The small steps you take now make a big difference in your child’s future success. We have developed materials through the Steps initiative to give you some simple steps to help your child succeed in school and life.
The Steps milestone checklists for baby’s first year contains things most babies do by this age in the following areas:
At this stage of life, a baby’s development changes greatly from month to month. For an easy way to keep track of when your baby should reach certain milestones, download the free Center for Disease Control (CDC) Milestone Tracker app in the Apple App Store or on Google Play. The App also includes activities and learning tips for each age and an area where you can keep track of all your doctor appointments.
Find resources by age, videos for parents, a baby games calendar, baby’s first year milestone guide, and more.
Watch videos, find milestone checklists, download the Milestone Tracker mobile app, view the Milestones in Action photo and video library, and more.
Find positive things you can do as a parent broken out for every age group – in English and Spanish
Find shows and videos to watch, play activities, ways to help your child thrive, ways to learn and grow at each milestone and more