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Birth-1 Month Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 5-7 oz. per week
- Grows 1.5 cm. (1/2 in.) in first month
- Head circumference increases 1.5 cm. (1/2 in.) per month
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Birth-1 Month Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- Holds hand in fist
- Draws arms and legs to body when crying
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Birth-1 Month Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Infant reflexes such as startle and rooting are predominant activity
- May lift head briefly if prone
- Alert to high-pitched voices
- Comforts with touch
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Birth-1 Month Milestones
Sensory Ability
- Prefers to look at faces and black and white geometric designs
- Follows objects in line of vision
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2-4 Months Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 5-7 oz. per week
- Grows 1.5 cm. (1/2 in.) per month
- Head circumference increases 1.5 cm (1/2 in.) per month
- Posterior fontanel closes
- Ingests 120 ml. per kg. throughout 24 hours
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2-4 Months Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- Holds rattle when placed in hand
- Looks at and plays with own fingers
- Brings hands to midline
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2-4 Months Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Moro reflex fading in strength
- Can turn from side to back and then return
- Decrease in head lag when pulled to sitting; sits with head held in midline with some bobbing
- When prone, holds head up and supports weight on forearms
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2-4 Months Milestones
Sensory Ability
- Follows objects 180 degrees
- Turns head to look for voices and sounds
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4-6 Months Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 5-7 oz. per week
- Doubles birth weight at 5-6 mos.
- Grows 1.5 cm (1/2 in.) per month
- Head circumference increases 1.5 cm (1/2 in.) per month
- Teeth may begin erupting by 6 mos.
- Ingests 100 ml. per kg. throughout 24 hours
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4-6 Months Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- Grasps rattles and other objects at will; drops them to pick up another offered object
- Mouths objects
- Holds feet and pulls to mouth
- Holds bottle
- Grasps with whole hand (palmar grasp)
- Manipulates objects
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4-6 Months Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Head held steady while sitting
- No head lag when pulled to sitting
- Turns from abdomen to back by 4 mos. then back to abdomen by 6 mos.
- When held standing, supports much of own weight
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4-6 Months Milestones
Sensory Ability
- Examines complex visual images
- Watches the course of a falling object
- Responds readily to sounds
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6-8 Months Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 3-5 oz. per week
- Grows 1 cm. per month
- Growth rate slower than first 6 mos.
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6-8 Months Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- Bangs objects held in hands
- Transfers objects from one hand to the other
- Beginning pincer grasp at times
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6-8 Months Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Most inborn reflexes extinguished
- Sits alone steadily without support by 8 mos.
- Likes to bounce on legs when held in standing position
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6-8 Months Milestones
Sensory Ability
- Recognizes own name and responds by looking and smiling
- Enjoys small and complex objects at play
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8-10 Months Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 3-5 oz. per week
- Grows 1 cm. per month
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8-10 Months Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- Picks up small objects
- Uses pincer grasp well
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8-10 Months Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Crawls or pulls whole body along the floor by arms
- Creeps using hands and knees to keep trunk off floor
- Pulls self to standing and sitting by 10 mos.
- Recovers balance when sitting
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8-10 Months Milestones
Sensory Ability
- Understands words such as "no" and "cracker"
- May say one word in addition to "mama" and "dada"
- Recognizes sound without difficulty
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10-12 Months Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 3-5 oz. per week
- Grows 1 cm. per month
- Head circumference = chest circumference
- Triples birth weight by 1 year
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10-12 Months Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- May hold crayon or pencil and make mark on paper
- Places objects in containers through holes
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10-12 Months Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Stands alone
- Walks holding onto furniture
- Sits down from standing
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10-12 Months Milestones
Sensory Ability
Plays peek-a-boo and patty cake
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1-2 Years Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 8 oz. or more per month
- Gains 3.5-5 in. during year
- Anterior fontanel closes
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1-2 Years Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- By end of second year, builds a tower of four blocks
- Scribbles on paper
- Can undress self
- Throws a ball
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1-2 Years Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Runs
- Shows growing ability to walk, finally walks with ease
- Walks up and down stairs a few months after learning to walk with ease
- Like push-and-pull toys
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1-2 Years Milestones
Sensory Ability
Visual acuity 20/50
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2-3 Years Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 3-5 lb. a year
- Grows 2-2.5 in. a year
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2-3 Years Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- Draws a circle and other rudimentary forms
- Learns to pour
- Learns to dress self
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2-3 Years Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Jumps
- Kicks ball
- Throws ball overhand
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3-6 Years Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 3-5 lb. a year
- Grows 1.5-2.5 in. per year
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3-6 Years Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- Uses scissors
- Draws circle, square, cross
- Draws at least a six-part person
- Enjoys art projects such as pasting, stringing beads, using clay
- Learns to tie shoes at end of preschool years
- Buttons
- Brushes teeth
- Uses spoon, fork, and knife
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3-6 Years Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Throws a ball overhand
- Climbs well
- Rides tricycle
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3-6 Years Milestones
Sensory Ability
- Visual acuity continues to improve
- Can focus on and learn letters and numbers
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6-12 Years Milestones
Physical Growth
- Gains 3-5 lb. a year
- Grows 1.5-2.5 in. per year
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6-12 Years Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
- Enjoys craft projects
- Plays card and board games
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6-12 Years Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- Rides two-wheeler
- Jumps rope
- Roller skates or ice skates
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6-12 Years Milestones
Sensory Ability
- Can read
- Able to concentrate for longer periods on activities by filtering out surrounding sounds
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12-18 Years Milestones
Physical Growth
- Variation in age of growth spurt
- During growth spurt, girls gain 15-55 lbs. and grow 2-8 inches.
- Boys gain approximately 15-65 lbs. and 4.5-12 in.
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12-18 Years Milestones
Fine Motor Ability
Skills are well developed
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12-18 Years Milestones
Gross Motor Ability
- New sports activities are attempted and muscle development continues
- Some lack of coordination occurs during growth spurt
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12-18 Years Milestones
Sensory Ability
Fully developed
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