A Guide To Baby’s 1st Year Sensory + Motor Skill Development

• NEWBORN
• Communicates through cries
• Can see best from 8-10 inches away

1 MONTHS

• May respond to familiar sounds
• Notices faces

2 MONTHS

• Begins to lift head during tummy time
• Starts to smile at you
• Comforted by touch & recognizes your face

3 MONTHS

• Opens and closes hands
• Follows moving objects with their eyes
• Likes to play with others

4 MONTHS

• May begin teething
• Holds their head up unsupported
• Starts to chuckle (not a full laugh yet)

5 MONTHS

• Babbles
• May start to differentiate between colors

6 MONTHS

• Begins to learn to sit up
• Rolls from stomach to back
• Reaches for toys and places them in their mouth
• Loves to look at themselves in the mirror

7 MONTHS

• Likes to drop things on the floor
• Starts to copy sounds and gestures
• Finds partially hidden objects

8 MONTHS

• May begin to crawl
• Starts to lean over to pick up toys

9 MONTHS

• Sits up unassisted
• Points at things
• Responds to their name
• Starts to understand object permanence

10 MONTHS

• Can often pick up things with thumb and pointer finger
• Develops separation anxiety

11 MONTHS

• Can crawl up stairs (while supervised)
• Makes sounds with tonal changes (more like speech)

12 MONTHS

• Pulls up to stand and may start walking while holding onto furniture
• May start calling parents “Mama” or “Dada”
• Uses basic gestures, like waving and shaking their head
• Starts to use things correctly, like brushes and cups

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