Development-- All Categories -- By Time

Question 0

2 months

Answer 0

Gross motor: NOTHING NEW
Fine (“visual”) motor: NOTHING NEW
Language: Smiles responsively
Social: Recognizes parents

Question 1

1 month

Answer 1

Gross motor: raises head slightly from prone
Fine (“visual”) motor: follows with eyes to midline only; tight grasp
Language: Alerts/startles to sound
Social: fixes on face

Question 2

3 months

Answer 2

Gross motor: Holds head up
Fine (“visual”) motor: Grasps with both hands together
Language: Coos
Social: reaches for familiar objects or people

Question 3

4-5 months

Answer 3

Gross motor: rolls front to back and back to front; sits well UNsupported
Fine (“visual”) motor: Grasps with both hands together
Language: orients to voice
Social: Enjoys observing environment

Question 4

6 months

Answer 4

Gross motor: Sits well unsupported
Fine (“visual”) motor: Transfers hand to hand; reaches with either hand
Language: Babbles
Social:Recognizes strangers

Question 5

9 months

Answer 5

Gross motor: Crawls, cruises, pulls to stand
Fine (“visual”) motor: Uses pincer grasp; finger-feeds
Language: Begins to use “dada/mama”; understands “no”
Social:Plays pat-a-cake

Question 6

12 months

Answer 6

Gross motor: Walks alone
Fine (“visual”) motor: Throws, releases objects
Language: 1-8 words other than “mama/dada”; follows one-step commands
Social: Imitates; comes when called; cooperates with dressing

Question 7

15 months

Answer 7

Gross motor: Walks backward; creeps upstairs
Fine (“visual”) motor: Builds two block tower; scribbles
Language: NOTHING NEW
Social: NOTHING NEW

Question 8

18 months

Answer 8

Gross motor: Runs
Fine (“visual”) motor: Feeds self (messily) with utensils
Language: Points to body parts when asked
Social: Plays around (not with) other children

Question 9

24 months

Answer 9

Gross motor: Walks well up and down stairs; squats and recovers
Fine (“visual”) motor: removes clothing; builds 5 block tower
Language: Understands 2-step commands; stranger understands half of speech; two-word combinations
Social: Parallel play

Question 10

36 months

Answer 10

Gross motor: Pedals tricycle; throws ball overhand
Fine (“visual”) motor: Draws a circle
Language: Three-word sentences; uses plurals; pronouns; past tense; knows first and last names; stranger understands 3/4 of speech
Social: Group play; shares

Question 11

48 months

Answer 11

Gross motor: Alternates feet going downstairs; skips
Fine (“visual”) motor: Catches ball; dresses alone
Language: 100% of speech intelligible
Social: Imaginative play

Question 12

60 months

Answer 12

Gross motor: NOTHING NEW
Fine (“visual”) motor: Ties shoes
Language: Prints first name
Social: Plays competitive games; understands rules and abides by them