New Born

Infant
Toddler
Prepared by Juliana Boñol
 Milestone or
Characteristics of the
Stage
NEW BORN Communication and Speech

-Coos
NEW BORN Physical

-Increasing amount of control over arms,

legs, hands, and head
NEW BORN Social and Emotional

-Starts to smile
NEW BORN Cognitive

-Shows interest in human faces and object

INFANT Communication and Speech
3 months

-Babbles (e.g. da, da,

da) with increasing
variety of sounds
INFANT Communication and Speech
7-9 months

-Follows some
commands when used
with gestures
INFANT Communication and Speech
9-12 months

-Knows what 'no'

means
INFANT Physical
3 months

-Able to sit upright -Greater control

over arms and legs •
INFANT Physical
7-9 months

-Starts to crawl

-Some children may

stand
INFANT Physical
9-12 months

-May be able to
walk when holding
onto furniture
INFANT Social and Emotional
3 months

-Laughs when happy

and cries when annoyed
or frustrated
INFANT Social and Emotional
9-12 months

-Enjoys being with

other babies but does
not yet play with them
 INFANT Cognitive

-Arranges objects into patterns and shapes •

-Adapts learnt strategies to new situations e.g., a puzzle
-Looks for hidden objects in the right place
TODDLER
TODDLER Communication and Speech
1 year old

-produce simple
sounds like "ba-ba"
or "da-da."
TODDLER
TODDLER Communication and Speech
18 months

-they can follow

simple instructions,
such as "give me
the ball."
TODDLER
TODDLER Communication and Speech
2-3 yrs old

-they may also start

to use pronouns
correctly and
understand concepts
like "big" and "small,"
"fast" and "slow."
TODDLER
TODDLER Physical
1 year old

-Gain more control

over their bodies and
start to explore their
environment through
crawling
TODDLER
TODDLER Physical
1-2 yrs old

-They may also start

to show interest in
self-care activities
like feeding
themselves with a
spoon.
TODDLER
TODDLER Physical
2-3 ys old

-balance and coordination

improve, allowing them to
engage in activities that
require more precision and
control, such as kicking a
ball.
TODDLER
TODDLER Social and Emotional
1 year old

-able to see their

self in mirror
TODDLER
TODDLER Social and Emotional
2-3 yrs old

-They start to
engage in
cooperative play with
peers, sharing toys.
TODDLER
TODDLER Cognitive
1 year old

-much better at
solving puzzles
TODDLER
TODDLER Cognitive
2-3 yrs old

-recognize some
letters
TODDLER
TODDLER Cognitive
3 yrs old

-Know their own

name, age, and
gender.