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You Counted Their Fingers & Toes ... It's never
too early ...
IS THIS TYPICAL?
It's natural to be curious about your child's development.
The checklist provided here gives some signs of development usually present
at different ages. If you suspect a problem, have your child screened
by your health care provider or you can call your local Early Childhood
Intervention program.
If your child has a delay in development
ECI can help.
I'm 3 months old! I...
turn toward bright colors and lights
follow moving toys or faces with my eyes
recognize or know the bottle or breast
respond to loud or new sounds
reach for and grasp toys or hair
wiggle and kick with legs and arms
lift head and shoulders up while on stomach
smile back at parents or other family members
make sounds, like gurgling, cooing or babbling
I'm 6 months old! I...
turn toward voices
reach for toys and pick them up
roll over front-to-back and back-to-front
play with toes
help hold bottle during feedings, if bottle fed
know faces of family
babble, squeal, and repeat vowel sounds, like ooh, -ae, -e
sit by leaning on hand
I'm 9 months old! I...
copy sounds or gestures
reach for crumbs or other small things with my thumb and fingers
move toys from one hand to the other hand
when I'm on my stomach I straighten my arms to support myself
understand the word "No"
I'm 12 months old! I...
respond to my name
may be scared of strangers
look for an object if you hide it from me, even if I can't see it
crawl on my hands and knees
pull myself to a standing position
walk by holding onto furniture
can drink from a cup with your help
enjoy playing games, like peek-a-boo or patty cake
say 1 to 2 words
I'm 15 months old! I...
use gestures
like to look at pictures in a book
can hold a crayon in a fist
hand toys to you when you ask me
can point to pictures you name, if the things in the picture are familiar
to me
walk alone without help
I'm 18 months old! I...
like to pull and push things
follow simple directions
pull off shoes and socks
feed myself sometimes
step off low objects and keep balance
turn 2 to 3 pages of a book at a time
can point to one body part
can name one object
like to copy your words or actions
I'm 21 months old! I...
can name 2 objects
like to pretend-play
can put together a simple picture puzzle if it has only 2 or 3 large pieces
like to throw balls
like to play alone with toys for a short time
say "No" a lot
I'm 24 months old! I...
use 2 to 3 words together, like "No, Mommy" or "More cookies"
say names of toys and people
feed myself with a spoon
turn one page at a time
point to hair, eyes and nose when someone asks me
show affection to family members and pets
run short distances without falling
I'm 36 months old! I...
answer simple questions
walk up steps, alternating feet
put my clothes on by myself
open simple containers
like to play with other children
repeat simple rhymes and songs
use 3 to 5 word sentences
name at least one color correctly
jump in place
express my emotions
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