| Social | Fine Motor/Vision | Gross Motor | Speech and Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 weeks | Smiles | Fixes and follows to the midline | Holds head when held in sitting position | Squeals |
| 2 months | Pays attention to faces; starts to cry when getting bored | Fixes and follows past the midline; hands are predominantly open | Lifts head to 45 degrees; starting to weight-bear | Cooing; turns head towards sound |
| 4 months | Likes to play with people; laughs | Reaches with one hand for objects; brings hands together | Full head control; can roll from front to back | Babbling; different cries depending on need |
| 6 months | Recognises familiar faces; may become excited when hearing steps | Transfers objects; palmar grasp; puts objects in mouth | Rolls both ways; starting to sit without support; watches hands purposefully; Drinks from a cup and feeds from a spoon | Responds to his name; makes sounds to show happiness or discomfort |
| 9 months | Stranger anxiety; separation distress; has a favourite toy; plays peek-a-boo | Uses pincer grasp to pick up a cube; looks for hidden objects; releases objects by dropping; bangs two cubes together | Crawls; pulls to stand; stands with support | Understands 'no'; copies sounds |
| 12 months | Waves; exhibits preference for his main caregiver; uses objects correctly (e.g. hairbrush, cup) | Points with index finger; shakes,bangs or throws objects; uses pincer grasp to pick up small objects | Cruises; may take a few steps without support | Says 'mama' and 'dada'; responds to simple requests |
| 18 months | Points to pictures in a book; uses a spoon and cup | Scribbles; builds a tower of 2-3 cubes; turns pages (2-3 at a time) | Throws objects; runs stiffly; kicks a ball | Uses several words; knows three body parts |
| 24 months | Learning to share and take turns; parallel play | Builds a tower of 6-7 cubes; turns page (one at a time); draws a vertical line; circular scribbles | Can walk on tiptoes; runs; up and down stairs (one by one); throws and kicks a ball | uses two word sentences; can follow a simple command; |
| 36 months | Starts to make friends; dresses with supervision | Cuts paper with scissors; copies O and V with a pencil; eats with fork and spoon | Catches a ball; jumps; rides a tricycle | Gives his name, age and sex; knows three colours |
| 4 years | Pretend play (role-playing); cooperative play; dresses without supervision | Can draw a face; uses a knife and fork; builds a tower of 10 or more cubes | Hops; up and down stairs with alternate feet | Asks 'why' and 'how' questions; knows first and last name |
| 5 years | Understands rules; has a sense of humour | Cuts out shapes with scissors; ties shoelaces; colous within the lines | Skips | fluent speech; likes telling stories |
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