NEWBORN – 4 YEARS OLD DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF YOUR CHILD’S LIFE YOU SHOULD MONITOR THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GROWING AND DEVELOPING AT THE PROPER RATE. READ BELOW TO SEE SOME OF THESE IMPORTANT MILESTONES!
BIRTH – 6 MONTHS OLD
– SMILES AT PEOPLE AND LOOKS AT PARENTS
– CAN FOLLOW THINGS WITH EYES
– CAN HOLD HEAD UP AND BEGINS TO PUSH WHEN LAYING ON STOMACH
– BABBLES
– RESPONDS TO OTHER’S EMOTIONS AND OFTEN SEEMS HAPPY
– LOOKS AROUND AT NEARBY THINGS
– BEGINS TO SIT WITHOUT SUPPORT
– START READING TO YOUR CHILD
1 YEARS OLD – 2 YEARS OLD
– EXPLORES ALONE WITH PARENTS CLOSE BY
– SAYS SEVERAL SINGLE WORDS
– CAN FOLLOW SIMPLE COMMANDS SUCH AS “SIT DOWN”
– STARTS TO PLAY WITH OTHER CHILDREN
– SAYS SHORT SENTENCES OR PHRASES
– CAN NAME ITEMS IN A BOOK SUCH AS ANIMALS
– BEGINS TO RUN
– CONTINUE READING TO YOUR CHILD
6 MONTHS OLD – 1 YEARS OLD
– MAY BE AFRAID OF STRANGERS
– USES FINGERS TO POINT AT THINGS
– CAN SIT WITHOUT SUPPORT AND IS CRAWLING
– REPEATS SOUNDS OR ACTION TO GET ATTENTION
– MAY CRY WHEN PARENTS LEAVE
– FOLLOWS SIMPLE DIRECTIONS
– MAY TAKE A FEW STEPS WITHOUT SUPPORT
– CONTINUE READING TO YOUR CHILD
2 YEARS OLD – 4 YEARS OLD
– SHOWS A WIDE RANGE OF EMOTIONS
– CAN CARRY ON A SIMPLE CONVERSATION
– CLIMBS WELL
– ENJOYS DOING NEW THINGS
– COOPERATES WELL WITH OTHER CHILDREN
– UNDERSTANDS TIME AND COUNTING
– CAN CATCH A BALL MOST OF THE TIME
– CONTINUE READING TO CHILD
