Every child develops differently. Parents are the first to know if their child needs a helping hand. If you have any questions or concerns please call Sprout to speak with a Developmental Specialist.
Developmental Milestones
- Make eye contact
- Follow moving objects with eyes
- Seem surprised by loud noises
- Turn head to inspect surroundings
- Make cooing sounds like “ooh” or “aah”
- Lift head and chest while lying on tummy
- Recognize familiar faces
- Turn head towards sounds
- Laugh
- Look for fallen objects
- Transfer toys from hand to hand
- Roll from back to tummy
- Understand/respond to simple questions
- Use more than 50 words
- Put two words together like “more nice”
- Eat with a fork and a spoon
- Put together three simple shapes in a puzzle
- Run smoothly and easily
- Follow simple directions like “bring the ball”
- Use 20-30 words
- Insist on doing things by self
- Point and name a few pictures in books
- Hold and drink from a cup
- Stack 4 blocks or objects
- Walk well alone pulling/carrying toys
- Understand/respond to simple questions
- Use more than 50 words
- Put two words together like “more nice”
- Eat with a fork and a spoon
- Put together three simple shapes in a puzzle
- Run smoothly and easily
- Understand many descriptive words like hot/cold, big/little, high/low,
- hard/soft
- Use 3-5 word sentences
- Match colors and shapes Dress and undress self
- Stack ten blocks
- Walk up/down stairs (foot over foot)
Social Emotional Milestones
- Gaze at your face and look in the direction of you voice
- Smile spontaneously
- Recognize a familiar voice
- Make cooing sounds when she is happy, contented and communicative
- Be soothed when picked up and comforted (most of the time)
- Express her emotions and needs through her cries and actions
- Intentionally express his emotions
- Recognize his primary caregivers
- Make eye contact
- Read facial and vocal expressions and learn what different forms of
- interaction mean
- Form an attachment with his primary caregivers
- Begin to intentionally tell you what she wants
- Begin to miss you when you are not around
- Begin to seek comfort from you.
- Show you her emotions
- Begin to show affection towards you
- Develop a sense of herself as a separate person with her own likes and
- dislikes
- Become more confident and have a greater sense of him
- Begin to take ownership of objects belonging to him, such as toys.
- Notice his peers
- Express his emotions to you
- Begin to learn about others’ feelings and the concept of empathy
- Want to make her own choices and decisions about how she does things
- Begin to develop a sense of imagination as she takes on different roles
- and engages in pretend play
- Have more words that she uses to express herself and to get what she wants
- Parallel play starts with toddlers playing next to each other
- Be actively forming friendships with his peers when given the chance
- Use more language between these months
- Begin to use words to express his feelings
- Engage in more imaginative play
- Become more aware of peers and will be increasingly sympathetic toward them when they are upset
- Become more engaged in social play skills