Development Milestones

Children develop at their own pace, but milestones give a helpful general guide to what many children do at different ages, such as smiling, sitting, walking, and talking. Milestones are a guide, not a test. If a child reaches them a little earlier or later, that is often completely normal.

• Movement (motor skills) (from holding the head up to walking and running
• Speech and language (from first sounds to words and sentences
• Social and emotional (smiling, playing, and connecting with others