Childhood Development

By roberto-franco
  • 1 Month

    1 Month

    • Makes sounds - ooh and ahhs
    • Can see black-white patterns

  • 2 Months

    • Vocalizes more sounds - gurgling and cooing
    • Smiles and laughs in response to others smiling at them
  • 3 Months

    3 Months

    • Holds head steady
    • Able to roll over

  • 4 Months

    • Able to grasp toys
    • Reaches out for objects
    • Imitates speech sounds
  • 5 Months

    5 Months

    • Plays with hands and feet
    • Turns toward new sounds
    • Laughs out loud

  • 12 Months

    • Responds to their name
    • Waves goodbye
    • Able to say "mama" and "dada"

  • 2 Years

    • Talks about likes and dislikes
    • Able to balance on one foot
  • 2 1/2 Years

    2 1/2 Years

    • Hops and skips
    • Draws a circle
    • Expresses emotions
    • Able to name a few colors
  • 3 Years

    3 Years

    • Able to dress and undress themselves
    • Tends to be toilet trained
  • 5 Years

    5 Years

    • Runs on tiptoes
    • Prints capital letters
    • Plays well with others
  • 7 Years old

    7 Years old

    • Enter the concrete-operational stage at this age.
    • Shows signs of adult thinking

  • 9 Years old

    • The final cognitive stage in Piaget's theory begins at about puberty and represents congnitive maturity. It is the formal-operational stage,