ball over own head
• Can catch ball
• Can jump a greater distance

• Suck-swallow reflex
• Beginning to bring hand to mouth

• Takes in a spoonful of pureed food without choking
• Opens mouth when food is approaching
• Begins to feed self with fingers

• Begins to eat ground or finely chopped foods
• Tries to start feeding with a spoon, but turns it over

• Consumes all textures
• Can drink using straw
• Primarily feeds self

• Uses fork independently
• Holds cup with one hand
• Drinks without spillage

• Becomes the helper in the kitchen

• Recognize himself/herself in the mirror or photograph and smile or make faces at himself/herself
• Begin to say ‘no’ to bedtime and other requests
• Imitate adults’ actions and words (e.g. chores)
• Understand words and commands, and respond to them
• Hug and kiss parents, familiar people and pets
• Bring things to “show” other people
• Begin to be helpful around the house
• Begin to feel jealousy when she is not the center of attention
• Show frustration easily
• May play next to another child, but will not really share until 3 or 4 years of age
• Be able to play alone for a few minutes
• React to changes in daily routines
• Share a piece of food
• Develop a range of emotions (may have tantrums, show aggression by biting, etc)
• Start to assert independence by preferring to try do things “by myself”, without help

Red Flags for Social-Emotional Development (2 years)

Red Flags for Social-Emotional Development (3 years)