Developmental Milestones

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 2 months old.

• Looks at your face
• Reacts to loud sounds
• Smiles when you talk to or smile at her
• Holds head up when on tummy

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 6 months old.

• Knows familiar people
• Takes turns making sounds with you
• Reaches to grab a toy he wants
• Rolls from tummy to back

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 12 months old.

• Plays games with you, like pat-a-cake
• Calls a parent “mama” or “dada”
• Puts something in a container, like a block in a cup
• Pulls up to stand

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 18 months old.

• Points to show you something interesting
• Tries to say three or more words besides “mama” or “dada”
• Copies you doing chores, like sweeping with a broom
• Tries to use a spoon

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 2 years old.

• Tries to use switches, knobs, or buttons on a toy
• Kicks a ball
• Looks at your face to see how to react in a new situation
• Says at least two words together, like “More milk.”

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 30 months old.

• Shows you what she can do by saying, “Look at me!”
• Jumps off the ground with both feet
• Uses things to pretend, like feeding a block to a doll as if it were food

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 3 years old.

• Talks with you in conversation
• Draws a circle when you show him how
• Notices other children and joins them to play
• Uses a fork

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 4 years old.

• Answers simple questions like “What is a coat for?”
• Names a few colors of items
• Unbuttons some buttons
• Likes to be a “helper”

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]

See what your child may be learning and developing at this age! Explore developmental milestones to learn about their growing skills, abilities, and ways they connect with the world around them at 5 years old.

• Follows rules or takes turns when playing games with other children
• Uses or recognizes simple rhymes
• Writes some letters in her name
• Hops on one foot

For complete checklists and activities to support your child, please review CDC Milestone Checklists. [English, Spanish]