Newborn stages of development

Discover the essential baby development milestones from birth to 12 months. Track your baby's progress and celebrate each milestone.

Milestones through the first 12 months by month. There are some for 18 and 24 months too.

Wondering how much to feed you baby by age? Our feeding guide and charts will help you figure out a good breastfeeding schedule.

According to Adolph, Weise, and Marin (2003), “Motor development refers to changes in children's ability to control their body's movements, from infants' first spontaneous waving and kicking movements to the adaptive control of reaching, locomotion, and complex sport skills”. Click here for the full-resolution PDF of this chart. ReferencesAdolph, K. E., Weise, L., & Marin, L. (2003). Motor development. In L. Nadel, Encyclopedia of cognitive sciences (pp. 134-137). London: Macmillan-Reference

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