Please Select a Developmental Stage --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Developmental Stages -1 Month -2 Months -3 Months -4 Months -5 Months -6 Months -7 Months -8 Months -9 Months -10 Months -11 Months -12 Months -15 Months -18 Months -21 Months -30 Months -2 Years -3 Years -4 Years -5 Years -6 to 9 Years -10 to 17 Years

This section on development will provide you with the milestones that are considered in the normal range for each age group from newborns all the way through adolescence. The most important thing to understand while reviewing these developmental milestones is that each child will develop at their own speed. One child may be behind the average for gross motor but ahead for language. Another may not have developed language skills but may be ahead in fine motor. It would be very unusual for any one child to follow this schedule as written. Do not use this schedule to determine the exact developmental age of your child but instead use it as a guideline in understanding the general issues and expectations of each age group. And remember, the best advantage you can give to your children in their development is the attention, caring, and involvement of their parents. The reading, talking, playing, teaching, discussing, holding, and caring for by a parent will give a child the security and background to learn and to explore their environment with the help and guidance of a trusted teacher.

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