Your Baby’s Amazing Journey: Developmental Milestones

Physical Development:

• Hops on one foot and catches a bounced ball.
• Climbs well and runs with ease.
• Draws basic shapes (circles, squares) and may begin to copy some letters.
• Uses scissors and utensils with better control.

Senses:

• Uses all senses in play and exploration.
• Pays attention to details in pictures, patterns, and surroundings.

Feeding:

• Eats independently and helps with meal tasks like setting the table.
• May express strong food preferences or dislikes.

Social and Emotional Development:

• Plays cooperatively with other children and enjoys group play.
• Shows empathy and understands rules.
• Expresses a wide range of emotions and manages transitions more easily.
• May have vivid imagination and occasional fears.

Communication:

• Speaks in clear, complete sentences of 4–6 words or more.
• Asks many questions and tells stories.
• Understands time words like “yesterday” and “tomorrow.”
• Knows basic personal information (name, age, sometimes address).

Cognitive Development:

• Can count to 10 or more and recognize a few numbers or letters.
• Understands the idea of “same” and “different.”
• Engages in more complex pretend play.
• Can follow multi-step directions.

Things you can do to support development:

• Ask open-ended questions during conversations or play.
• Encourage drawing, storytelling, and pretend play.
• Read books together and talk about characters and events.
• Practice simple counting and matching games.
• Continue to offer praise for cooperation, effort, and creativity.