On the Move
The Finer Things
You Talkin' to Me?
Social Butterfly
I Think I Can, I Think I Can
100
At this age I can stand and cruise and may even take a few steps on my own.
What is 12 months old?
Bonus info: 15 mo old children can walk independently, 18 mo old children run.
100
I am 12 months old, so naturally, I use this skill to pick up my cheerios
What is pincer grasp?
100
I may not understand Dad’s corny jokes yet, but now that I'm 4 months old, at least I can make him smile by doing this.
What is laugh?
Bonus info: babies coo at 2 months old and babble between 4-6 months old
100
After not letting you sleep for the first 2 months, I can do this now and it makes it all better!
What is a social smile?
100
Objects outta sight, outta mind? Not anymore starting at this age.
What is 9 months old?
Bonus info: Babies will try to find objects they see you hide at 9 months and find hidden things easily at 12 months
200
He’s a baller! Two new things a 24 month old can do with a ball.
What is throwing a ball overhead and kicking a ball?
200
The two major fine motor skills of a 6 month old
What are reaching with one hand and transferring objects from hand to hand?
200
Number of words used by a 2 year old and amount strangers can usually understand
What is 50+ words and 50% intelligibility?
200
Games I love to play if I’m 12 months old
What is “peek a boo” and “pat-a-cake”?
200
What a 2 year old might do with a group of toys of varying colors and shapes
What is sort them by color or shape?
300
I can roll over in both directions and sit up (though I might need some support)
What is a 6 month old?
Bonus: 4 mo olds start to roll from tummy to back; 9 mo olds can sit without support and start to crawl
300
What is a 4 year old's drawing of a person?
300
Finally! Get out the baby book for this big 12 month old communication milestone
What is saying their first words (usually “mama” or “dada”, specific)?
Bonus info: 9 mo olds use mama and dada nonspecifically, as well as say "bababa" and other sounds
300
You put your right arm, you take your right arm out…by 3 years old, I can do this task (hint: it’s not the hokey pokey)
What is dress undress self?
300
This brush goes in my hair, this shoe goes on my foot. I know that now because I’m this old.
What is 18-24 months?
400
A 3 year old goes cruising on this sweet new ride.
What is a tricycle?
400
The number of blocks an 18 month old can stack
What is 3-4 blocks?
Bonus info: 12-15 mo olds can build 2 block towers. 2 year olds can build towers with more than 4 blocks.
400
At my age, I love to tell stories and sings songs like “The Wheels on the Bus”
What is 4 years old?
400
How I react to the lady at church who tries to hold me when I'm 6 months old
What is stranger anxiety?
Bonus info: babies develop separation anxiety at 9 months old
400
The shape a 3 year old can copy
What is a circle?
Bonus info: Writing progresses from scribbling at 18 months, drawing lines at 2 years old, and copying circles at 3 years old
500
The age when a baby pushes up to at least elbows in prone position and holds head steady
What is 4 months old?
Bonus info: from birth-1 mo babies start to lift their heads slightly when in prone position and at 2 months they lift their chest and head up
500
At this age I can start perfecting my musical percussion skills with that rattle Mom keeps trying to give me
What is 4 months?
500
I may not call it a phalanx but I can point to my finger and also my head, shoulders, knees and toes!
What is a 2 year old?
Bonus info: 2 year olds also can point out objects in a book (“where’s the kitty?”)
500
Superheroes saving the world from bad guys, Princesses getting married to Prince Charming, Pirates searching for buried treasure…4 year olds are great at this
What is pretend play?
500
Mirror, mirror on the wall, I’m at this age I see that I’m the cutest of them all
What is 6 months?