Developmental

Milestone
1 year old
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
- Cries when mom and dad leaves
-Repeats sounds and actions to get attention

LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION
- Respond to simple spoken request

COGNITIVE
-Explores things in different ways, like shaking,
banging throwing
-Copies gestures

MOVEMENT/PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
-Gets to a sitting position without help
-May stand alone
2 years old
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
-Copies others, especially adults and other children
-Gets excited when with other children

LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION
-Points to things or pictures when they are named
-Follows simple instructions

COGNITIVE
-Begins to sort shapes and colors
-Names items in a picture book such as a cat,bird or
dog

MOVEMENT/PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
-Kicks a ball
-Stands on tiptoe
-Begins to run
3 years old
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
-Shows affections for friends without prompting
-May get upset with major changes in routine

LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION
-Can name most familiar things
-Says first name, age and sex

COGNITIVE
-Copies a circle with pencil or crayon
-Builds towers of more than 6 blocks

MOVEMENT/PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
-Climbs well
-Runs easily
4 years old
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
-Enjoys doing new things
-Plays “Mom” and “Dad”

LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION
-Knows some basic rules of grammar, such as correctly
using “he” and “she”

COGNITIVE
-Starts to understand time
-Starts to copy some capital letters

MOVEMENT/PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
-Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds
-Pours, cuts with supervision and mashes own
food
5 years old
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
-Wants to please friends
-Wants to be like friends
Likes to sing, dance and act

LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION
-Speaks very clearly
Tells a simple story using full sentences

COGNITIVE
-Counts 10 or more things
-Can print some letters or numbers

MOVEMENT/PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
-Swings and climbs
-Can use the toilet on his or her own
6-8 years old
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
-Show more independence from parents and family
-Pay more attention to friendships and teamwork

THINKING AND LEARNING

-Show rapid development of mental skills
-Learn better ways to describe experiences and talk
about thoughts and feelings
9-11 years old
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
-Start to form stronger, more complex friendships
and peer relationships. It becomes more emotionally
important to have friend, especially of the same sex.
-Experience more peer pressure

THINKING AND LEARNING

-Face more academic challenges at school
-Become more independent from family
Begin to see the point of view of others more clearly.
-Have an increased attention span.
12-14 years old
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
-Show more concern about body image, looks and
clothes
-Experience more moodiness
-Feel stress from more challenging school work
-Develop eating problems

THINKING AND LEARNING

-Have more ability for complex thought
-Be better able to express feelings through talking
-Develop a stronger sense of right and wrong
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