Developmental Milestones Chart : 12 Months


Gross Motor Skills

  • Stands without support

  • Walks with one hand held

  • 🚩 Does not stand without support

Fine Motor Skills

  • Able to pick up objects with thumb and index finger

    • Use finger tips, able to hold up and keep arm stable without support from table

  • Able to throw objects in a specific direction

  • 🚩 Completely unable to pick up objects with thumb and index finger

Hearing/Speech and Language

Receptive Ability:

  • Follows 1 step command with gesture e.g. come/sit down

Expressive Ability:

  • Says 'mama', 'papa' and 2-3 words with meaning

  • 🚩 No single words

Socio-Emotional Skills

  • Copies other gestures - head -shaking, nodding, nursery rhyme actions

  • Points to indicate wants; can pay attention to something together with another person

  • Plays with cause and effect toys

  • Shares things with others

  • 🚩 No/limited eye contact

  • 🚩 No waving