Child Development Timeline Progress Chart
1 month - 5 years Old

1 Month most children...

• * Lift head a little when lying on stomach
• * Watch objects for a short time
• * Make "noise in throat" sounds
• * Stay away from annoying sensations such as cloth or blanket on the face

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2 Months most children...

• * Hold their head up (bobbing when supported in sitting position)
• * Closure of soft spot at the back of the head
• * Sometimes copy or respond to a smiling person
• * Roll part way to side
• * Stepping reflex (baby appears to dance or step when placed upright on solid surface) and grasp reflex (grasping a finger), disappear
• * Beginning to look at close objects
• * When on stomach, able to lift head almost 45 degrees
• * Coos
• * Crying becomes differentiated (different cries means different things)
• * Head turns from side to side with sound at the level of the ear
• * Make sounds of discomfort
• * Smiles
• * Vocal response to familiar voices

3 Months most children...

• * Lift head and chest when lying on stomach
• * Recognize bottle or breast
• * Smile when talked to
• * Show active body movement
• * Follow moving things with their eyes
• * Did you know Babies remember music they heard in the womb?

4 Months most children...

• * Hold head up for a long time without bobbing
• * Laugh out loud
• * Roll from front to back
• * Like to play
• * Grab an object held near their hand
• * Make sounds when talked to
• Teething can begin as early as 3 months and continue until a child's third birthday. Between the ages of 4 and 7 months, you'll notice your baby's first tooth pushing through the gum line. The first teeth to appear usually are the two bottom front teeth, also known as the central incisors. These are usually followed 4 to 8 weeks later by the four front upper teeth (central and lateral incisors). About a month later, the lower lateral incisors (the two teeth flanking the bottom front teeth) will appear.

6 Months most children...

• * Sit with little support
• * Respond to a friendly voice with a smile or coo
• * Roll from back to stomach
• * Turn and look at sounds
• * Change object from hand to hand and from hand to mouth

9 Months most children...

• * Sit alone and change position
• * Say "mama" and "dada"
• * Crawl
• * Respond to people they know
• * Respond to their name
• * By 10 months old babies have learned words.

12 Months most children...

• * Pull themselves to stand and may step with support
• * Can nod their head to signal "yes"
• * Give love
• * Pick things up with thumb and one finger
• * Say two or three words
• FLU and Vitamin D3 TIP - Children over the age of 1 year should take 1,000 IU per every 25 pounds of body weight per day, depending on latitude of residence, skin pigmentation, and sun exposure. On the days they are outside in the summer sun, they do not need to take any; in the winter they will need to supplement accordingly. Children over the age of 10 years old should follow instructions for adults.

15 Months most children...

• * Walk without support
• * Do some self-feeding
• * Speak and make their voice go up and down
• *Drink from a cup held by someone
• * Use four or five words

18 Months most children...

• * Walk (may run a bit)
• * Use five to ten words
• * Climb up or down one stair
• * Pull toys that have wheels
• * Mark on paper with crayons
• * Understand easy directions

2 Years most children...

• * Give toys when asked
• * Recognize a familiar picture and know if it is upside down
• * Kick large ball
• * Turn pages in a book (two or three at a time)
• * Use two or three words together, such as "more juice"

The diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of late-talking toddlers.

Parents usually become concerned that their child is having difficulty learning language around two years of age because their child either is not talking as much as other children or because they are using tantrums to communicate and express frustration. The issue of late-talking toddlers comes at a time when Autism Spectrum disorders, diagnosis of which the CDC reports soared 800 percent nationwide between 1993 and 2003, have prompted a contentious, cause-and-effect debate among academics and healthcare practitioners. The heightened awareness of Autism, coupled with misinformation, also can cause parents of developmentally-delayed children undue concern. Many of the children who are late to talk will eventually outgrow their delays by school-age. When tested in school, they may perform at the low average but still average range. We tend to think these children are simply 'late bloomers' when it comes to language learning. Concerned parents should seek an evaluation from their state's early intervention program, which is typically free of charge and must be completed in a timely manner often within 45 days of the child's referral.

3 Years most children...

• * Walk up stairs holding railing
• * Unbutton large buttons
• * Stand for a moment on one foot
• * Talk of toilet needs
• * Open doors
• * Stack objects by size
• * Ask and answer simple questions
• * Speak clearly and are understood by family members

4 Years most children...

• * Run on tiptoe
• * Understand "yesterday" and "tomorrow"
• * Print a few capital letters
• * Know their name in print
• * Use sentences with correct grammar, such as, "May I go to the store?" or "I want a big cookie."
• * Play together with others
• * Put their shoes on the correct feet

5 Years most children...

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