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Social and Emotional:
Begins to smile at people camera
Language/Communication:
Coos, makes gurgling sounds
Cognitive:
Pays attention to faces
Movement/Physical Development
Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy -
Social and Emotional:
Smiles spontaneously, especially at people
Language/Communication:
Begins to babble
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Lets you know if he is happy or sad
Movement/Physical Development:
Holds head steady, unsupported -
Social and Emotional:
Knows familiar faces and begins to know if someone is a stranger
Language/Communication:
Responds to sounds by making sounds
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Looks around at things nearby
Movement/Physical Development:
Rolls over in both directions (front to back, back to front) -
Social and Emotional:
May be afraid of strangers
Language/Communication:
Understands “no”.
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Watches the path of something as it falls
Movement/Physical Development:
Stands, holding on -
Social and Emotional:
Is shy or nervous with strangers
Language/Communication:
Responds to simple spoken requests
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Finds hidden things easily
Movement/Physical Development:
Gets to a sitting position without help -
Social and Emotional:
Likes to hand things to others as play
Language/Communication:
Says several single words
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Knows what ordinary things are for; for example, telephone, brush, spoon
Movement/Physical Development:
Walks alone -
Social and Emotional:
Copies others, especially adults and older children Language/Communication:
Points to things or pictures when they are named
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Finds things even when hidden under two or three covers Movement/Physical Development:
Stands on tiptoe -
Social and Emotional:
Copies adults and friends
Language/Communication:
Follows instructions with 2 or 3 steps
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Can work toys with buttons, levers, and moving parts
Movement/Physical Development:
Climbs well -
Social and Emotional:
Enjoys doing new things
Language/Communication:
Knows some basic rules of grammar, such as correctly using “he” and “she”
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Names some colors and some numbers
Movement/Physical Development:
Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds -
Social and Emotional:
Wants to please friends
Language/Communication:
Speaks very clearly
Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving):
Counts 10 or more things
Movement/Physical Development:
Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer