Developmental Milestones

Infancy: Birth to 1 Year

Physical Development (Infancy)

Newborn - reflexes3 mos. - Holds up head6 mos. - Teething; eye-hand coordination; rolls

over; sits (with support)EVERYTHING GOES INTO MOUTH!9 mos. - creep or crawl12 mos. – stands alone; may walk; finger feeds

self; may undress; drinks from cup; picks up objects

Intellectual Development (Infancy)

Birth to 2 yrs.- sensory-motor stage- learns from senses; egocentric; starts to learn cause and effect; attention span improves

6 mos.- out of sight, out of mind; recognizes own name

8 to 12 mos.- object permanence (things exist after they are gone from sight)

1 yr.- knows parts of body; likes to look at picture books

Language Development (Infancy)

Birth- cries to communicate6 mos.- babbling; imitates soundsInterrelated with physical (hearing; tongue

& mouth muscles; speech center in brain)Interrelated with social-emotional

(relationship with parents/caregivers)Repeated syllables – single words – run-

together words

Emotional Development (Infancy)

Develops trust in primary caregivers Needs unconditional loveBaby thrives when kept warm, dry, fed,

& loved

Social Development (Infancy)

3 mos.- smile; peek-a-boo, pat-a-cake7 mos.- recognizes difference between

familiar & unfamiliar faces8 mos.- stranger anxiety (scream at

unfamiliar face – improved memory)“Freedom within limits”

Moral Development (Infancy)

N/A - Does not apply!