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Baby is Born
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Discovers ability to make things happen by own actions
Shows interest in new textures by rubbing fingers over surfaces
May attempt to imitate words others say
Responds to own name, comes when called -
Enjoys filling and emptying containers with small objects
May try to turn doorknobs
May climb stairs on hands and knees
Crawls over small barriers -
Begins to scribble
Builds tower of three cubes
Pushes and pulls large toys around the floor
May be able to walk sideways -
Remembers where objects belong
Has short attention span
Can point at own body parts when requested
Says “no” more often than any other word -
Holds two objects in hand easily
Builds tower of five or six blocks
Jumps forward and in place
Walks up and down stairs with help -
Can remember familiar objects without seeing them
Looks at books for longer periods of time, studying pictures
Matches sound to animals that make them
Constantly asks “what’s that?” -
Holds crayon with thumb and fingers
Can open screw-type closures
Throws ball overhead instead of tossing
Can seat self in small chair with ease -
Follows simple directions
Recognizes when picture in book is upside down
Has vocabulary of 50 or more words
Interested in sound repetition -
Opens door by turning knob
Can carefully turn pages of book one page at a time
Kicks ball forward
Enjoys running but is unable to measure sudden stops -
Becomes increasingly interested in children’s TV shows
Enjoys playing house and imitating family situations
Enjoys learning names for new objects
Vocabulary starts at 200 words and increases to 500 or more in this period -
Eats with a fork
Takes objects apart and puts them back together
Walks on tiptoes
Likes to be in constant motion -
Begins to classify objects in general categories
Recognizes self in photographs
Understands relative size (big and small)
Creates two-to-three word sentences including verbs
