Personal and social milestones
Approximate times of various personal and social milestones are presented below. More detailed information with respect to different ages is available in the menu options.
age of onset
- sleeps and feeds newborn
- may smile back at parent or 1 - 2 months examiner
- smiles spontaneously 1.5 - 3 months
- finger feeds 4 - 8 months
- smiles at self in mirror 4 - 8 months
- chewing 5 - 7 months
- shy with strangers 5 - 10 months
- drinks from cup 6 - 16 months
- takes off clothes 14 - 20 months
- dry during day 18 - 38 months
- separates easily from mother 20 - 50 months
- uses knife and fork 32 - 50 months
Reference
- Shah M et al. Development Milestones. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan
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