Areas of Development

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Areas of Development

When you think of your child and how he or she is growing, you notice things like how soon he or she smiles, sits up, rolls over, or how well he or she walks, talks, holds a spoon, and feeds himself or herself. Children learn naturally during this time, by doing, by watching you and/or other children, and by being taught how to do different things. Because you know your child so well, you might notice that he or she is growing or developing differently than a cousin, brother or sister at that age.

What you are noticing are changes in different developmental areas.

While all children grow and change at their own rate, some children can experience delays in their development. Sometimes this can be a cause for concern.

A checklist of key milestones from 6 months to 4 years: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/TrackChildsDevMilestonesEng.pdf
A spanish checklist of key milestone from 6 months to 4 years: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/TrackChildsDevMilestonesSpanish.pdf
Tips to help support your child's development from 2 months to 5 years: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/MilestoneMomentsEng508.pdf