Milestones
This is the average age when most infants begin to crawl.
8-10 months
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for this long.
What is 6 months old?
This is the first speech sound infants typically make.
What is cooing?
This is the primary way infants communicate their needs.
What is crying?
The average newborn sleeps this many hours per day.
What is 16 to 18 months?
Most toddlers can say about 50 words by this age.
What is 18 months
This is the first solid food most pediatricians recommend introducing to an infant.
What is baby cereal?
This is the age when most babies say their first word.
What is 12 months?
By this age, most infants begin showing stranger anxiety.
Most toddlers transition to one nap per day around this age.
What is 15 to 18 months?
By this age, most infants can sit without support.
What is 6 months
Toddlers should transition from formula or breastmilk to this type of milk after their first birthday.
What is whole milk?
Toddlers often experience a vocabulary explosion around this age.
What is 18 to 24 months?
Toddlers often exhibit this behavior when they want to assert independence, such as saying “no” frequently.
What is defiance or oppositional behavior?
This term refers to the process of helping an infant or toddler fall asleep independently.
What is sleep training?
Toddlers typically master walking independently at this age.
What is 12 to 15 months?
At this age, infants develop the coordination to self-feed with a spoon.
What is 12-18 months?
This term describes the stage when toddlers combine two words, like “want cookie.”
What is telegraphic speech?
This is the term for a toddler’s attachment behavior, such as clinging to a caregiver in new situations.
What is separation anxiety?
By this age, most toddlers sleep through the night without waking.
What is 6 to 9 months?
By this age, a toddler can usually climb stairs with assistance.
What is 18 to 24 months
This vitamin, often supplemented in breastfed infants, is essential for bone health.
What is Vitamin D?
Infants begin responding to their name around this age.
What is 6 to 9 months?
Playing alongside other children without interacting is known as this type of play.
What is parallel play?
This bedtime routine element helps prepare toddlers for sleep.
What is reading a book?