Developmental Milestones

Milestones	Social	Language	Gross motor	Fine motor
1 month		Alerts to sound
2 months	Social smile	Coos
3 months	Recognizes mother		Neck holding
4 months		Laughs aloud		Bidextrous reach
5 months			Rolls over
6 months	Stranger anxiety	Monosyllable	Sits with support	Unidextrous reach
Transfers objects
8 months			Sits without support
9 months	Waves bye-bye	Bi-syllable	Stands with support	Immature pincer grasp
12 months	Comes when called
Plays simple games	1-2 words with meaning	Stands without support
Creeps
Walks with support	Mature pincer grasp
15 months	Jargon
Hugs parents
Indicates desires by pointing		Walks without support
Climbs up stairs	Imitates scribbling
Builds tower of 2 blocks
18 months	Copies parents in task
Uses spoon	8-10 word vocabulary	Runs	Scribbles
Builds tower of 3 blocks
2 years	Asks for food, drink, toilet
2-3 word sentences
Uses pronouns like I, me, you	Walks upstairs & downstairs (2 feet/step)	Builds tower of 6 blocks
Builds train with blocks
3 years	Shares toys	Asks questions Knows name & gender	Walks upstairs with alternate foot
Rides tricycle	Builds tower of 9 blocks
Copies circle

4 years	Plays cooperatively in group
Goes to toilet alone	Sings songs, poem, tells stories	Walks downstairs with alternate foot
Hops on one foot	Draws cross
Builds bridge with blocks

5 years	Helps in household tasks
Can dress & undress on own	Asks meaning of words	Can skip without falling to either side	Copies triangle
Builds gate with blocks