MILESTONE CHART: 7 TO 12 MONTHS

Reviewed by BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board

Last updated: September 2008

Child’s Age Mastered Skills Emerging Skills Advanced Skills

(most kids can do) (half of kids can do) (a few kids can do)
7 months  Sits without  Lunges  Waves
support forward or goodbye
 Drags starts  Stangs while
objects crawling holding onto
toward self  Jabbers or something
combines  Begins to
syllables understand
 Start to object
experience permanence
stranger
anxiety
8 months  Says ‘mama’  Stands while  Pull self to
and ‘dada’ to holding onto standing,
both parents something cruises
(isn’t  Crawls  Picks things
specific)  Points at up with
 Passes object objects thumb-finger
from hand to  Searches for  Indicates
hand hidden wants with
objects gestures
9 months  Stands while  Cruises  Plays patty-
holding onto while cake and
something holding onto peek-a-boo
 Jabbers or furniture  Says ‘mama’
combines  Drinks from and ‘dada’ to
syllables a sippy cup the correct
 Understands  Eats with parent
object fingers
permanence  Bangs
objects
together
10 months  Waves  Says ‘mama’  Stands alone
goodbye and ‘dada’ to for a couple
 Picks up the correct of seconds
with pincer parent  Puts objects
grasp  Indicates into a
 Crawls well, wants with container
with belly gestures
off the
 ground
11 months  Says ‘mama’  Understands  Says one
and ‘dada’ to ‘no’ and word besides
the correct simple ‘mama’ and
parent instructions ‘dada’
 Plays patty-  Puts objects  Stoops from
cake and into a standing
peek-a-boo container position
12 months  Imitates  Takes a few  Walks alone
others’ steps  Scribbles
activities  Says one with a
 Indicates word besides crayon
wants with ‘mama’ and  Says two
gestures ‘dada’ words
besides
‘mama’ and
‘dada’