Here is a milestone chart for infants, milestones for infant up to one year old and development chart for infants less than 1 year old.

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Milestone Chart for Infants (Seven Months to One Year Old)

This milestone chart is for infants who are seven months to one year. It enumerates skills that children normally do, are still learning and the ones that they might do though they are still advanced for their age, month by month, from seven months of age to the age of twelve months or one year:

Age of the Child	Common Skills	Skills Still Learning	Rare Skills
7 months old	Sits without support Makes sweeping motion to reach for things Babbles	Combines syllables to form word like sounds Crawls or lunges forward	Stands with support or while holding something Waves to say goodbye Bangs objects to produce sounds
8 months old	Uses 'mama' or 'dada' to parents, not necessary the right one Crawls Passes object from hand to hand	Stands with support or while holding something Masters crawling Points at objects	Pulls self to standing position and tries to cruise with support of walls or furniture Picks things up using 'pincer grasp' or using thumb and finger Tries to express himself using gestures
9 months old	Combines syllables to form word like sounds Stands with support or while holding something	Picks things up using 'pincer grasp' or using thumb and finger Tries to cruise with support of walls or furniture Bangs objects together	Plays infant games with small rhymes Says 'dada' and 'mama' to the right parent
10 months old	Waves to say goodbye Picks things up using 'pincer grasp' or using thumb and finger Masters crawling Explores and cruises	Says 'dada' and 'mama' to the right parent Responds to own name Understands 'No' Expresses himself using gestures	Drinks from a cup Stands alone without support for a couple of seconds Puts objects in a container and pull them out
11 months old	Says 'dada' and 'mama' to the right parent Plays infant games with small rhymes Stands alone without support for a couple of seconds	Imitates what others are doing Puts objects in a container and pull them out Understands simple sentences and instructions	Drinks from a cup Learns one word besides 'mama' and 'dada' Stoops while standing
12 months old or One year old	Imitates what others are doing Jabbers and make sounds that are like words Expresses himself using gestures	Learns one word besides 'mama' and 'dada' Takes a few steps Understands simple sentences and instructions and responds to them	Scribbles with crayon Masters walking Learns two words besides 'mama' and 'dada'

Milestone Chart for Infants (Seven Months to One Year Old)

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