Act early on developmental concerns to make a real difference for your child and you! If you’re concerned about your child’s development, don’t wait. You know your child best.

Act Early

Please speak to your pediatrician and seek out early intervention if your child: 

2 Months

  • Doesn’t respond to loud sounds
  • Doesn’t watch things as they move
  • Doesn’t smile at people
  • Doesn’t bring hands to mouth
  • Can’t hold head up when pushing up when on tummy

4 Months

  • Doesn’t watch things as they move
  • Doesn’t smile at people
  • Can’t hold head steady
  • Doesn’t coo of make sounds
  • Doesn’t bring things to mouth
  • Doesn’t push down with legs when feet are place on a hard surface
  • Has trouble moving one or both eyes in all directions

6 Months

  • Doesn’t try to get things that are in reach
  • Shows no affections for caregivers
  • Doesn’t respond to sounds around him
  • Has difficulty getting things to mouth
  • Doesn’t make vowel sounds (/ah, /eh, /oh/)
  • Doesn’t roll over in either directions
  • Doesn’t laugh or make squealing sounds
  • Seems very stiff, with tight muscles
  • Seems very floppy, like a rag doll

9 Months

  • Doesn’t bear weight on legs with support
  • Doesn’t sit with help
  • Doesn’t babble ex. “mama”, “baba”, “dada”)
  • Doesn’t play any games involving back and forth play
  • Doesn’t respond to own name
  • Doesn’t seem to recognize familiar people
  • Doesn’t look where you point
  • Doesn’t transfer toys from one hand to the other

12 Months

  • Doesn’t crawl
  • Can’t stand when supported
  • Doesn’t search for things that she sees you hide
  • Doesn’t say single words with meaning
  • Doesn’t learn gestures like waving or shaking head “no”
  • Doesn’t point to things
  • Loses skills he once had

18 Months

  • Doesn’t point to show things to others
  • Can’t walk
  • Doesn’t know what familiar things are for
  • Doesn’t copy others
  • Doesn’t use new words
  • Doesn’t have at least 6 words
  • Doesn’t notice or mind when a caregiver leaves or returns
  • Loses skills he once had
  • Behavior impacts ability to learn and participate in daily routines.

24 Months

  • Doesn’t use 2-word phrases (ex. “drink milk”)
  • Doesn’t know what to do with common things, ex. like a brush, phone, fork.
  • Doesn’t copy actions and words
  • Doesn’t follow simple instructions
  • Doesn’t walk steadily
  • Loses skills she once had
  • Behavior interferes with the ability to participate in daily routines.​

Information from www.cdc.gov/milestones

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