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Pediatric developmental milestones
From WikEM
Age (months) | Motor | Visual/Problem Solving | Language | Social |
1 | slight head raise | visually fixes | alert to sound | regards face |
2 | holds up head | visually follows past midline | social smile | recognizes parent |
3 | holds head steady | responds to visual threat | coos | reaches fo objects |
4 | rolls front to back | reaches with arms in unison | laughs, orients to voice | looks around environment |
5 | sits supported | transfers objects | "ah-goo" | |
6 | sits unsupported | unilateral reach | babbles | recognizes strangers |
7 | creeps | inspects objects | orients to bell | finger-feeds |
8 | crawls | inspects objects | Mama/dada | |
9 | pulls to stand | pincer grasp, holds bottle | Mama/dada descriminately | explores environment |
12 | walks alone | mature pincer grasp | 2 additional words | comes when called |
15 | creeps up stairs | scribbles, 2-block tower | 4-6 words | uses spoon independently |
18 | runs, throws from standing | 3-block tower | 2 word combinations | plays with other children |
21 | squats, walks up stairs | 5-block tower | 50 words | asks for food/toilet |
24 | walks up & down steps | removes shoes, pants, etc | pronouns | parallel play |