Child Developments Ages 0-3

  • Months 1-3 : Be able to focus and stare at faces

    Be able to focus and stare at faces
  • Months 1-3 : Make gurgling sounds

    Make gurgling sounds
  • Months 1-3 : Follow close objects

    Follow close objects
  • Months 1-3 : Know familiar voices

    Know familiar voices
  • Months 1-3 : Smile, laugh, and hold head steady

    Smile, laugh, and hold head steady
  • Months 1-3 : Reach for toys and roll over

    Reach for toys and roll over
  • Months 1-3 : Recognize familiar faces

  • Months 1-3 : Lifting chest and head when on stomach

  • Months 1-3 : Respond to sound and notice bright lights

    Respond to sound and notice bright lights
  • Months 1-3 : Kick legs and discover both hands

  • Months 4-6 : Stand steady when being held

  • Months 4-6 : Laugh and smile

  • Months 4-6 : Roll over

  • Months 4-6 : Recognize familiar voices

  • Months 4-6 : Imitate sounds and gestures

  • Months 4-6 : Sit without support

  • Months 4-6 : Make more babbling and chatter sounds

  • Months 4-6 : Begin eating solid food

  • Months 4-6 : Hold simple food and feed themselves

  • Months 4-6 : Reach out for and hold toys

  • Months 4-6 : Respond to their name

  • Months 7-9 : Feed themselves finger food

  • Months 7-9 : Try to reach toys by wriggling about

  • Months 7-9 : Play simple games, like peek-a-boo

  • Months 7-9 : Imitate sounds

  • Months 7-9 : Pass toys from hand to hand and bang them together

  • Months 7-9 : Start crawling

  • Months 7-9 : Wave bye bye

  • Months 7-9 : Start saying mama and dada

  • Months 7-9 : Try to feed themselves with a spoon

  • Months 7-9 : Don't like being separated from mom and dad, wary of strangers

  • Months 7-9 : Hold onto something and stand and maybe walk

  • Months 7-9 : Drink from a cup

  • Months 10-12 : Walk holding onto furniture

  • Months 10-12 : Use pincer grasp to pick up toys

  • Months 10-12 : Knows who Mama and Dada are

  • Months 10-12 : Responds to name

  • Months 10-12 : Play simple games like patty cake and ball tossing

  • Months 10-12 : Help tidy up

  • Months 10-12 : Clap hands and wave goodbye

  • Months 10-12 : Talk baby talk incessantly

  • Months 10-12 : Say a few extra words

  • Months 10-12 : Crawl well and maybe walk a few steps

  • Months 10-12 : Can indicate needs and understand basic instructions

  • Months 10-12 : Pull off socks