Milestone Moments Booklet 2021 - Centers for Disease Control ...

Milestone Moments

Milestones Matter!

Look inside for milestones to watch for in your child and tips for how you can help your child learn and grow from birth to age 5.

Learn the Signs. Act Early.

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These developmental milestones show what most children (75% or more) can do by each age. Subject matter experts selected these milestones based on available data and expert consensus. Special acknowledgments to the subject matter experts and others who contributed to the review of data and selection of developmental milestones for inclusion in this material, especially Paul H. Lipkin, MD, Michelle M. Macias, MD, Julie F. Pajek, PhD, Judith S. Shaw, EdD, MPH, RN, Karnesha Slaughter, MPH, Jane K. Squires, PhD, Toni M. Whitaker, MD, Lisa D. Wiggins, PhD, and Jennifer M. Zubler, MD.

Milestone Moments

The checklists that follow have milestones to look for when your child is:

2 Months.............................................................. 3 ? 6 4 Months.............................................................. 7 ? 10 6 Months.............................................................. 11 ? 14 9 Months.............................................................. 15 ? 18 12 Months ............................................................ 19 ? 22 15 Months ............................................................ 23 ? 26 18 Months ............................................................ 27 ? 30 2 Years................................................................. 31 ? 34 30 Months ............................................................ 35 ? 38 3 Years................................................................. 39 ? 42 4 Years................................................................. 43 ? 46 5 Years................................................................. 47 ? 50 Concerned About Your Child's Development?...... 51 ? 52 My Child's Developmental Tracker ....................... 53 ? 54 Notes .................................................................... 55 ? 58

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How your child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about your child's development. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age.

Check the milestones your child has reached by each age.

Take this booklet with you and talk to your child's doctor at every well-child visit about the milestones your child has reached and what to expect next.

For more information, go to Milestones or try CDC's

FREE Milestone Tracker app!

Learn the Signs. Act Early.

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What most babies do by month 2

Milestones matter! How your baby plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about his or her development. Check the milestones your baby has reached by 2 months.

Social/Emotional Milestones

o Calms down when spoken to or picked up o Looks at your face o Seems happy to see you when you walk up to her o Smiles when you talk to or smile at her

Language/Communication Milestones

o Makes sounds other than crying o Reacts to loud sounds

Cognitive Milestones (learning, thinking, problem-solving)

o Watches you as you move o Looks at a toy for several seconds

OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO SHARE WITH THE DOCTOR...

What are some things you and your baby do together?

What are some things your baby likes to do?

Is there anything your baby does or does not do that concerns you?

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