Birth to Three Months

• Turns head, lifts chin, and, by three months, lifts head.
• Large motor movement of arms and legs.
• Stares at bright objects and follows them with eyes.
• Prefers to gaze at patterns rather than plain surfaces.
• Turns head towards source of sound.
• Smiles at faces and at objects that resemble faces.

Three to Six Months

• Discovers feet and hands and is fascinated by them.
• Grasps objects.
• Rolls onto back.
• Begins to sit with support.
• Vision fixates on small objects.
• Responds to high-pitched sounds and begins to make babble sounds.
• Recognizes consistent caretakers.

Six to Nine Months

• Rolls over with ease.
• Sits unaided for brief periods of time.
• Recognizes familiar people and likes attention.
• Reaches for objects with both hands.
• Plays with sounds and responds to noises and speech.

Nine to 12 Months

• Picks up objects with thumb and forefinger.
• May begin to creep, crawl and attempt to kneel and stand.
• Seeks to understand cause and consequences of actions.
• Plays "peek-a-boo"; begins to understand object permanency (out of sight is not out of mind.)

12 to 18 Months

• Begins to stand and to climb onto furniture and onto stairs.
• Favors use of one hand and tries to feed self.
• Understands words in context and starts to use one or two words.
• Responds to own name.
• Imitates actions of others; uses gestures to convey language.
• Enjoys picture books and plays with simple toys.

18 to 24 Months

• Engages in simple make-believe and imitative play.
• Fine motor skills developing.
• Becoming more aware of and curious about the world around them.
• Uses simple words; may link two words together. 

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