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ACT Early Milestone Moments Milestone Moments Learn the Signs. Act Early. Learn the Signs. Act Early. www.cdc.gov/milestones 1-800-CDC-INFO Adapted from CARING FOR YOUR BABY AND YOUNG CHILD: BIRTH TO AGE 5, Fifth Edition, edited by Steven Shelov and Tanya Remer Altmann © 1991, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2009 by the American Academy of Pediatrics and You can follow your child’s development by watching how he or BRIGHT FUTURES: GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH SUPERVISION OF INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS, Third she plays, learns, speaks, and acts. Edition, edited by Joseph Hagan, Jr., Judith S. Shaw, and Paula M. Duncan, 2008, Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. Special acknowledgements to Susan P. Berger, PhD; Jenny Burt, PhD; Margaret Greco, MD; Katie Green, MPH, Look inside for milestones to watch for in your child and how you CHES; Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH; Lara Robinson, PhD, MPH; Camille Smith, MS, EdS; Julia Whitney, BS; and can help your child learn and grow. Rebecca Wolf, MA. Centers for Disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/milestones www.cdc.gov/milestones 1-800-CDC-INFO 1-800-CDC-INFO 220788 Milestone Moments How your child plays, learns, speaks, and acts offers important clues about your child’s development. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. The lists that follow have milestones to look for when your child is: 2 Months ............................................................... page 3 – 6 Check the milestones your child has reached at each age. 4 Months ............................................................... page 7 –10 Take this with you and talk with your child’s doctor at every visit about the milestones your child has reached and what to 6 Months ............................................................... page 11 –14 expect next. 9 Months ............................................................... page 15 –18 1 Year..................................................................... page 19 –22 18 Months (1½ Years) ........................................... page 23 –26 2 Years................................................................... page 27 –30 3 Years................................................................... page 31 –34 For more information, 4 Years................................................................... page 35 –38 go to www.cdc.gov/milestones 5 Years................................................................... page 39 –42 1 Learn the Signs. Act Early. www.cdc.gov/milestones | 1-800-CDC-INFO 2 Talk with your child’s doctor at every visit about the milestones Your Baby at 2 Months your child has reached and what to expect next. What babies do at this age Social/Emotional How you can help your baby’s development q Can briefly calm himself q Begins to smile at people ➔ Cuddle, talk, and play with your baby during feeding, dressing, and bathing. (may bring hands to mouth and q Tries to look at parent ➔ Help your baby learn to calm herself. It’s okay for her to suck on suck on hand) her fingers. ➔ Begin to help your baby get into a routine, such as sleeping at night more Language/Communication than in the day, and have regular schedules. ➔ Getting in tune with your baby’s likes and dislikes can help you feel more q Coos, makes gurgling sounds q Turns head toward sounds comfortable and confident. ➔ Act excited and smile when your baby makes sounds. Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) ➔ Copy your baby’s sounds sometimes, but also use clear language. q Pays attention to faces q Begins to act bored (cries, fussy) ➔ Pay attention to your baby’s different cries so that you learn to know what q Begins to follow things with eyes if activity doesn’t change he wants. and recognize people at a distance ➔ Talk, read, and sing to your baby. ➔ Play peek-a-boo. Help your baby play peek-a-boo, too. ➔ Place a baby-safe mirror in your baby’s crib so she can look at herself. 3 Learn the Signs. Act Early. www.cdc.gov/milestones | 1-800-CDC-INFO 4 Your Baby at 2 Months Movement/Physical Development How you can help your baby’s development q Can hold head up and begins q Makes smoother movements ➔ Look at pictures with your baby and talk about them. to push up when lying on with arms and legs ➔ Lay your baby on his tummy when he is awake and put toys near him. tummy ➔ Encourage your baby to lift his head by holding toys at eye level in front of him. ➔ Hold a toy or rattle above your baby’s head and encourage her to reach for it. ➔ Hold your baby upright with his feet on the floor. Sing or talk to your baby as he is upright. Act early by talking to your child’s doctor if your child: q Doesn’t respond to loud sounds q Doesn’t bring hands to mouth Tell your child’s doctor or nurse if you notice any of these signs of q Doesn’t watch things as they move q Can’t hold head up when pushing possible developmental delay for this age, and talk with someone in your up when on tummy community who is familiar with services for young children in your area, q Doesn’t smile at people such as your state’s public early intervention program. For more information, go to www.cdc.gov/concerned. 5 Learn the Signs. Act Early. www.cdc.gov/milestones | 1-800-CDC-INFO 6 Talk with your child’s doctor at every visit about the milestones Your Baby at 4 Months your child has reached and what to expect next. What babies do at this age Social/Emotional How you can help your baby’s development q Smiles spontaneously, especially q Likes to play with people and ➔ Hold and talk to your baby; smile and be cheerful while you do. at people might cry when playing stops ➔ Set steady routines for sleeping and feeding. q Copies some movements and ➔ Pay close attention to what your baby likes and doesn’t like; you will facial expressions, like smiling know how best to meet his needs and what you can do to make your or frowning baby happy. ➔ Copy your baby’s sounds. Language/Communication ➔ Act excited and smile when your baby makes sounds. q Begins to babble q Cries in different ways to show ➔ Have quiet play times when you read or sing to your baby. q Babbles with expression and hunger, pain, or being tired ➔ Give age-appropriate toys to play with, such as rattles or colorful copies sounds he hears pictures. ➔ Play games such as peek-a-boo. ➔ Provide safe opportunities for your baby to reach for toys and explore his surroundings. ➔ Put toys near your baby so that she can reach for them or kick her feet. 7 Learn the Signs. Act Early. www.cdc.gov/milestones | 1-800-CDC-INFO 8 Your Baby at 4 Months Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) How you can help your baby’s development q Lets you know if she is happy q Follows moving things with eyes ➔ Put toys or rattles in your baby’s hand and help him to hold them. or sad from side to side ➔ Hold your baby upright with feet on the floor, and sing or talk to your q Responds to affection q Watches faces closely baby as she “stands” with support. q Reaches for toy with one hand q Recognizes familiar people and q Uses hands and eyes together, things at a distance such as seeing a toy and reaching for it Movement/Physical Development q Holds head steady, unsupported q Can hold a toy and shake it and q Pushes down on legs when feet swing at dangling toys are on a hard surface q Brings hands to mouth q May be able to roll over from q When lying on stomach, pushes tummy to back up to elbows Act early by talking to your child’s doctor if your child: q Doesn’t watch things as they move q Doesn’t push down with legs Tell your child’s doctor or nurse if you notice any of these signs of q Doesn’t smile at people when feet are placed on a possible developmental delay for this age, and talk with someone in your hard surface community who is familiar with services for young children in your area, q Can’t hold head steady q Has trouble moving one or both such as your state’s public early intervention program. For more information, q Doesn’t coo or make sounds eyes in all directions go to www.cdc.gov/concerned. q Doesn’t bring things to mouth 9 Learn the Signs. Act Early. www.cdc.gov/milestones | 1-800-CDC-INFO 10 Talk with your child’s doctor at every visit about the milestones Your Baby at 6 Months your child has reached and what to expect next. What babies do at this age Social/Emotional How you can help your baby’s development q Knows familiar faces and begins q Responds to other people’s ➔ Play on the floor with your baby every day. to know if someone is a stranger emotions and often seems happy ➔ Learn to read your baby’s moods. If he’s happy, keep doing what you are q Likes to play with others, q Likes to look at self in a mirror doing. If he’s upset, take a break and comfort your baby. especially parents ➔ Show your baby how to comfort herself when she’s upset. She may suck on her fingers to self soothe. Language/Communication ➔ Use “reciprocal” play—when he smiles, you smile; when he makes sounds, you copy them. q Responds to sounds by making q Responds to own name ➔ Repeat your child’s sounds and say simple words with those sounds. sounds q Makes sounds to show joy and For example, if your child says “bah,” say “bottle” or “book.” q Strings vowels together when displeasure ➔ Read books to your child every day.
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