1 Important developmental milestones

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Important developmental milestones

1 month

• Turns head to sound

2 months  

• Social Smile

3 months

• Neck holding (i.e No head lag - but sways)
• Grasp reflex disappear 
• Recognizes mother
• Cooing

4 months

• Goes for objects

5 months 

• Sits with support
• Bidextrous grasp
• Complete head control (no swaying)

5-6 months

• Babbling

6 months 

• Rolling in bed
• Monosyllables ( ma , ba )

6-7 months

• Transfer objects 
• Palmar grasp
• Smiles at mirror image
• Depth perception starts (fully at 6-7 years)

8 months 

• Sit without support

9 months 

• Crawling
• Pincer grasp
• Waves bye bye
• Stranger anxiety
• Bisyllables (ma-ma , ba-ba)
• Peek a boo

10 months

• Creeping
• Points to objects

12 months

• Stand without support
• Turns 2 pages at a time
• 2 words with meaning

13 months

• Walk without support
• Casting (Picks up things and throw)

15 months

• Self feed with spoon
• Tower of 2 cubes

18 months

• Self feed with cup
• Tower of 3-4 cubes
• 10 words with meaning

2 years 

• Walk upstairs
• Turns 1 page at a time
• Tower of 6-7 cubes
• Train
• Dry by day (bladder control)
• Simple sentences with 2 words
• Age with highest risk of self poisoning

2.5 years

• Train with chimney

3 years

• Ride tricycle
• Tower of 9 cubes
• Bridge
• Circle
• Dry by night 
• Dress and undress under supervision
• Knows age and gender
• Handedness
• Identify colors

4 years

• Rectangle
• Dress and undress without supervision
• Tells story

5 years 

• Skip off both feet
• Triangle
• Know 4 color

6 years

• Makes Steps

6-7 years 

• Depth perception fully developed

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