Your Baby’s Amazing Journey: Developmental Milestones

Physical Development:

• Skips, hops, and climbs confidently.
• Can stand on one foot for 10 seconds or longer.
• Uses utensils and scissors with good coordination.
• Draws recognizable people and shapes; may begin writing some letters.

Senses:

• Fully developed senses support more detailed learning and exploration.
• Notices differences in tone, facial expressions, and environment.

Feeding:

• Eats a wide variety of foods independently.
• Helps with simple food preparation and clean-up.

Social and Emotional Development:

• Forms real friendships and enjoys cooperative play.
• Understands rules and routines and follows them more easily.
• Expresses feelings in appropriate ways.
• Shows independence and takes pride in achievements.

Communication:

• Speaks clearly in full sentences.
• Tells long stories with a beginning, middle, and end.
• Understands and uses future tense.
• Knows name and address and can answer basic personal questions.

Cognitive Development:

• Can count to 20 or higher and identify some numbers and letters.
• Understands basic concepts like time, size, and opposites.
• Sorts objects by multiple characteristics (e.g., color and shape).
• Uses imagination in detailed role play and problem-solving.

Things you can do to support development:

• Read books together and ask questions about the story.
• Play games that involve taking turns, counting, or memory.
• Encourage writing, drawing, and creative expression.
• Provide time for outdoor play and structured group activities.
• Support emotional learning by naming feelings and practicing coping skills.