✅ How to Use This Checklist
- This list reflects typical age ranges—some children may achieve skills slightly earlier or later.
- If your child consistently misses multiple milestones or regresses, it’s a good idea to talk with your pediatrician and connect with a pediatric therapist.
- This checklist is not a diagnostic tool, but it helps identify when early intervention may be beneficial.
👶 Birth to 3 Months
❑ Lifts head briefly during tummy time
❑ Moves arms and legs smoothly
❑ Opens and closes hands
❑ Brings hands to mouth
❑ Turns head toward sounds
❑ Grasps finger placed in palm
👶 4 to 6 Months
❑ Pushes up on elbows during tummy time
❑ Rolls from tummy to back and vice versa
❑ Holds head steady without support
❑ Reaches for and grasps toys
❑ Begins to sit with support
❑ Brings hands together to play
👶 7 to 9 Months
❑ Sits without support
❑ Moves from tummy to sitting position
❑ Bears weight on legs when held upright
❑ Transfers toys between hands
❑ Begins to crawl or scoot
❑ Uses raking grasp to pick up small items
👶 10 to 12 Months
❑ Pulls to stand
❑ Cruises along furniture
❑ Stands for a few seconds without support
❑ Picks up small objects with thumb and finger (pincer grasp)
❑ Points with index finger
❑ May take a few independent steps
🧒 13 to 18 Months
❑ Walks independently
❑ Squats to pick up toys and stands back up
❑ Climbs onto low furniture
❑ Stacks two or more blocks
❑ Begins to run
❑ Begins to feed self with fingers and utensils
🧒 19 to 24 Months
❑ Kicks a ball
❑ Begins jumping in place
❑ Walks up and down stairs with support
❑ Scribbles with crayon or marker
❑ Uses both hands to play with toys
❑ Drinks from a cup independently
🧒 2 to 3 Years
❑ Runs with coordination
❑ Throws a ball overhand
❑ Jumps off low step or curb
❑ Pedals tricycle or ride-on toy (by ~3 years)
❑ Builds tower of 6+ blocks
❑ Turns pages in a book
❑ Uses spoon and fork with increasing skill
❑ Dresses with some assistance
📝 When to Talk to a Pediatric Therapist:
- Milestones are significantly delayed
- Your child avoids using one side of the body
- Poor balance, clumsiness, or frequent falls
- Difficulty with feeding, chewing, or drinking
- Your child is not progressing for 2+ months
- You feel concerned, even if others say “wait and see”
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