| Following is an estimated timeline of | | | | - Can handle some self-feeding |
| developmental achievements for your child. Please | | | | - Drinks from a cup |
| note that all children develop differently and the | | | | - Use voice inflection |
| purpose of this timeline is to provide an indication | | | | - Able to say 5 to 10 words |
| as to how your child should be developing from | | | | - Scribbles with crayons |
| birth through age 5. | | | | 1 ½ to 2 Years: |
| 1 Month: | | | | - May begin to run |
| - Lifts head a little when lying on stomach | | | | - Begins to climb up and down stairs |
| - Responds to sound | | | | - Comprehends easy instructions |
| - Stares at faces | | | | - Can use a fork and a spoon |
| - Follows objects | | | | - Able to throw a ball underhand |
| - Makes sounds - oohs and ahhs | | | | - Can pretend play |
| - Can see black-and-white patterns | | | | - Attempts to take off own clothes with |
| - Holds head at a 45-degree angle | | | | assistance |
| 2 Months: | | | | - Learns words at a rapid rate (approximately 10 |
| - Vocalizes more sounds - gurgling and cooing | | | | words per day) |
| - Holds head up briefly at a 45-degree angle | | | | - Can form 2- to 3-word sentences |
| - Smiles and laughs in response to others smiling | | | | - Able to throw a ball overhand |
| at them | | | | - Can kick a ball forward |
| - Movements become smoother | | | | - Can build a short block tower |
| - Rolls onto side | | | | - Begins to sing simple songs |
| 3 Months: | | | | 2 to 2 ½ Years: |
| - Holds head steady | | | | - Can name approximately 6 body parts on a doll |
| - Recognizes your face and scent | | | | - Talks about likes and dislikes |
| - Vocalizes more sounds - squealing | | | | - "Why?" "Why?" "Why?" |
| - Able to push up with arms when lying on | | | | - Has mastered walking up and down stairs |
| stomach | | | | - Shares toys when asked |
| - Turns toward loud sounds | | | | - Turns pages in a book |
| - Bears weight on legs | | | | - Combines more words together to form simple |
| - Able to roll over | | | | sentences |
| - Shows active arm and leg movement | | | | - Begins to draw straight lines |
| - Able to track moving objects with their eyes | | | | - Washes and dries hands and brushes teeth with |
| 4 Months: | | | | help |
| - Able to grasp toys | | | | - Gets dressed and undressed with help |
| - Reaches out for objects | | | | - Speaks clearly most of the time |
| - Rolling over from front-to-back and | | | | - Able to balance on one foot |
| back-to-front | | | | 2 ½ to 3 Years: |
| - Imitates speech sounds | | | | - Hops and skips |
| 5 Months: | | | | - Can build a tall block tower |
| - Able to distinguish between bold colors | | | | - Begins toilet training |
| - Plays with hands and feet | | | | - Expresses emotions |
| - Turns toward new sounds | | | | - Able to name a few colors |
| - Recognizes own name | | | | - Draws a circle |
| - May cut first tooth | | | | - Gets dressed without help |
| - Laughs out loud | | | | - Separates fairly easily from parents |
| - Likes to play | | | | 3 Years: |
| 6 Months: | | | | - Begins conflict resolution |
| - Turns toward sounds and voices | | | | - Able to dress and undress themselves |
| - Blows bubbles | | | | - Cooperates and shares with other children |
| - Changes objects from hand-to-hand and from | | | | - Engages in pretend play, such as being "mom" or |
| hand-to-mouth | | | | "dad" |
| - Sits with little support | | | | - Demonstrates independent behavior |
| - Begins to eat solid foods | | | | - Tends to be toilet trained |
| 7 to 9 Months: | | | | 4 Years: |
| - Sits without support and changes position | | | | - Wants to be like their friends and please their |
| - Reaches for objects with a sweeping motion | | | | friends |
| - Imitates sounds (babbles) | | | | - Can distinguish fantasy from reality |
| - Begins to make word-like sounds | | | | - May enjoy singing, dancing and acting |
| - Begins to lunge forward and crawl | | | | - Able to comply more with rules |
| - Stands or cruises while holding onto furniture | | | | - Can be demanding or eagerly cooperative |
| - Points at objects, bangs objects together and | | | | 5 Years: |
| passes objects from hand-to-hand | | | | - Runs on tiptoes |
| - Picks things up via a thumb-finger pinching-type | | | | - Understands concept of "yesterday," "today" |
| grasp | | | | and "tomorrow" |
| 10 to 12 Months: | | | | - Prints capital letters |
| - Responds to their name | | | | - Recognizes their name when printed |
| - Waves goodbye | | | | - Uses sentence structure with correct grammar |
| - Pull themselves up into a standing position | | | | - Plays well with others |
| - Crawls well, cruises and takes a few steps | | | | - Able to put their shoes on the correct feet |
| - Understands the concept of "no" | | | | To reiterate, this is an estimated timeline of |
| - Can nod their head to indicate "yes" | | | | developmental achievements for your child as all |
| - Uses gestures to indicate what they want or | | | | children develop differently. The purpose of this |
| need | | | | timeline is to provide an indication as to how your |
| - Able to say "mama" and "dada" | | | | child should be developing from birth through age |
| 1 to 1 ½ Years: | | | | 5. |
| - Able to walk without support | | | | |