When will my baby take his first step or say her first word? During their first year, babies start to develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives. The normal growth of babies can be broken down into the following areas:
- Gross motor - controlling the head, sitting, crawling, maybe even starting to walk
- Fine motor - holding a spoon, picking up a piece of cereal between thumb and finger
- Sensory - seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling
- Language - starting to make sounds, learning some words, understanding what people say
- Social - the ability to play with family members and other children
Babies do not develop at the same rate. There is a wide range of what is considered "normal." Your baby may be ahead in some areas and slightly behind in others. If you are worried about possible delays, talk to your baby's health care provider.
Treatment
- Physical Therapy(Nemours Foundation)
- Speech-Language Therapy(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
Prevention/Screening
- Developmental Screening(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
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Specific Conditions
- Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- Baby Brain Map(Zero to Three)
- Brain Development: Frequently Asked Questions(Zero to Three)
- Emotional and Social Development: 4 to 7 Months(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Emotional and Social Development: 8 to 12 Months(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Emotional and Social Development: Birth to 3 Months(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Infant Development: Birth to 3 Months(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Infant Development: Milestones from 10 to 12 Months(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Infant Development: Milestones from 4 to 6 Months(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Senses and Your Newborn(Nemours Foundation)
- Speech and Language Developmental Milestones
(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - Also available in Spanish
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Related Issues
- Developmental Milestones of Early Literacy(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- How Active Is Your Baby?(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Premature Infants: A Later Look(NYU Child Study Center)
- Separation Anxiety(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Stopping the Bottle(Nemours Foundation)
- Tummy Time(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- What Is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician?(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Growth Charts(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)- Article: A six-month intervention with two different types of micronutrient-fortified complementary...
- Article: Systematic review of physical activity and health in the early...
- Article: Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the...
- Infant and Newborn Development -- see more articles
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Directories
- Verification of Certification(American Board of Pediatrics)
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Organizations
- KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Patient Handouts
- Developmental milestones record - 12 months
- Also available in Spanish
- Developmental Screening(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Infant - newborn development
- Also available in Spanish
- Normal growth and development
- Also available in Spanish
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