• Watches you as you move 

• Looks at a toy for several seconds

• Holds head up when on tummy 

• Moves both arms and both legs 

• Opens hands briefly

• Holds head steady without support when you are holding her

• Holds a toy when you put it in his hand

• Uses her arm to swing at toys 

• Brings hands to mouth 

• Pushes up onto elbows/forearms when on tummy

• Puts things in her mouth to explore them 

• Reaches to grab a toy he wants 

• Rolls from tummy to back

• Pushes up with straight arms when on tummy

• Leans on hands to support himself when sitting

• Gets to a sitting position by herself 

• Moves things from one hand to the other hand 

• Uses fingers to “rake” food towards themselves 

• Sits without support

*It’s time for developmental screening! At 9 months, your baby is due for general developmental screening, as recommended for all children by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Ask the doctor about your baby’s developmental screening.

• Pulls up to stand 

• Walks, holding on to furniture 

• Drinks from a cup without a lid, as you hold it 

• Picks things up between thumb and pointer finger, like small bits of food

• Takes a few steps on his own 

• Uses fingers to feed herself some food

• Walks without holding on to anyone or anything  Scribbles 

• Drinks from a cup without a lid and may spill sometimes 

• Feeds herself with her fingers 

• Tries to use a spoon 

• Climbs on and off a couch or chair without help

*It’s time for developmental screening! At 18 months, your child is due for general developmental screening and an autism screening, as recommended for all children by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Ask the doctor about your child’s developmental screening.

• Kicks a ball 

• Runs

• Walks (not climbs) up a few stairs with or without help 

• Eats with a spoon

*It’s time for developmental screening! At 2 years, your child is due for an autism screening, as recommended for all children by the American Academy of Pediatrics.