Growth & Development
Babies experience phenomenal growth and development during the first year of life. Consult these physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development resources to learn what to expect during your baby’s first year.
Milestones in physical development for babies in their first year. A breakdown of height and weight growth expectations, physical appearance, sensory development, and gross and fine motor skills for ages 0 to 3 months, 3 to 6 months, 6 to 9 months, and 9 to 12 months.
Babies' ability to grasp and manipulate toys advances rapidly during the first year. Learn developmentally appropriate activities that will enhance their gripping skills and promote cognitive development.
From birth to 3 months, your baby will demonstrate change in the areas of growth, physical appearance, motor skills, and sensory development. Physical development milestones outlined.
Physical development milestone of 3 to 6 month old babies outlined. Information covered includes growth, gross motor, fine motor, physical appearance and sensory development.
Your baby's physical development will continue to make great strides during months 6 through 9. Check out what to expect in the areas of growth, motor skill, and sensory development for this age.
Learn the physical development benchmarks of 9 to 12 month old babies. Growth, gross motor, fine motor, physical appearance and sensory development detailed.
This simple activity builds early mathematical number awareness skills in babies. Use stuffed animals to play this infant game to reinforce quantity concepts.
Infants are born with a complete visual system, but must learn how to see. A child's vision will develop throughout the first year of life.
A photo gallery of the common developmental milestones that parents look for their growing infants to reach.
