The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated their Developmental Milestones checklist. Parents can now download the CDC’s free Milestone Tracker app from the App Store and Google Play. The Developmental Milestones checklist are intended to help parents understand if their babies and young children are hitting important milestones in a timely manner.
2-month olds:
Social/Emotional Milestones Calms down when spoken to or picked up; Looks at your face; Seems happy to see you when you walk up to her; Smiles when you talk to or smile at her.
Language/Communication Milestones: Makes sounds other than crying; Reacts to loud sounds
Cognitive Milestones (learning, thinking, problem-solving): Watches you as you move; Looks at a toy for several seconds.
Movement/Physical Development Milestones: Holds head up when on tummy; Moves both arms and both legs; Opens hands briefly.
6-months olds:
Social/Emotional Milestones: Knows familiar people; Likes to look at self in a mirror; Laughs
Language/Communication Milestones: Takes turns making sounds with you; Blows “raspberries” (sticks tongue out and blows); Makes squealing sounds.
Cognitive Milestones (learning, thinking, problem-solving): Puts things in her mouth to explore them; Reaches to grab a toy he wants; Closes lips to show she doesn’t want more food.
Movement/Physical Development Milestones: Rolls from tummy to back; Pushes up with straight arms when on tummy; Leans on hands to support himself when sitting.
1-year olds:
Social/Emotional Milestones: Plays games with you, like pat-a-cake
Language/Communication Milestones: Waves “bye-bye”; Calls a parent “mama” or “dada” or another special name; Understands “no” (pauses briefly or stops when you say it).
Cognitive Milestones: (learning, thinking, problem solving): Puts something in a container, like a block in a cup; Looks for things he sees you hide, like a toy under a blanket.
Movement/Physical Development Milestones: Pulls to stand up: Walks, holding on to furniture; Drinks from a cup without a lid, as you hold it; Picks things up between thumb and pointer finger, like small bits of food.
For more information about Developmental Milestones, please visit the CDC website.