Hope Special Children Centre

**A Guideline For Age Appropriate Development Of A Child**
6 Months	12 Months	18 months	24 Months	36 Months
Follow moving objects with their eyes	Sit Without Support	Like to pull, push and dump things	Use 2 or 3 words sentences	Walk up steps (alternating feet)
Turn towards the source of sound	Pull to a standing position	Follow simple instructions ("pick toy up")	Say names of toys	Ride a tricycle
Reach for objects and pick them up	Drink from a cup	Pull off shoes, socks and mittens	Recognize familiar pictures	Put on their shoes
Switch toys from one hand to another	Crawl	Like to look at pictures	Carry something while walking	Open a door
Play with their toes	Play peek-a-boo and patty cake	Feed themselves	Feed themselves with a spoon	Turn one page at a time
Recognize familiar faces	Hold out their arms and legs while being dressed	Walk without help	Turn 2 - 3 pages at a time	Repeat common rhymes
Babble	Stack 2 blocks	Step Off low objects and keep balance	Identify hair, eyes, ears and nose by pointing	Use 3 - 5 words sentences
---	Know 5 or 6 words	Point	---	Name at least one color correctly
---	---	Show affection	---	Are toilet trained