Child Development Timeline and Baby Development Chart
from 1 month to 5 years old

This chart gives general milestones in a child's development.

Baby Development Chart - Every child is different.

The information below lets you know what to expect. It will help you record your child's progress. As you measure the progress, make notes on the chart. These notes will provide a good record of your child's development.

Early intervention may begin at any time between birth and school age; however, there are many reasons for it to begin as early as possible. Contact Information by State

MANDATORY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SKILLS

Use music for overall brain and body integration and development.

TO BEGIN: BASICS FOR BABY

Ears develop by 10 weeks and hear sound. You hear in the womb before you open your eyes.

Did you know Babies remember music they heard in the womb ? You hear the woosh woosh wooshing rhythmic sound of your mother's blood. It sounds like the shhhh sound we use to make the baby stop crying. It is familiar, it is our instinct to use that same sound to quiet a baby, simply because it is the first familiar sound you hear. The sense of touch develops first and by 10 months old babies have learned words.

The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control, Grit - Perserverence "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."

PARENTS SHOULD

  1. Learn about the basics needs of Healthy Children and 12 hours of SLEEP by 12 weeks old
  2. SING LULLABYES
  3. USE PLAY PARTY FINGER GAMES
  4. Learn about The Importance of Play
  5. Learn about The Importance of Laughter
  6. Use The Arts cartoons, story telling, and nursery rhymes.
  7. Why teaching Music - game songs makes your baby smarter!
  8. When are they Ready for Kindergarten ?
  9. When can you safely introduce technology to kids?
  10. THE EVOLUTIONARY ROOTS OF LANGUAGE
    As a child, Einstein didn't start talking until he was 3 years old. He continued to have trouble speaking through elementary school, and was still not completely fluent in his own language as a 9-year-old, but learning music made him smarter!

  • Lift head a little when lying on stomach
  • Watch objects for a short time
  • Make "noise in throat" sounds
  • Stay away from annoying sensations such as cloth or blanket on the face

Music is Language - Language is Music
Yes you can start speaking another language to your child they will learn 2 at the same time. Learn about the interdisciplinary connections between Evolution, Music, Language, And Reading. The Science of Why Using Music to Teach Children Works and the Connections Between Speech and Song.

  • Hold their head up (bobbing when supported in sitting position)
  • Closure of soft spot at the back of the head
  • Sometimes copy or respond to a smiling person
  • Roll part way to side
  • Stepping reflex (baby appears to dance or step when placed upright on solid surface) and grasp reflex (grasping a finger), disappear
  • Beginning to look at close objects
  • When on stomach, able to lift head almost 45 degrees
  • Coos
  • Crying becomes differentiated (different cries means different things)
  • Head turns from side to side with sound at the level of the ear
  • Make sounds of discomfort
  • Smiles
  • Vocal response to familiar voices
  • Lift head and chest when lying on stomach
  • Recognize bottle or breast
  • Smile when talked to
  • Show active body movement
  • Follow moving things with their eyes
  • Did you know Babies remember music they heard in the womb?
  • Hold head up for a long time without bobbing
  • Laugh out loud
  • Roll from front to back
  • Like to play
  • Grab an object held near their hand
  • Make sounds when talked to
  • Teething can begin as early as 3 months. The first teeth to appear are usually the two bottom front central incisors.
  • Sit alone and change position
  • Say "mama" and "dada"
  • Crawl
  • Respond to people they know
  • Respond to their name
  • By 10 months old babies have learned words
  • Pull themselves to stand and may step with support
  • Can nod their head to signal "yes"
  • Give love
  • Pick things up with thumb and one finger
  • Say two or three words

Health Tip: FLU and Vitamin D3 - Children over the age of 1 year should take 1,000 IU per every 25 pounds of body weight per day, depending on latitude of residence, skin pigmentation, and sun exposure.

Historical Note: In 1957 in America, it was typical to start potty training at 12 months with the vast majority of children fully daytime potty trained within 6-12 months. Today, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the average is to start potty training at 24-25 months.

  • Walk without support
  • Do some self-feeding
  • Speak and make their voice go up and down
  • Drink from a cup held by someone
  • Use four or five words
  • Walk (may run a bit)
  • Use five to ten words
  • Climb up or down one stair
  • Pull toys that have wheels
  • Mark on paper with crayons
  • Understand easy directions
  • Give toys when asked
  • Recognize a familiar picture and know if it is upside down
  • Kick large ball
  • Turn pages in a book (two or three at a time)
  • Use two or three words together, such as "more juice"

About Late-Talking Toddlers

Parents usually become concerned that their child is having difficulty learning language around two years of age because their child either is not talking as much as other children or because they are using tantrums to communicate and express frustration.

Researchers in Australia followed more than 2,800 families from birth through age 17, tracking behavioral and emotional development. Children who were late-talkers had mild levels of behavioral and emotional problems at age 2, but are at no greater risk of these problems during childhood or adolescence.

  • Walk up stairs holding railing
  • Unbutton large buttons
  • Stand for a moment on one foot
  • Talk of toilet needs
  • Open doors
  • Stack objects by size
  • Ask and answer simple questions
  • Speak clearly and are understood by family members
  • Run on tiptoe
  • Understand "yesterday" and "tomorrow"
  • Print a few capital letters
  • Know their name in print
  • Use sentences with correct grammar, such as "May I go to the store?"
  • Play together with others
  • Put their shoes on the correct feet

Ready for School!

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