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Occupational Development – Parent Checklist
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0-4 months
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Holds head in alignment
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Tracks an object
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Moves arms and legs when laying on back
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Lifts head a little when laying on belly, can prop on elbows
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Brings hands together when laying on back
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Props on elbows in prone with neck extension
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Rolls back to side
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Grasps rattle when placed in hand
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Likes looking at a human face more than other things
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Responds to a smile with a smile
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Looks into caregiver’s face and eyes with interest
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Reaches toward and touches toy
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Hits at dangling objects with hands
5-6 months
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Sitting using hands for support and starting to sit independently
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Grabs both feet and hold when on back
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Brings feet to mouth
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Reaches to a toy when playing on belly
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Props on extended arms when on belly
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Holds and shakes a toy
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Puts fingers in mouth
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Holds hands open, rather than in fists, at least half of the time
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Smiles at self in front of mirror
7-8 months
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Sitting by themselves
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Retrieves a toy in sitting and returns upright
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Rolls
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Crawls with belly on touching floor
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Bangs a toy on the floor
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Passes a small object from one hand to the other
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Plays peek-a-boo
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Bangs toys together
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Feeds self finger foods
9 months
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Starts to crawl on hands and knees
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Pulls to stand at a table
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Waves Bye-bye
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Releases objects intentionally
10 months
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Protecting reaction backward
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Maintains sitting for 60 seconds while playing with a toy
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Transitions to sitting from on belly
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Bounces while holding onto your fingers
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Takes 4 steps with support on your fingers
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Plays in standing at a table
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Stoops at table to retrieve object from floor
11 months
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Cruising on and between furniture
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Pivots in sitting
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Standing for 5 seconds without support
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Walks 4 steps with 1 hand held
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Walks with a push toy
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Pushes or rolls a ball
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Drops small things, such as cheerios into a cup
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Throws things just to see what happens
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Removes socks
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Speech and Language Development – Parent Checklist
0-6 months
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Searches for speaker
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Recognizes own name
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Babbles
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Vocalizes feelings through intonation
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Frequently puts fingers, objects, clothing, pacifier into mouth for sucking and mouthing
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Breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding
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Starting soft, smooth solid foods
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Cooing: vowel-like sounds
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7-9 months
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Self-feeds simple, finger foods
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Babbles same sounds repeatedly (baba or mama)
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Produces sounds which are similar to t,d,n,f,v,z,ch,j,th,sh and s
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Makes sound while eating with food in mouth
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Reaches for object and looks for caregiver’s reaction
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Tolerates smooth, lumpy solids fed by spoon by 9 months
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0-12 months
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Clears food off spoon with upper lip (eats lumpy, mashed foods)
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Feeding self with fingers
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Babbles using different sounds (nama)
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Takes turns vocalizing
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Will imitate others’ vocalizations or gestures
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Points/gestures and vocalizes
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Participates in joint attention activities
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Physical Development – Parent Checklist
0-4 months
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Holds head in alignment
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Tracks an object
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Moves arms and legs when laying on back
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Lifts head a little when laying on belly, can prop on elbows
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Brings hands together when laying on back
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Props on elbows in prone with neck extension
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Rolls back to side
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Grasps rattle when placed in hand
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Likes looking at a human face more than other things
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Responds to a smile with a smile
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Looks into caregiver’s face and eyes with interest
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Reaches toward and touches toy
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Hits at dangling objects with hands
5-6 months
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Sitting using hands for support and starting to sit independently
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Grabs both feet and holds them when on back
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Brings feet to mouth
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Reaches to a toy when playing on belly
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Props on extended arms when on belly
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Begins to belly crawl
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Rolls back to belly
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Holds and shakes a toy
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Puts fingers in mouth
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Smiles at self in front of mirror
7-8 months
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Maintains sitting for 60 seconds
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Retrieves a toy in sitting and returns upright
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Rolls belly to back
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Rolls back to belly
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Belly crawls 3 feet forward
9 months
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Assumes hands and knees position (all fours)
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Transfers from sitting to hands and knees position (all fours)
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Rocks back and forth on hands and knees for 5 seconds
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Creeps forward on hands and knees
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Scoots forward in sitting for 3 feet
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Pivots in sitting 90 degrees to both sides
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Walks with two hands held
10 months
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Maintains sitting for 60 seconds while playing with a toy
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Transitions to sitting from belly
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Creeps (on hands and knees) over your legs
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Bounces while holding onto your fingers
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Cruises 4 steps along furniture
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Lowers to sitting from standing without falling
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Plays in standing for 3 minutes
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Stoops at table to retrieve object from floor
11 months
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Cruising on and between furniture
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Pivots in sitting
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Standing for 5 seconds without support
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Walks 4 steps with 1 hand held
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Walks with a push toy 10 feet
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