12 Month Development (1 Year Old)
What to expect at 12 months old - Happy First Birthday!
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Physical Development
- •May take first independent steps
- •Stands alone well
- •Cruises confidently along furniture
- •May walk holding your hand
- •Drinks from cup with help
- •Self-feeds with fingers
- •Helps getting dressed (pushes arm through sleeve)
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Cognitive Development
- •Explores objects in many ways (shaking, banging, throwing, dropping)
- •Finds hidden objects easily
- •Looks at correct picture when named
- •Copies gestures
- •Uses objects correctly (drinks from cup, brushes hair)
- •Follows simple directions
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Social-Emotional
- •Shy or anxious with strangers
- •Cries when parents leave
- •Has favorite people and toys
- •Shows fear in some situations
- •Hands you a book to read together
- •Repeats sounds or actions to get attention
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Communication
- •Says "mama" and "dada" specifically to parents
- •May say 1-3 words besides mama/dada
- •Tries to imitate words
- •Responds to simple verbal requests
- •Uses gestures (waves bye, shakes head no)
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