Baby Development

By Ian and Denise

  • 1-2 months

    When held upright can hold head steady. Babbles

  • 3-6

    Double syllable sounds. Can pull self up to sit. Lots of items in mouth.

  • 5 months-1 year

    Stands alone then falls. Looking for objects. Repeats two or three words.

  • 1 year - 18 months

    Can walk alone and pick up toys without falling over. Can recognize songs and try to join in.

  • 2 years

    Able to run, climb stairs, and join a few words into sentences.

  • 3 years

    Has imaginary friends and speaks in sentences.

  • 4 years

    Can use bathroom by themselves and can skip on one foot

  • 5 years

    Can give age, draw a stick figure, and has fluent speech

  • 6 years

    Knows rights and lefts, muscle memory of walking is complete, knows number of fingers.

  • 8 years

    Finger control, wants to know how and why things work, almost talk at an adult level

  • 10 years

    Capable of team sports, some sexual attraction