Milestones In Childhood
Gabrielle Gordon
Birth to 3 months
- smiles
- looking at parents
- follow objects with eyes
3 to 6 months
- fears strangers
- shows emotion
- babbles
6 to 9 months
- begins to communicate
- crawls
- makes many sounds
9 to 12 months
- waves bye-bye
- begins walking
- finds hidden objects
18 to 24 months
- infants are trying to make sense of the world
- young infants are aware of what is right in front of them
- crawling, walking, and standing are signs of cognitive development
3 to 5 years
- carry on conversations
- use scissors
- catch a bounced ball