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Checklist of Early Child Development

By 12 months your baby should . . .

• Look at a person who is saying their name
• Understand simple requests and questions
• Chatter to toys or people using three different sounds
• Take turns making sounds with you
• Imitate non-speech sounds
• Hold, bite and chew crackers
• Get into sitting position without help
• Crawl or bum shuffle with ease
• Walk holding your hands or furniture
• Pick up small items using tips of thumb and first finger
• Take items out of a container
• Show many emotions such as affection, anger, joy or fear
• Initiate games such as pat-a-cake or peek-a-boo with you
• Seek comfort
• Use facial expressions, actions and sounds to make needs known or to protest
• Wave good-bye
• Look at a book
• Begin to roll a ball

Meet our experts:

Pam Schiller is a freelance early childhood consultant and author of numerous books including: The Complete Resource Book For Infants. She served as the head of the Early Childhood Department at the University of Houston and is the senior author of DLM Early Childhood Express.
Dr. Carol Cooper is a family doctor and mother of three boys. She is the author of numerous journal articles and books including: Your Clever Baby and Baby Milestones: Stimulate Development from 0-3 years.