Developmental Milestones Chart : 3 Months

Gross Motor Skills

Holds head at 45°-90° when in this position

🚩 Floppy baby* (see Developmental Milestones Chart : At Birth)

Socio-Emotional Skills

  • Occasional/on and off eye contact

  • Smiles spontaneously

  • Shows excitement at familiar pleasant situations such as feeding, bathing

  • 🚩 No eye contact

  • 🚩 Baby does not smile when caregiver smiles

Fine Motor Skills

  • Eyes can fix on and follow an object 180°

  • Hands unfisted

  • Grasps objects

  • Follows movement of hands with his/her eyes

  • 🚩 Eyes do not fix and follow and object

Hearing/Speech and Language

Receptive Ability:

  • Moves eyes in direction of sound

  • 🚩 No response to sound

Expressive Ability:

  • Coos and laughs

  • 🚩 Does not coo or make sounds