Successful intervention depends on identifying needs and providing services and supports early. The following is a checklist to see if your child is meeting the developmental milestones during the first year of life.
1st Year Developmental Milestones
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1 month
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7 months
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- Lifts head when on tummy
- Looks at faces
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- Creeps (pulls body with arm and leg kicks)
- Uses hands to pat, touch, stroke
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2 months
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8 months
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- Makes sounds — coos and gurgles
- Follows objects with eyes
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- Crawls
- Pulls self up to standing
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3 months
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9 months
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- Recognizes your face
- Holds head steady and upright
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- Says “Ma-ma” or “Da-da”
- Responds to own name
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4 months
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10 months
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- Smiles, laughs
- Rolls from back to side
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- Waves bye-bye
- Drinks from a cup when held
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5 months
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11 months
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- Holds out arms to be held
- Likes to play peek-a-boo
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- ”Walks” holding onto furniture
- Picks up small objects
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6 months
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12 months
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- Copies sounds
- Rolls over in both directions
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- Uses simple gestures
- Knows at least three words
- Finger feeds self
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