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Developmental milestones:- Developmental milestones are physical or behavioral signs of development of infants. Rolling over, crawling, walking and talking are considered as developmental milestones. Milestones are different for each age range. These milestones are behaviors that emerge over time, forming the building blocks for growth and continued learning. Some of the categories of behaviors include: Cognition: Thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, understanding Motor coordination: Gross/fine motor skills, jumping, hopping, throwing/catching, drawing, stacking Social interaction: Initiating peer contact, group play Adaptive: Dressing, eating, washing Infant -- birth to 1 year -Able to drink from a cup -Able to sit alone, without support -Babbles -Displays social smile -Gets first tooth -Plays peek-a-boo -Pulls self to standing position -Rolls over by self Says mama and dada, using terms appropriately -Understands "NO" and will stop activity in response -Walks while holding on to furniture or other support Toddler -- 1 to 3 years -Able to feed self neatly, with minimal spilling -Able to draw a line (when shown one) -Able to run, pivot, and walk backwards -Able to say first and last name -Able to walk up and down stairs -Begins pedaling tricycle -Can name pictures of common objects and point to body parts -Dresses self with only a little bit of help -Imitates speech of others, "echoes" word back -Learns to share toys (without adult direction) -Learns to take turns (if directed) while playing with other children -Masters walking -Recognizes and labels colors appropriately -Recognizes differences between males and females -Uses more words and understands simple commands -Uses spoon to feed self

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