It is important to remember that all children reach milestones at different times, and there is a range of what is considered “normal” or “typical.”  It is important to consult with your pediatrician, and to consider some milestones listed below.  You can also find more information about speech and language development, as well as feeding resources via our resources tab.

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2-3 months

• cooing and going
• follows objects with eye gaze

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4-6 months

• squeals, growls, yells, blows raspberries, begins babbling
• giggles and uses sounds for attention

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7-9 months

• more sounds emerging 
• some reduplicated babbling (“baba” or “mamama”)
• enjoys pat-a-cake or peek-a-boo
• tries to “talk” to listener

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10-12 months

• waves bye-bye
• babbling with more variation
• more adult like intonation
• expanded use of consonants
• uses first words (can be part of a word or a sign)

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2-3 years

• watches children and briefly joins in their play
• participates in parallel play
• asks for help, makes requests
• uses language to be silly

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