Developmental milestones of the first year

By 2 months a baby should​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Make sounds other than crying
• Smile when you talk to or smile at her
• Look at a toy for several seconds
• Hold head up when on tummy
• Giggles when you try to make him/her laugh
• Hold head steady without support

By 4 months a baby should​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Make sounds back when you talk to him
• Smile on his own to get your attention
• Look at her hands with interest
• Push up onto elbows/forearms when on tummy
• Like to look at self in a mirror
• Blow “raspberries” (sticks tongue out and blows)

By 6 months a baby should ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Know familiar people
• Take turns making sounds with you
• Close lips to show she doesn’t want more food
• Roll from tummy to back
• Look when you call her name
• Look for objects when dropped out of sight

By 9 months a baby should​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• React when you leave (looks, reaches for you, or c
• Make a lot of different sounds like “mamamama” and
• Sit without support
• Bang two things together
• Drink from a cup without a lid, as you hold it
• Understand “no” (pauses briefly or stops when you

By 12 months a child should​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Put items in a container, like a block in a cup
• Play games with you, like pat-a-cake
• Call a parent “mama” or “dada” or another special
• Walk, holding on to furniture
• Copies other children while playing
• Looks at a familiar object when you name it