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Age	Growth & Development Milestones	Parenting	Growth Charts 50th Percentile
Birth	• Demanding cries. • Mouthing Reflexes: sucking, swallowing, rooting. • Startle reflex. • Grasping reflex. • Stepping reflex. • Uncontrolled writhing. • Erratic sleeping and eating schedule.	• No smoking. • Baby placed on back to sleep. • First immunizations. • Newborn screening. • Approved car seat. • Breastfeeding is best.	Boys   Girls AGE (Months) AGE (Months)
1 month	• Able to lift head when lying on stomach. • Stares at faces. • Shows response to noise. • Best vision at 8-12 inches.	• Never shake your baby. • Get some rest. • Watch for postpartum depression. • Talk to your baby. • Leading causes of accidental death: airway obstruction, drowning, car accidents, fire & burns.
2 months	• Coos. • Smiles. • Turns head toward sounds.
3 months	• Laughs. • Support head and upper body when on stomach. • Bring hands to mouth. • Grab and shake toys. • Bat at dangling objects. • Imitate movements and facial expressions. • Push down legs when held up on flat surface. • Kicks when lying on stomach or back. • Enjoys 'playing' with other people. • Recognize familiar faces. • Follow moving objects with eyes.
4 months	• Coos when spoken to. • Make consonant sounds: n, k, p, g, b. • Infant reflexes fade. • Play with rattle if placed in hands. • Place objects in mouth. • Increasing control of head. • Demand attention by fussing.	• Child proofing: latches, gates, etc. • Read to your baby. • Keep immunizations up to date. • Baby may be ready for rice or oat infant cereal.
5 months	• Rolls over. • Plays with hands and feet.
6 months	• Imitates sounds. • Reaches and grabs. • Rolls over stomach to back and back to stomach.
7 months	• Sits without support. • Reach for object. • Move objects from hand to hand. • Support weight on legs when held upright. • Distinguish emotions by tone of voice. • Communicates with gestures: "pick me up", etc. • Respond to own name. • Find partially hidden objects. • Distance vision maturing. • Can eat with fingers.	• Can be fed mashed vegetables and fruits. • Can start using a sippy cup. • Keep immunizations up to date.
8 months
9 months	• Combines syllables. • Stands while holding.
10 months	• Crawls well. • Waves goodbye. • Can eat with spoon.	• Can eat most adult foods, mashed or cut up. • Keep immunizations up to date.
11 months
12 months 1 year	• Shy or anxious around strangers. • Cries when parent leaves. • Crawl. • Pull self up to stand. • Walk holding onto furniture. • Grasp with thumb and forefinger. • Bang two objects together. • Say 'Mama' and 'Dada'. • Pays attention to speech. • Responds to 'no'.

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