3 - 6 month old babies
- follow moving toys or faces with their eyes
- startle at loud or new sounds
- wiggle and kick with legs and arms
- lift head and shoulders while on stomach
- smile back at parents or other family members
- make sounds, like gurgling, cooing or sucking sounds
6 - 9 month old babies
- explore toys with hands and mouth
- roll over front-to-back and back-to-front
- squeal and babble different sounds
- sit by leaning on their hands
- turn their heads to voices and respond to their names
- know family members and seek their attention
- enjoy playing "peek-a-boo"
9 - 12 month old babies
- copy hand movements like "patty cake," or "bye-bye"
- pick up crumbs or other small things with their thumb and a finger
- move toys from one hand to the other hand
- crawl on hands and knees
- sit without help
- repeat sounds like "baba," "dada," "mama"
- cry when mother or father leaves
12 - 15 month old babies
- pull themselves up to a standing position
- walk by holding onto furniture
- drink from a cup with your help
- wave bye-bye
- say "mama" and "dada" and one other word
- point to objects they want
- can find a toy hidden under a cloth list
15 - 18 month old babies
- use at least three words besides "mama" and "dada"
- like to look at pictures in a book
- hold a crayon in a fist
- hand toys to you when asked
- point to pictures or objects you name
- walk without help
- dump contents out of a box
18 - 21 month old toddlers
- like to pull and push things while walking
- use pointing and words together to tell what they want
- pull off shoes and socks
- feed themselves with their fingers
- can point to one body part when asked
- use at least 10 words and repeat words you say
21 - 24 month old toddlers
- point and use words to get your attention
- like to pretend-play (talk on toy phone)
- put together a 2 or 3 piece picture puzzle
- like to throw balls
- like to play alone with toys for a short time
- say "No" a lot
- like to copy what others do
24 - 30 month old toddlers
- use 2 to 3 words together, like "No, Mommy" or "More cookies"
- use and understand at least 50 words
- feed themselves with a spoon
- enjoy being around and watching other toddlers
- show affection to family members and pets
- run short distances without falling
- pretend play with more than one step (Feed a doll, then pat and hug it.)
- show lots of feelings (joy, anger, sadness)
30 - 36 month old toddlers
- throw a ball overhand
- comfort another child who is crying
- can walk on tiptoes
- combine 2 ideas in a sentence ("I want an apple and a banana.")
- help to clean up
- ask for help when needed
- combine 2 toys in pretend play (Uses a stuffed bear as the driver of a toy car.)
- use at least 100 words
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