Milestones: 12 months old
Yes, you survived or should we say excelled at parenthood year 1. We have a fun list of developmental milestones your toddler would have been able to achieve by now:
Emotional and Social Milestones
High-five, they should be able to touch their hand to yours when you show them your palm.
Communication and Language Milestone
Should be able to start walking with your help
Will be able to start waving bye bye or shake your hand when you put it in front of them
Those sweet words “Mama” and “Papa” will become more clear as opposed to using random words coming out when they are trying to call you
Will start understanding simple words like “Yes” and “No” and react the way you would have taught them to when they hear those words.
Cognitive Milestones (learning, thinking, problem-solving)
Will be able to start stacking and put things away at the place they picked them up from
Starts looking for things that you would hide in front of them, like say in a corner or under the blanket
Movement/Physical Development Milestones
Will hold on to things for support when they want to stand up straight
Walking around to places, taking support from nearby objects and furniture, or using their walker
Can drink water from cups without lids while you hold the cup for them
Can now hold food with their thumb and index finger when they are trying to eat.
For additional guidance, please contact your pediatrician and refer to CDC's guidelines here: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
