Developmental Checklists
Track your child's development with simple, easy-to-follow checklists based on age and skills
Motor
0-6 months
Lifts head briefly when lying on tummy
Early Head Control (0-3 months)
- ✓ Lifts head briefly during tummy time
- ✓ Holds head steady when upright
- ✓ Moves arms and legs actively
- ✓ Brings hands to mouth
- ✓ Opens and closes hands
- ✓ Turns head side to side
Language
0-6 months
Cries to communicate needs
Early Sounds (0-2 months)
- ✓ Cries to communicate needs
- ✓ Makes cooing sounds
- ✓ Startles at loud sounds
- ✓ Quiets when spoken to
- ✓ Makes different cries for different needs
- ✓ Responds to familiar voices
0-6 months
Social smile (reciprocal smile)
Bonding and Smiling (0-3 months)
- ✓ Makes eye contact
- ✓ Social smile in response to interaction
- ✓ Calms when held by parent
- ✓ Shows preference for human faces
- ✓ Responds to caregiver voice
- ✓ Enjoys being held and cuddled
Cognitive
0-6 months
Tracks objects with eyes
Visual Attention (0-3 months)
- ✓ Tracks moving objects with eyes
- ✓ Focuses on faces intently
- ✓ Shows interest in patterns
- ✓ Watches own hands
- ✓ Recognizes parent face
- ✓ Prefers human faces to objects
Motor
0-6 months
Rolls from tummy to back
Rolling and Grasping (4-5 months)
- ✓ Rolls from tummy to back
- ✓ Grasps objects placed in hand
- ✓ Pushes up on forearms
- ✓ Reaches for toys with both hands
- ✓ Holds head at 90 degrees on tummy
- ✓ Supports weight on legs when held
Language
0-6 months
Laughs out loud
Vocal Play (3-5 months)
- ✓ Laughs out loud
- ✓ Makes vowel sounds (ooh, aah)
- ✓ Vocalizes to toys and people
- ✓ Turns to sound source
- ✓ Responds to name occasionally
- ✓ Makes raspberry sounds with lips
0-6 months
Developing stranger anxiety
Social Recognition (4-6 months)
- ✓ Recognizes familiar people
- ✓ Smiles spontaneously at people
- ✓ Enjoys social play and peek-a-boo
- ✓ Responds to emotions of others
- ✓ Shows excitement when seeing familiar people
- ✓ Initiates social interaction
Cognitive
0-6 months
Passes toys from one hand to another
Object Interest (4-6 months)
- ✓ Reaches for interesting objects
- ✓ Explores objects with mouth
- ✓ Shows excitement for favorite toys
- ✓ Looks for dropped objects briefly
- ✓ Recognizes familiar objects
- ✓ Responds to changes in environment