Pragmatic / Social Milestones
Pragmatic Language Skills: Social use of language.
| Age | Milestone |
| 2 months | Smiles |
| 3 months | establishes eye contact, Simple turn-taking |
| 4 months | Enjoys people interaction |
| 6 months | Discriminates strangers |
| 7 months | Smiles at self in mirror |
| 9 months | Enjoys pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo games |
| 10 months | Able to feed self a cookie and beginning to share |
| 12 months | Mother is used as security and helps with dressing. |
| 14 months | Able to feed self with spoon |
| 15 months | Able to use a sippy cup and cup |
| 18 months | Imitates routine actions (vacuuming) |
| 24 months | Helps with undressing and participates in parallel play |
| 30 months | Participates in associative play |
| 32 months | Toilet training |
| 36 months | Undresses self and participates in cooperative play |
All children develop at their own pace. This chart identifies the average time line for milestone development. It is not to be used to determine whether or not your child has a developmental delay. If you are concerned about your child’s development, see a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Pragmatic/social Developmental “Red Flags”
| Age | â—„Red Flag: warning signs |
| 2-4 months | Inability to focus on faces, does not smile but 2-3 months |
| 4-6 months | Difficulty making eye contact |
| 5-8 months | Difficulty to engage in interaction |
| 12-18 months | Difficulty with focusing attention |
| 18-24 months | Prefers to be by himself |