Developmental milestones

Here are some of the milestones that mark the progress of young children as they learn to communicate, as well as some suggestions to help your child use words to solve problems, make choices, describe objects and events and share ideas.

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About speech and language developmental milestones:

• from birth to 12 months
• from 12 months to 30 months
• by age 3
• by age 4
• by age 5

This information is also available in PDF format for your convenience.

• Your baby's speech and language skills from birth to 30 months
  • English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese
• Your preschool child's speech and language development
  • English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese