Age

Milestone

6 weeks

Smiles, Coos

Some amount of head control

Startles on sudden noise

4 months

Achieves head control

6 months

Can sit or try to sit

Enjoys bath

Plays peek-a-boo

Puts things in mouth

Responds to own name

Starts rolling over

Babbles

9 months

Shows objects to mother

Pats mirror image

Speaks “mama” “dada”

Understands “No”

Crawls, pulls to stand

Waves “Ta ta”

12 months

Comes when called

Finds hidden objects

Understands some words

Throws objects

Walks with support

Cruises round furniture

18 months

Can self spoon feed

Does dusting, sweeping

Can point to 3 body parts

Say 6-8 words

Scribbles

Builds tower of 3-4 cubes

Walks well on his own

Can climb stairs

24-30 months

Dry by day

Speak 2-3 word pleases

Has vocabulary of 50 words

Puts on shoes, socks

Tricycles

Can climb down stairs

Run, kick ball

3-4 years

Goes to toilet on his own

Sings nursery rhymes

Can count to 10

Gives full name

Can speak 3-5 word sentences

Can match colors

Can climb down stairs like an adult

4-5 years

Can dress himself except for tying laces or tie

Can count upto 20

Can speak grammatical speech

Can catch a ball, skip and hop.