7 months

•

Sits without support
•

Drags objects toward
herself

• Lunges forward or

starts crawling
•

Jabbers or combines
syllables
• Starts to experience

stranger anxiety

• Waves goodbye
•

Stands while holding
onto something

• Bangs objects together
• Begins to understand

object permanence

8 months

• Says "mama" and "dada" to both parents (isn’t
specific)
• Passes objects

from hand to hand

•

Stands while holding
onto something

•

Crawls
• Points at objects
• Searches for

hidden objects

• Pulls self to standing,

cruises
• Picks things up with thumb-finger

pincer grasp
• Indicates wants with gestures

9 months

•

Stands while holding
onto something

•

Jabbers or combines
syllables
• Understands

object permanence

•

Cruises while holding
onto furniture
• Drinks from a

sippy cup
•

Eats with fingers
• Bangs objects together

• Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo
• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent

10 months

• Waves goodbye
• Picks things up with

pincer grasp
•

Crawls well, with belly
off the ground

• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent

• Indicates wants with gestures

•

Stands alone for a
couple of seconds

• Puts objects into a container

11 months

• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent
• Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo

•

Stands alone for a
couple of seconds
•

Cruises

•

Understands "no" and
simple instructions
• Puts objects into a container

• Says one

word besides "mama" and
"dada"

• Stoops from standing position

12 months

•

Imitates others’
activities
• Indicates wants with gestures

• Takes a few steps
• Says one

word besides "mama" and
"dada"

•

Walks alone
•

Scribbles with a crayon
• Says two

words besides "mama"
and "dada"