Parent Guide

Developmental Milestones  Pulls to stand up.  Crawls rapidly.  Seats self on floor.  Holds onto furniture or walks alone unsteadily.  Explores new objects by banging them together.  May be able to drink from a cup.  Waves goodbye.  Feeds self.  Plays social games such as pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo.  Has vocabulary of one

Developmental Milestones  Recognizes familiar faces.  Likes to play with others.  Responds to other people’s emotions.  Likes to look at self in a mirror.  Strings vowels together when babbling.  Responds to own name.  Makes sounds to show joy and displeasure.  Begins to look for a toy that drops out of sight. 

Developmental Milestones  Begins to smile and show pleasure in interactions with parents.  Begins to grasp a parent’s finger or rattle.  Coos, gurgles, and makes throaty noises. Turns head towards sounds.  Begins to pay attention to faces.  Begins to follow things with eyes and recognizes people at a distance.  Can hold

Developmental Milestones  Begins to recognize familiar voices.  Reacts to sounds by blinking, crying, or startling.  Can lift head briefly while lying on stomach.  Crying or fussing signals a need, such as being hungry, tired, hot or cold, having a dirty diaper, or wanting to be held.  Parenting Tips  Hold, cuddle,