2025 – PAGE 188 – DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES & ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
SURVEILLANCE MILESTONES – 12 MONTHS OF AGE
| AGE | LANGUAGE &
COMMUNICATION |
MOVEMENT & PHYSICAL | COGNITIVE | SOCIAL &
EMOTIONAL |
| 12 mo
“eggs”
|
Waves “bye”; says “Mama” and “Dada” specifically; comprehends the word “no” | Pulls to stand; walks while using furniture for support; drinks from a cup held by others with no lid; pincer grasp for small items or bits of food | Puts items into a container (e.g., a block in a cup); has object permanence (i.e., looks for toys you hid) | Plays pat-a-cake and other games with you |
MNEMONIC STORY: The peg for 12 is EGGS (as in a dozen eggs!). Imagine a weird little 12-month-old kid who LOVES EGGS. He always wears his favorite 12-egg omelet T-shirt. Imagine that his parent, his DADA SPECIFICALLY, is in the kitchen getting ready to whip up his favorite 12-egg omelet. The baby sees this from the other room, so he PULLS TO STAND, WAVES BYE to his stuffed animal toys, and WALKS HOLDING ONTO THE FURNITURE all the way to DADA who is holding a cup full of a dozen eggs. He then sips a DRINK FROM THE CUP full of eggs being held by his dad! The dad is a little odd too. He loves wearing wigs that make him look like he has an egg-white-colored PERM (object PERManence)! Together, they put another DOZEN EGGS and a PINCH of sugar INTO A CONTAINER to also bake a cake, a PAT-A-CAKE! The boy tries to eat the cake but UNDERSTANDS NO when DADA takes the cake away from him. No desserts until after finishing his 12-egg omelet!
12-MONTH-OLD MILESTONES TO KEEP ON YOUR RADAR
| AGE | LANGUAGE | GROSS MOTOR | FINE MOTOR | COGNITIVE | SOCIAL | RED FLAGS |
| 12 mo | Crawls on hands/knees | Responds to music | Knows family members’ names | Can’t crawl or stand with support |