Intro to Child Development
Off to a Great Start
Communication
Your child’s language skills, both what your child understands and what she can express.
Example: Do you remember your daughter’s first word or the first time she shook her head? She’s on her way to being a world class communicator. Toastmasters here we come.
Gross Motor
Your child’s ability to use his arms, legs and other large muscles for sitting, crawling, walking, running, and other activities.
Example: The first time your two-year- old kicked a ball and you broke down crying? Yeah. That’s gross motor skills. Time to sign him up for soccer!
Fine Motor
Example: Is your nine- month- old fascinated with cereal o’s? She’ll begin picking them up between her thumb and index finger (and promptly throwing them on the floor). Welcome to fine motor skills!
Problem Solving
Example: At age four, your child might start telling you what he thinks is going to happen next in a book. He’s using problem solving skills and his world experience.
Personal Social
Example: If you can’t keep your six-month- old from obsessively looking in the mirror, that’s probably personal-social. She’s starting to recognize her own face! Is this where the bathroom hogging begins?

2 Months (Babies)

4 Months (Babies)

6 Months (Babies)

9 Months (Babies)

12 Months (Babies)

15 Months (Babies)

18 Months (1 1/2 Yrs.)

2 Years (Children)

30 Months (Children)

3 Years (Children)

4 Years (Children)
