The time frames presented are averages and some children may achieve various developmental milestones earlier or later than average but still be within the normal range.
BIRTH TO 5 YEARS | Social, Emotional andBehavioural Development | Communication andIntellectual Development | Physical Development(gross and fine motor) | Birth – 1 month | Generalised tension.Helpless.Asocial (not social).Fed by mother. | | Feedings: 5 - 8 per day.Sleep: 20 hours per day.Sensory Capacities: makes basic distinctions in vision, hearing, smelling and tasting, touch temperature and perception of pain. | 2 months – 3 months | Distress.Smiles at a face.Visually fixates at a faceand smiles at it.Maybe soothed by rocking.Enjoys being cuddled.Expresses delight. | Oral Exploration: cries, coos, grunts. | Sensory Capacities: colour perception; visual exploration.Motor Ability: control of eye muscles; lifts head when on stomach. |
BIRTH TO 5 YEARS | Social, Emotional andBehavioural Development | Communication andIntellectual Development | Physical Development(gross and fine motor). | 4 months – 6 months | Enjoys being cuddled.Recognises his mother.Distinguishes between familiar persons and strangers.No longer smiles indiscriminately.Expects feeding, dressing and bathing. | Oral Exploration: babbling; makes most vowels and about half of the consonants, | Sensory Capacities: localises sounds.Motor Ability: control of head and arm movements; purposive grasping, rolls over. | 7 months – 9 months | Specific emotional attachment to mother.Protests separation from mother.Enjoys "peek-a-boo" games. | | Motor Ability: control of trunk and hands; sits without support; crawls about. | 10 months – 12 months | Responsive to own name.Waves "bye-bye".Plays "pat-a cake".Understands "no!"Gives and takes objects.Affection.Anger.Fear of strangersCuriosity & Exploration. | Language: says one or two words; imitates