Developmental Milestones
Most babies begin rolling over by this age.
What is 4 to 6 months old?
Babies typically start cooing and smiling responsively by this age.
What is 6 to 8 weeks?
This is the recommended way to feed an infant for at least the first 6 months of life.
What is breastfeeding?
Infants should always sleep in this position on this type of surface to reduce the risk of SIDS.
What is on their back on a firm mattress?
The first vaccine newborns typically receive within hours of birth.
What is Hepatitis B?
Infants typically attend well-baby checkups every few weeks in this time period.
What is the first 6 months of life?
This reflex involves a baby curling their fingers around an object placed in their hand.
What is the grasp reflex?
By 4 to 6 months, babies typically start making these repetitive sounds.
What is babbling?
Around this age, solid foods like purees can be introduced.
What is 4 to 6 months?
Babies should ride in this type of car seat until at least age 2 or until they meet the manufacturers height or weight limits.
What is a rear-facing car seat?
The vaccine that protects infants from tetanus, whooping cough, and diphtheria.
What is the DTaP vaccine?
his component of the well-child visit involves plotting the baby’s height, weight, and head circumference.
What is growth charting?
By around 9 months, most babies develop this fine motor skill, which allows them to pick up small objects.
What is the pincer grasp?
Around this age, most babies can say their first word.
What is 12 months?
These two essential nutrients are found in breast milk or formula, critical for brain and bone development.
What are fat and calcium?
Parents need to babyproof their homes by addressing risks like sharp corners and placing these objects out of reach.
What are choking hazards or small objects?
This term refers to the protection provided to the community when the majority of people are vaccinated.
What is herd immunity (or community immunity)?
During well-child visits, providers give this type of advice to help parents prepare for upcoming developmental stages.
What is anticipatory guidance?
Crawling typically begins around this age range.
What is 7 to 10 months old?
This "language" is how newborns communicate their needs before they can vocalize.
What is crying?
Introducing foods such as peanuts and eggs early — between 4-6 months — is recommended to reduce this risk.
What is developing food allergies?
This is the most common preventable injury in babies under 1 year old.
What is falling?
A common misconception about vaccines is that they cause this developmental disorder.
What is autism?
One major developmental concern that is assessed at each visit involves how well a baby is meeting this type of milestone.
What are developmental milestones (gross motor, fine motor, social, language milestones)?
At the end of the first year, many infants can do this gross motor milestone that sets the stage for walking.
What is pulling up to stand or cruising (walking while holding onto furniture)?
Language development depends on parental interaction and this crucial activity, which encourages word recognition and bonding.
What is talking, reading, or singing to the baby?
This essential nutrient is recommended to be added to formula or milk if breastfeeding isn’t possible.
What is iron?
To protect from burns, parents should set this household appliance’s temperature to no higher than 120°F.
What is the water heater?
At 2 months, a baby receives the first dose of these three vaccines (name at least two).
What are the Rotavirus, DTaP, and Hib vaccines?
At every well-child visit, providers examine the baby's passive movements, tone, and response to stimuli to evaluate this.
What is the neurological or reflex assessment?