Your Child Developmental Milestone

Newborn & up

Follows objects visually. Gazes toward moving objects Recognizes voices of different persons Turns to sounds Explores hands, feet and mouth miles and makes laugh Able to sit with support Able to grasp Makes sounds to express their emotion

Suggested stimuli

Mobiles: promote eye focus; auditory stimulation Bright color, bold pattern books or bumper Cuddling toys: tactile stimulation, security feeling Musical toys: build attention span; soothing Rattles: sound awareness Mirrors (non-breakable): encourage baby to lift his head, self discovery

6 months & up

Able to crawl, stand or walk with support Better pincer grasp (use the thumb and index finger to pick up an object) Can sit up, roll over and clap hands Discovering the concept of cause and effect Attuned to rhythm and beat to move his/her body Likes to pick up, open, push, pull or throw small objects around them Likes to babble and waits for response Bangs on surfaces, shakes objects to make noise Manages to stack up things

Suggested stimuli

Push-Pull toy/cars: small and large muscle development Stacking toys: visual stimulation; small muscle coordination Drums Balls: tactile stimulus (grasping, throwing) Activity cloth books Toys or play mats with pockets or flips for Peek-a-Poo

12 months & up

Improves fine motor skills Comprehends and follows instructions Able to categorize and recognize different sizes, shapes and colors Experiments with independence Possessive. Hasn't learnt to share Able to bend at waist to pick up objects

Suggested stimuli

Blocks and stacking toys: eye hand coordination Stuffed toys: learn to socialize, emotion development Shape sorters: visual and tactile stimulation Simple puzzles: develop finger dexterity and eye hand coordination Toys with buttons, levers, lids Books: enrich their vocabulary; attention span

24 months & up

Run full speed Better fine motor skills: can draw pictures Acquired to about three hundred words, starts to talk in phrases/sentences Starts to enjoy playing with other children but is still very possessive Imitates adults Takes things apart and fits them together again. Likes repetition

Suggested stimuli

Phones, tools, computer toys: imitates adult: role playing Pounding sets: cause and effect and small muscle development Dolls/doll sets: role playing Art supplies: stimulate creativity and imagination Toys that help develop spatial concept, i.e. blocks Books: enrich their vocabulary; attention span

source: growingkidz.com