0-3 months

  • Able to coordinate suck, swallow, and breathe
  • Able to lifts and turn head from side to side when lying on stomach 
  • Recognizes familiar faces
  • Brings toys to mouth
  • Makes cooing sounds

3-6 months

  • Sucks thumb, hand, or pacifier
  • Rolls over (both front to back and back to front)
  • Sitting with a little support
  • Initiates social interactions
  • Explores by banging or dropping objects 
  • Pulls up to sitting position if hands are grasped 
  • Beginning to recognize own name

6-9 months

  • Swallows purees with appropriate lip closure
  • Cruising along furniture
  • Crawling on hands and knees
  • Puts arms out to request a caregiver
  • Is motivated to get to certain objects
  • Beginning to gesture and make more sounds

9-12 months

  • Chewing textured foods
  • Taking a couple steps
  • Crawling and cruising
  • Beginning to imitate sounds and facial expressions. First word
  • More consistently initiating interactions with caregivers
  • Object permanence
  • Understands and follows simple one step commands

12-18 months

  • Indicates "yes" or "no" to response questions
  • Demonstrates use of everyday items
  • Separates from caregiver in familiar setting without crying
  • Stirs with spoon
  • Uses a straw
  • Can squat and stand again while maintaining balance
  • Creeps backwards down steps
  • Fusses when diaper needs to be changed

18-24 months

  • Feeds self with spoon 
  • Can imitate vertical, horizontal, and circular lines on a paper
  • Asks for help when needed
  • Able to match pictures and sort shapes
  • Uses two word phrases

24-30 months

  • Takes off socks and shoes 
  • Jumps with feet together
  • Recognizes happy and sad emotions
  • Can tell own age
  • Identifies common objects

30-36 months

  • Pours drink into a cup with a little help
  • Can balance on one foot for a couple seconds
  • Demonstrating need for independence
  • Can do a 3-4 piece puzzle
  • Understands some "W" questions