7 to 9 month milestones
Milestones are reference points for what most children do. We never score or compare.
Feelings & Comfort
- Uses several facial expressionsBy 9 months
- Smiles or laughs during peek-a-booBy 9 months
- Looks for a familiar person when upsetBy 9 months
- Is shy, clingy or fearful around strangersBy 9 months
- Reacts when you leave, by looking, reaching for you or cryingBy 9 months
Limits & Cooperation
- Stops for a moment when you say “no”By 9 months
- Takes turns passing a toy back and forth with youBy 9 months
Talking & Understanding
- Looks when their name is calledBy 9 months
- Raises arms to be picked upBy 9 months
- Recognizes the names of some familiar people or objectsBy 9 months
- Pushes away something they do not wantBy 9 months
Speaking Clearly
- Babbles long strings such as “mamamama” or “babababa”By 9 months
- Says single consonant-vowel syllables like “ba” or “da”By 9 months
Early Literacy
- May prefer or seem to know certain books or picturesBy 9 months
- Reaches for one of two books you offerBy 10 months
- Joins in with songs and rhymes by copying sounds or actionsBy 10 months
Exploring & Discovering
- Bangs two things togetherBy 9 months
- Repeats an action to make something happen againBy 9 months
- Explores things with hands and mouth, turning, shaking and dropping themBy 9 months
Logic & Numbers
- Pulls a cloth or blanket to get a toy that sits on itBy 8 months
- Looks for objects when dropped out of sightBy 9 months
Pretend & Imitate
- Copies or imitates sounds, facial expressions, or simple actionsBy 9 months
- Copies a simple action with a toy, even a day laterBy 9 months
Doing It Myself
- Shows hunger and fullness, like reaching for food or turning awayBy 9 months
- Uses their fingers to pull food toward themselvesBy 9 months
Nara is educational and doesn’t assess or diagnose. If you’re worried, talk to your child’s doctor.
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