Healthy Children Milestone Category

Cognitive

Milestone Name	Expected Age
Finds partially hidden object	7
Explores with hands and mouth	7
Struggles to get objects that are out of reach	7
Explores objects in many different ways (shaking, banging, throwing, dropping)	12
Finds hidden objects easily	12
Looks at correct picture when the image is named	12
Imitates gestures	12
Begins to use objects correctly (drinking from cup, brushing hair, dialing phone, listening to receiver)	12
Finds objects even when hidden under two or three covers	24
Begins to sort by shapes and colors	24
Begins make-believe play	24
Social and emotional milestones	24
Imitates behavior of others, especially adults and older children	24
Increasingly aware of herself as separate from others	24
Increasingly enthusiastic about company of other children	24
Demonstrates increasing independence	24
Begins to show defiant behavior	24
Increasing episodes of separation anxiety toward midyear, then they fade	24
Correctly names some colors	48
Understands the concept of counting and may know a few numbers	48
Approaches problems from a single point of view	48
Begins to have a clearer sense of time	48
Follows three-part commands	48
Recalls parts of a story	48
Understands the concept of same/different	48
Engages in fantasy play	48
Can count ten or more objects	60
Correctly names at least four colors	60
Better understands the concept of time	60
Knows about things used every day in the home (money, food, appliances)	60