Milestone_Chart_0_to_6_Months

Mastered Skills (most children can do) Emerging Skills (half of children can do) Advanced Skills (a few children can do) Child's Age : One month • Lifts head • Responds to sound • Stares at faces • Follows objects • Ooohs and ahhs • Can see black-and-white patterns • Smiles • Laughs • Holds head at 45-degree angle Child's Age : Two months • Vocalises sounds - gurgling and cooing • Follows objects • Holds head up for short periods • Smiles responsively, laughs • Holds head at 45-degree angle • Movements become smoother • Holds head steady • Bears weight on legs • May lift head and shoulder (mini-pushup) Child's Age : Three months • Laughs • Holds head steady • Recognises your face and scent • Squeals, gurgles, coos • Recognises your voice • Does mini-pushups • Turns towards loud sounds • Can bring hands together and may bat at toys • Can roll over Child's Age : Four months • Holds head up steadily • Can bear weight on legs • Coos when you talk to him • Can grasp a toy • Reaches out for objects • Can roll over • Imitates speech sounds - baba, dada • May cut first tooth Child's Age : Five months • Can distinguish between bold colours • Can roll over • Amuses himself by playing with hands and feet • Turns towards new sounds • Recognises own name • May be ready for solids. • May sit momentarily without support • Mouths objects • Stranger anxiety may begin Child's Age : Six months • Turns towards sounds and voices • Imitates sounds, blows bubbles • Rolls in both directions • Reaches for objects and mouths them • Sits without support • Is ready for solids • May lunge forward or start crawling • May jabber or combine syllables • May drag object towards himself