2. AT BIRTH
Movement/Physical Development
New born babies display a range of primitive reflexes in
response to a particular stimuli
Swallowing, sucking and rooting reflex
Automatically grasp an object or finger
Moro reflex
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
New born babies use their senses to begin to develop an
understanding of their environment,they are aware of their
body sensation and communicate their needs through
crying.
3. AT BIRTH
Social/Emotional
New born babies enjoy feeding and being
cuddled
Imitate facial expression
Initiate interaction with carers through eye
contact and progressive wakefulness
4. 2 MONTH
Movement/Physical Development
Can hold head up and begin to push up when
lying on tummy
Makes smoother movements with arms and
legs
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Pay attention to faces
Follow things with eyes
Social/Emotional
Begin to smile at people
Tries to look at parents
5. 4 MONTH
Movement/Physical Development
Hold head steady,unsupported
Pushes down on legs when feet are on hard
surface
Able to roll over from tummy to back
Bring hands to mouth
When lying on stomach,pushes up to elbows
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Respond to affection
Reaches for toys with one hand
Watches faces closely
Follow moving things with eyes from side to
side
6. 4 MONTHS
• Social/Emotional
• Smiles spontaneously, especially at people
• Like to play with people and might cry when playing
stops
• Copies some movements and facial expression, like
smiling or frowning
6 Months
Movement/Physical Development
Rolls over in both directions(front to back,back to
front)
Begins to sit without support
When standing supports weights on legs
Rock back and forth
7.
8. 9 MONTHS
Movement/Physical Development
Stands,holding on
Can get into sitting position
Sits without support
Pulls to stand
crawls
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Watches the path of something as it falls
Looks for things you hide
Plays peek-a-boo.
Puts things in his mouth
Pick up things like cereals between thumb and index finger
9. 9 MONTHS
Social/Emotional
may be afraid of strangers
Has favorite toys
1st Birthday
Movement/Physical Development
Gets to a sitting position without help
Pulls up to stand,walks,holding on to furniture
Take few steps without holding on
May stands alone
10. 1ST BIRTHDAY
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Explore things in different ways, like shaking banging and
throwing
Finds hidden things easily
Looks at the right picture or things when its named
Copies gesture
Starts to use things correctly,e.g drink from a cup brushes
hair
Bang two things together
Put things in a container ,take things out of a container
Pokes with index finger
Follow simple directions like pick up the toys
11. 1ST BIRTHDAY
Social/Emotional
Shy or nervous with stranger
Cries when mom or dad leaves
Has favorite things and people
Show fear in some situation
Hands you a book when he wants to hear a
story
Repeats sounds or action to get attention
Put out arm or leg to help with dressing
12. 18 MONTHS
Movement/Physical Development
Walks alone
May walk up steps and run
Pulls toys while walking
Can help undress self
Drinks from a cup
Eats with a spoon
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Knows what ordinary things are for ;for
example,telephone,brush and spoon
Points to get attention of others
Shows interest in a doll or stuffed animal
13. 18 MONTHS
Points to one body part
Scribble on his own
Can follow 1 step verbal commands without
any gesture for example,sits when you say sit
down
Social/Emotional
Like to hand things to other as play
May have temper tantrum
May be afraid of strangers
Show affection to familiar people
14. 2ND BIRTHDAY
Movement/Physical Development
Stands on tiptoe
Kicks a ball
Begins to run
Climbs onto and down from furniture without help
Walks up and down stairs holding on
Makes or copies straight lines or circles
Can feed self well with spoon but can be distracted
Can ask for food and drink can lift cup without spilling
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Can build tower of six/seven cubes
Has good manipulative skills, can pick up small objects
Can hold pencil well and can imitate some shapes
Recognizes pictures and can match pictures with toys and
other objects e.g cup,spoon and brush
Can match simple shapes in jigsaw
15. 2ND BIRTHDAY
Social/Emotional
Copies others, especially adults and older children
Gets excited when with other children
Shows more and more independence
Show defiant behavior
Follow parents and imitate domestic activity
Has little sense of danger and require supervision
Constantly demanding of parents or caregiver
attention
Tends to be clingy when distressed or tired
Has tantrum when frustrated
Parallel play is obvious,can play in presence of other
children but not with them
Will be unwilling to modify needs for immediate
response to needs
16. 3RD BIRTHDAY
Movement/Physical Development
Climbs well
Runs easily
Pedals a tricycle
Walks up and down stairs,one foot on each step
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Can work toy with buttons and moving parts
Play make-believe with dolls,animals and people
Does puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces
Understand what two means
Copies a circle with pencil or crayon
Turns book pages one at a time
Builds towers of more than 6 blocks
Screws and unscrew jarlids or turn door handles
17. 3RD BIRTHDAY
Social/Emotional
Copies adults and friends
Shows affection for friends
Takes turns in games
Shows concern for a crying friend
Understands the idea of mine and his or hers
Shows a wide range of emotions
Separates easily from mum and dad
May get upset with major changes in routine
Dresses and undresses self
4th Birthday
Movement/Physical Development
Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds
Catches a bounced ball most of the time
Pours ,cuts with supervision and mashes own food
Runs at speed
Confidently dressing self but may need help with laces and buttons
Threading beads
Being in charge of own toileting(though may be still wetting the bed at night
18. 4TH BIRTHDAY
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Name some colors and some numbers
Understands the idea of counting
Starts to understands time
Remember parts of a story
Understand the idea of same and different
Draws a person with 2 to 4 body parts
Uses scissors
Starts to copy some capital letters
Name four colors
Play board or card games
Social/Emotional
Enjoy doing new things
Plays mum and dad
More creative with make believe play
Cooperates with other children
Talks about what he likes and what he interesting in.
19. 5TH BIRTHDAY
Movement/Physical Development
Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer
Can do a somersault
Uses a fork and spoon and sometimes a table knife
Can use the toilet on their own
Swings and climbs
Can cut strip of paper
Colours pictures neatly
Cognitive(learning,thinking,Problem solving)
Count 10 or more things
Can draw a person with at least 6 body parts
Can print some letters or numbers
Copies a triangle and other geometric shapes
Knows about things used every day, like money and
food
20. 5TH BIRTHDAY
Social/Emotional
Imaginative play
Shows definite sense of humour
Wants to please friend
Wants to be like friends
More likely to agree with rules
Likes to sing,dance and act
Aware of gender
Sometimes demanding and sometimes
cooperative
Can comfort younger children in distress