Are you concerned about your one year old’s speech development?
Milestones typically reached by one year of age are
turns toward sounds
responds to “no”
recognizes own name and family member names
emergent babbling and uses speech sounds to communicate
starts using first words “Mama” or “Dada” around 12 months
cries differently for different wants/needs
uses gestures to communicate such as reaching arms up or waving
Are you concerned about your one year old’s physical development?
Milestones typically reached by six months are
no recognition of changing head position when pulled to sit
does not accept weight through lower extremities
Milestones typically reached by one year of age are
Does not sit independently
head lag when pulled to sit
Red flags of development for all ages
does not use both hands
tilts their head most of the time
fall often
has difficulty with transitions
walks on their toes most of the time