Kids Development Milestones
From birth through to the onset of puberty, children pass through a series of milestones that cover everything from their physical development to when they should start playing independently.
Dr. Dawn has helped prepare this interactive guide that allows you to quickly and easily track your child's development milestones, as well as highlighting warning signs and important markers such as health checks and immunisations.
Remember, all children develop differently and this tool is just a guide to what you might expect. It is not a substitute for a professional medical diagnosis and you should always check with your GP if you are worried about your child's development.
- 0-4 Weeks
- 4-6 Weeks
- 6-12 Weeks
- 3-4 Months
- 4-5 Months
- 5-6 Months
- 6-7 Months
- 7-8 Months
- 8-9 Months
- 9-10 Months
- 10-11 Months
- 11-12 Months
- 12-13 Months
- 13-15 Months
- 15-18 Months
- 18-24 Months
- 2-3 Years
- 3-4 Years
- 4-5 Years
- 5-6 Years
- 6-7 Years
- 7-8 Years
- 8-9 Years
- 9-10 Years
- 10-11 Years
- 11-12 Years
- 12-13+ Years
Milestones
Growth
Is this Normal?
Health Checks & Immunisation
Warnings
Help
This tool is designed to give you an overview of your child's development milestones and to provide you with a quick reference point for when they should be getting health checks & immunisations as well as any potential warning signs to be looking out for.
You can navigate to the relevant area of the tool by entering your child's date of birth (in the format dd mm yyyy) or by scrolling to the relevant age bracket along the top bar.
Move your mouse over a milestone to highlight it, and then click on it for further information. Milestones will appear and disappear as your child gets older but some may appear over several points in the timeline if there is a range of ages where that milestone could typically be expected to occur.
There are 4 additional sections below the main window of the tool. Each of these sections provides additional information, and you can roll the mouse over any heading to get a pop-up box with extra information. The section marked 'Growth' displays the growth milestones that your child should be reaching.
The 'Is this Normal?' section is where to look for milestones that might appear earlier or later than the 'typical' time they could be expected, but are still perfectly normal. The 'Health checks and Immunisations' section lists when your child should be getting checkups and jabs whilst the 'Warnings' section flags up any symptoms for potential problems or abnormalities.
We know it can be difficult to keep track of your child's milestones, so we've made it easy by allowing you to receive milestone reminders by email. Just enter your child's date of birth and your email address into our secure form, and every time your child reaches their next milestone we'll send you an email so you can check back on their progress.
Important Notice
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