10-12 months

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• Waves “bye-bye” with intent
• Crawls well, cruises with confidence
• Picks up objects with any part of thumb and finger

• Say Dada and Mama to right parent
• Respond to name and the word ”no”
• Put objects into container

• Standing alone well
• Saying one word other than Mama and Dada
• Walking without assistance

• Says Mama and Dada to right parent
• Plays games with hands (Patty-cake and Peek-a-boo)
• Walks holding on to hand or furniture

• Use creative speech
• Understand simple one step instructions
• Indicate wants by gesturing

• Walking well without assistance
• Stooping from standing position
• Saying two to three words other than Mama and Dada

• Imitates others’ behavior
• Takes a few steps alone or attempts to stand alone
• Says one word other than Mama and Dada with repetition

• Understand your words
• Jabber own language, word-like sounds
• Stoop and stand successfully

• Walking more than a few steps alone (many don’t until after 14 months)
• Scribbling with crayon
• Increasing number of words used repetitively
• Responding to one-step instructions

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