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1-3 months
Gross motor: Can move arms and legs
Fine motor: Keep hand tightly closed
Cognitive: comforted by human voice and music
Social: communicates with different sounds and facial expressions
Emotional: reacts to discomfort and pain by crying for assistance -
4 months
Gross motor: can maintain a sitting position for several minutes if given proper support
Fine motor: looks from object to hands to objects
Cognitive: enjoys watching hands and feet
Social: responds to continues warmth and affection
Emotional: may form an attachment to one special object -
5-6 Months
Gross motor: rolls from back to tummy
Fine motor: learns to drop an object at will
Cognitive: smiles at self in the mirror
Social: enjoys playing with children
Emotional: may begin to show fearful behavior as separateness is felt -
7 - 8 months
Gross motor: can sit up
Fine motor: is able to pick up small objects and string
Cognitive: enjoys looking through books with familiar pictures
Social: enjoys company of siblings
Emotional: expresses anger more dramatically -
9 months
Gross motor: able to move along furniture
Fine motor: uses index finger to point, lead, and poke
Cognitive: likes to look for content in a container
Social: performs for others
Emotional: may show fear of new sounds -
10 Months
Gross motor: likes to walk holding caregivers hand
Fine motor: can release grasped object instead of dropping it
Cognitive: speaks first recognizable word
Social: enjoys music
Emotional: cries less often -
11 Months
Gross motor: stands alone
Fine motor: grasps feeding utensils
Cognitive: points to body parts
Social: likes to say no and get a response from caregivers
Emotional: objects become less appealing -
12 Months
Gross motor: climbs up and down stairs
Fine motor: may show preference for one hand
Cognitive: puts nesting toys together correctly
Social: enjoys playing with siblings
Emotional: show increased negativism. May have tantrums.
