11 Developmental Milestones (10/6) -- Preschool Methods

11 Developmental Milestones Two Months Cognitive - Pays attention to faces - Begins to follow things with eyes and recognize people at a distance - Begins to act bored (cries, fussy) if activity doesn’t change Fine Motor - Grasps reflexively - Does not reach for objects - Holds hands in fist Gross Motor - Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy - Makes smoother movements with arms and legs Language - Coos, makes gurgling sounds - Turns head toward sounds Social and Emotional - Begins to smile at people - Can briefly calm himself (may bring hands to mouth and suck on hand) - Tries to look at parent Four Months Cognitive - Lets you know if she is happy or sad - Responds to affection - Reaches for toy with one hand - Uses hands and eyes together, such as seeing a toy and reaching for it - Follows moving things with eyes from side to side - Watches faces closely and recognizes familiar people and things at a distance Fine Motor - Brings hands to mouth - Uses hands and eyes together, such as seeing a toy and reaching for it - Follows moving things with eyes from side to side - Can hold a toy with whole hand (palmar grasp) and shake it and swing at dangling toys Gross Motor - Holds head steady, unsupported - Pushes down on legs when feet are on a hard surface - Maybe able to roll over from tummy to back - Brings hands to mouth - When lying on stomach, pushes up to elbows Language - Begins to babble - Babbles with expression and copies sounds he hears - Cries in different ways to show hunger, pain, or being tired Social and Emotional - Smiles spontaneously, especially at people - Likes to play with people and might cry when playing stops - Copies some movements and facial expressions, like smiling or frowning Six Months Cognitive - Looks around at things nearby - Brings things to mouth - Shows curiosity about things and tries to get things that are out of reach - Begins to pass things from one hand to the other - Looks for partially hidden object - Looks for fallen toys Fine Motor - Reaches with both arms - Brings things to mouth - Begins to pass things from one hand to the other Gross Motor - Rolls over in both directions (front to back, back to front) - Begins to sit without support - When standing, supports weight on legs and might bounce - Rocks back and forth, sometimes crawling backward before moving forward Language - Responds to sounds by making sounds - Strings vowels together when babbling (“ah,” “eh,” “oh”) and likes taking turns with parent while making sounds - Responds to own name - Makes sounds to show joy and displeasure - Begins to say consonant sounds (jabbering with “m,” “b”) Social and Emotional - Knows familiar faces and begins to know if someone is a stranger - Likes to play with others, especially parents - Responds to other people’s emotions and often seems happy - Likes to look at self in a mirror Nine Months Cognitive - Watches the path of something as it falls - Looks for things he sees you hide - Plays peek