Development milestones for 7- 12 months of age
Development milestones for the first six months
Check the physical and emotional development milestones!
Physical development milestones you can expect
1 Month:
- Weight may drop after birth but will be regained quickly
- Head flops if not supported
- Stares at high contrast patterns and objects but still does not reach
- Hearing is fully developed
2 Months:
- Muscles relax and twitch less
- Lifts head about 45 degrees while lying on tummy
- Hands start to unfold
- Eyes can track close moving objects
- May roll over one way
3 Months:
- Stretches out arms and legs
- Rolls over from back to side
- Discovers feet and hands
- Holds objects longer
- May cut first tooth (third to sixth month or later)
4 Months:
- Rolls from front to side
- Lifts head about 90 degrees
- Reaches for objects
- Holds hands together
5 Months:
- Rolls over from front to back
- Grabs toes and feet
- Wiggles forward on floor
- Reaches with a good aim
- Transfers objects from hand to hand
6 Months:
- Holds head steady
- Sits with back straight
- Grasps small objects and studies them
- Rolls in both directions
- Understands that objects may be hiding behind one another
Emotional development milestones you can expect
1 Month:
- Enjoys eye contact
- Smiles at faces
- Recognizes parent’s voices
- Begins to trust caregiver
- Cries if under or over stimulated
2 Months:
- Responsive smiling
- Enjoys visual stimulation
- Studies faces
- Cries for attention
- Persistent crying usually peaks in the second month
3 Months:
- Makes eye contact
- Smiles at faces and may laugh out loud
- Knows difference between parents and strangers
- Stops crying when you walk into the room
4 Months:
- Laughs hard when tickled
- Greets caregiver
- Starts social gestures
- May move arms to signal “pick me up”
- Enjoys social interaction
5 Months:
- Turns head toward speaker
- Watches your mouth movements
- Shows interest in colors
- Pushes away disliked actions
6 Months:
- May be shy or afraid of strangers
- Responds to own name
- Raises arms to signal “pick me up”
- Likes own reflection
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