Developmental Milestones for Infants

 

	Developmental Milestones†
	Gross motor	Fine motor	Cognitive, Linguistic and communication	Social-Emotional
2 months of age	*Lift head	*Follow to midline	*Vocalize	*Smile responsively
4 months of age	*Sit – head steady	*Grasp rattle	*Laugh	*Regard own hand
6 months of age	*Roll over	*Reach	*Turn to rattling sound	*Work for toy (out of reach)
9 months of age	*Stand holding on	*Pass cube (transfer)	*Single syllables	*Feed self
12 months of age	*Pull to stand	*Bang 2 cubes held in hands	*Imitate vocalization/sounds *Babbling	*Pointing to indicate object of interest *Play pat-a-cake
†More than 90% of children pass this item at indicated age. In infants born preterm, please account for corrected age [chronological age (in weeks) minus weeks born before 40 weeks gestation] when considering development. Source: Child Development theme in Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Third Edition.