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LYNN VERMEIREN, LAUREN WALTHER, RYAN BOYER, LYNDA MASTERSON, ELIZABETH LANDAU Developmental Milestones 3-36 Months
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What are Developmental Milestones? Developmental milestones are a set of functional skills or age-specific tasks that most children can do at a certain age range. Although each milestone has an age level, the actual age when a normally developing child reaches that milestone can vary quite a bit. Every child is unique!
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3 Months Motor Skills lift head and chest follow a moving object or person with his eyes wiggle and kick with arms and legs Sensory and Thinking Skills turn toward sounds and light recognize bottle or breast respond to your shaking a rattle or bell Language and Social Skills make cooing, gurgling sounds smile when smiled at communicate hunger, fear, discomfort (through crying or facial expression)
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6 Months Motor Skills hold head steady when sitting with your help reach for and grasp objects explore by mouthing and banging objects pull up to a sitting position on her own if you grasp her hands Sensory and Thinking Skills open his mouth for the spoon imitate familiar actions you perform Language and Social Skills babble, making almost sing-song sounds know familiar faces laugh and squeal with delight
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12 Months Motor Skills grasp small objects by using her thumb and index or forefinger crawl on hands and knees pull himself to stand or take steps holding onto furniture Sensory and Thinking Skills copy sounds and actions you make try to accomplish simple goals (seeing and then crawling to a toy) Look for an object she watched fall out of sight (such as a spoon that falls under the table) Language and Social Skills babble, but it sometimes "sounds like" talking show affection to familiar adults understand simple commands
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18 Months Motor Skills Carry and stack objects scribble with crayons Walk without help Sensory and Thinking Skills identify an object in a picture book follow simple 1-step directions solve problems by trial and error Language and Social Skills say 8-10 words you can understand look at a person who is talking to him ask for something by pointing or by using one word
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24 Months Motor Skills Drink and feed himself bend over to pick up a toy and not fall take steps backward Sensory and Thinking Skills like to take things apart explore surroundings point to 5-6 parts of a doll when asked Language and Social Skills have a vocabulary of several hundred words act shy around strangers point to eyes, ears, or nose when you ask Take turns in play with other children
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36 Months Motor Skills Catch throw and kick objects walk up steps, alternating feet hold a crayon well use the toilet with some help Sensory and Thinking Skills pay attention for about 3 minutes avoid some dangers, like a hot stove or a moving car follow simple one-step commands Language and Social Skills play spontaneously with two or three children in a group know her first and last name use 3-5 word sentences
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