Age Physical Growth Fine Motor Skills Gross Motor Speech Sensory Social developmental
Skills Developmental Developmental level
level level
Infant (1 1 month: weight 1 month: hands 1 month: can Birth to 3 1 month: able to 1 month: sensorimotor
month to gain of 5-7 hand in fist turn head from months: cries, fixate on objects phase (stage 1) and use of
one year) ounces/week for the side to side begins to coo a distance of 8-10 reflexes (stage 2),
first 6 months, 2-4 month: when prone, about 2 months, inches, follows watches person’s face as
increase in length hands are open, lifts head vocalizes to light to midline, he or she talks to the
by 1.5 cm (.5 looks at and momentarily familiar voice becomes quiet infant
inch)/month for the plays with own during tummy upon hearing a
first 6 months, fingers time, marked 3 -6 months: voice 2 months: demonstrates
increased head head lag squeals aloud to social smile in response
circumference by 4-6 month: show pleasure, 2 months: to various stimuli
1.5 cm (.5 inch) grasps and See infant coos, vocalizes binocular fixation
monthly for the first holds rattle, reflex during play with and convergence 3 months: displays
6 months. inspects and handout for familiar people, to near objects considerable interest in
plays with infant laughs, begins to beginning, surroundings, ceases
2 month: posterior hands, plays reflexes. babble at 4-6 follows dangling crying when parent
fontanel closed. with toes, takes months toy from side to enters the room, can
objects toward 2-4 months: side when supine, recognize familiar faces
5 month: beginning the mouth, decreased 6-9 months: visually searches and objects, shows
the signs of tooth begins to hold head lag when babbling to locate sounds, awareness of strange
eruption, birth bottle pulled to resembles turns head when situations
weight doubled by sitting syllables, sound is made at
5- 6 months 6-8 months: position, vocalizes to toys ear level 4 months: demands
transfers objects during tummy and mirror attention by fussing,
6 month: birth from one hand to time able to image, takes 3 months: becomes bored if left
weight doubled by the other, begins hold head up pleasure in follows objects a alone, anticipates feeding
6 months, weight pincer grasp and support hearing own full span of 180 when sees bottle or
gain of 3-5 oz per weight on sounds, degrees, locates mother, enjoys social
, week and increase 8-10 months: forearms produces vowel sound by turning interaction, shows
in length 1 cm (3/8 uses pincer sounds and head to side and excitement with whole
inch) inch per grasp well, picks 4-6 months: chained syllables looking the same body, squeals, shows
month for the next up small objects, almost no head (dada, baba), direction interest in strange
six months, lag, balances vocalizes four stimuli, begins to show
may begin teething 10 month-12 head well in distinct vowel 4 months: memory
with eruption months: may sitting sounds, “talks” binocular vision
hold crayon or position, can when others are well established, 5 months: smile at
6-12 months: pencil and make turn from talking, by 9 beginning hand- mirror image, pats bottle
teething continues, marks on paper, abdomen to months eye coordination or breast with both
gains 3-5 oz per drops object back by 4 responds to hands, more playful,
week deliberately, months and simple verbal 5 months: increased mood swings,
back to commands, visually pursues discriminates strangers
12 month: birth 12 month: Place abdomen by 6 comprehends dropped objects, from family, vocalizes
weight tripled objects into months, when “no, no” is able to sustain displeasure when objects
container held standing visual inspection are taken away, discovers
through holes, supports 9-12 months: of object parts of the body
attempts to build weight on legs says “dada” and
2 block tower, “mama” with 6 months: 6 months: recognizes
turns pages in 6-8 months: , meaning, adjusts posture to parents and begins to
book puts feet to understands see object fear strangers, holds
mouth, sits in “bye-bye”, by arms out when wanting
high chair with 12 months says 7 months: can to be picked up, briefly
back straight, 3-4 words fixate on very searches for dropped
sits and leans besides “dada” small objects, object, begins to imitate,
forward on and “mama”, responds to own has definite likes and
both hands, comprehends name, localizes dislikes
sits alone several words, sound, taste
steadily by 8 recognizes preferences
months objects by name,
Skills Developmental Developmental level
level level
Infant (1 1 month: weight 1 month: hands 1 month: can Birth to 3 1 month: able to 1 month: sensorimotor
month to gain of 5-7 hand in fist turn head from months: cries, fixate on objects phase (stage 1) and use of
one year) ounces/week for the side to side begins to coo a distance of 8-10 reflexes (stage 2),
first 6 months, 2-4 month: when prone, about 2 months, inches, follows watches person’s face as
increase in length hands are open, lifts head vocalizes to light to midline, he or she talks to the
by 1.5 cm (.5 looks at and momentarily familiar voice becomes quiet infant
inch)/month for the plays with own during tummy upon hearing a
first 6 months, fingers time, marked 3 -6 months: voice 2 months: demonstrates
increased head head lag squeals aloud to social smile in response
circumference by 4-6 month: show pleasure, 2 months: to various stimuli
1.5 cm (.5 inch) grasps and See infant coos, vocalizes binocular fixation
monthly for the first holds rattle, reflex during play with and convergence 3 months: displays
6 months. inspects and handout for familiar people, to near objects considerable interest in
plays with infant laughs, begins to beginning, surroundings, ceases
2 month: posterior hands, plays reflexes. babble at 4-6 follows dangling crying when parent
fontanel closed. with toes, takes months toy from side to enters the room, can
objects toward 2-4 months: side when supine, recognize familiar faces
5 month: beginning the mouth, decreased 6-9 months: visually searches and objects, shows
the signs of tooth begins to hold head lag when babbling to locate sounds, awareness of strange
eruption, birth bottle pulled to resembles turns head when situations
weight doubled by sitting syllables, sound is made at
5- 6 months 6-8 months: position, vocalizes to toys ear level 4 months: demands
transfers objects during tummy and mirror attention by fussing,
6 month: birth from one hand to time able to image, takes 3 months: becomes bored if left
weight doubled by the other, begins hold head up pleasure in follows objects a alone, anticipates feeding
6 months, weight pincer grasp and support hearing own full span of 180 when sees bottle or
gain of 3-5 oz per weight on sounds, degrees, locates mother, enjoys social
, week and increase 8-10 months: forearms produces vowel sound by turning interaction, shows
in length 1 cm (3/8 uses pincer sounds and head to side and excitement with whole
inch) inch per grasp well, picks 4-6 months: chained syllables looking the same body, squeals, shows
month for the next up small objects, almost no head (dada, baba), direction interest in strange
six months, lag, balances vocalizes four stimuli, begins to show
may begin teething 10 month-12 head well in distinct vowel 4 months: memory
with eruption months: may sitting sounds, “talks” binocular vision
hold crayon or position, can when others are well established, 5 months: smile at
6-12 months: pencil and make turn from talking, by 9 beginning hand- mirror image, pats bottle
teething continues, marks on paper, abdomen to months eye coordination or breast with both
gains 3-5 oz per drops object back by 4 responds to hands, more playful,
week deliberately, months and simple verbal 5 months: increased mood swings,
back to commands, visually pursues discriminates strangers
12 month: birth 12 month: Place abdomen by 6 comprehends dropped objects, from family, vocalizes
weight tripled objects into months, when “no, no” is able to sustain displeasure when objects
container held standing visual inspection are taken away, discovers
through holes, supports 9-12 months: of object parts of the body
attempts to build weight on legs says “dada” and
2 block tower, “mama” with 6 months: 6 months: recognizes
turns pages in 6-8 months: , meaning, adjusts posture to parents and begins to
book puts feet to understands see object fear strangers, holds
mouth, sits in “bye-bye”, by arms out when wanting
high chair with 12 months says 7 months: can to be picked up, briefly
back straight, 3-4 words fixate on very searches for dropped
sits and leans besides “dada” small objects, object, begins to imitate,
forward on and “mama”, responds to own has definite likes and
both hands, comprehends name, localizes dislikes
sits alone several words, sound, taste
steadily by 8 recognizes preferences
months objects by name,
