Imitates gestures of adults

Responds to noises that are not visible and searches for hidden objects

Looks at pictures in books

Begins to play games with an adult, like peek-a-boo

Vocalizes for attention

Reaches for a desired toy

Move toward or looks at family member when named

Responds to ‘come here’ (scoots, rolls)

Vocalizes in response to objects that move

Shouts or vocalizes to gain attention

Produces a variety of sounds (consonants, vowels)

Says things like ‘bababa, dadada, dagu, maga,’ etc

Plays with voice in turn-taking manner with adult

Pulls up by himself

Stands, bumps down and tries to get back up

Stretches out with one hand to grasp a small toy and passes the toys hand to hand

Can poke at small things with index finger and begins to point

Looks to an adult if uncertain about an object or toy

Enjoys knocking down a stack of blocks

May start to drink from a cup (with adult holding it)

Opens mouth to anticipate food coming

Plays peek-a-boo

Waves ‘hi’ & ‘bye’

Holds out a toy to show others

Uses play toys in realistic ways (i.e. feeds a baby with a bottle or cup, brushes hair, picks up a phone to listen/say ‘hi’)

Plays 2-3 minutes with a single toy

Takes stack rings apart and puts them together again

Hands a toy back to an adult

Responds to questions from mother, ‘want up’?

Points to two body parts

Imitates in games such as “So Big”

Says “Mama” and “Dada”

Says 1-2 words spontaneously

Repeats sounds and syllables that an adults says

requests a toy by pointing, vocalizing, or looking at the toy

Follows simple directions

Brings a toy to parent to continue the game if he/she cannot do it alone

Pulls up to stand and begins walking around 12 months

Begins to develop the pincer grasp and picks up small objects with finger and thumb

Shows an understanding of a few names/objects such as “Where’s your __bottle, __shoe,__ball___etc”

Looks at direction parent is pointing when parent says “look!”

Enjoys music and dances

Enjoys playing with different textures, water, sand, foam