Resources Month by Month · Milestones & Development

Milestones & growth, age by age.

Milestones describe what most children do by a given age, not a pass-or-fail test. These guides follow development age by age using the CDC's Learn the Signs. Act Early. milestones and WHO growth standards, with clear notes on when to act early and check in with your pediatrician. Every child develops at their own pace.

Year 1

NewbornNewborn milestones & reflexes: the first month→ 1 month1-month milestones: first social cues→ 2 months2-month milestones: the social smile→ 3 months3-month milestones: hands, coos & head control→ 4 months4-month milestones (CDC): rolling & reaching→ 5 months5-month milestones: sitting with support→ 6 months6-month milestones (CDC): sitting & transferring→ 7 months7-month milestones: babbling & object permanence→ 8 months8-month milestones: crawling & pincer grasp→ 9 months9-month milestones (CDC): gestures & name response→ 10 months10-month milestones: cruising & first words→ 11 months11-month milestones: pointing & understanding no→ 12 months12-month milestones (CDC): first words & walking→

Year 2

15 months15-month milestones (CDC): words & following directions→ 18 months18-month milestones (CDC): pretend play & running→ 21 months21-month development: vocabulary & independence→ 2 years2-year milestones (CDC): phrases & toilet readiness→

3–6 yr

3 years3-year milestones + potty training readiness→ 4 years4-year milestones (CDC): storytelling & friendships→ 5 years5-year milestones (CDC): school readiness→ 6 yearsThe 6-year-old: growth, skills & when to check in→

Behavior, potty & screens

18–36 moPotty training readiness: 10 signs + how to start→ 1–4 yrToddler tantrums by age: what actually works→ 0–5 yrScreen time by age: the real AAP guidance→ 3–5 yrPreschool readiness: the skills that matter→ 1–4 yrSpeech milestones 12-48 months & the late talker→
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