
Child Development Milestones and How Special Education Can Help
Your child taking their first step or saying “ma ma” and “da da” for the first time are precious moments. They are also important child development milestones. The purpose of defining these milestones is to help parents and physicians understand how a child is developing. While every child reaches milestones in their own time (and sometimes their own order), if a child misses them or struggles to reach them, it could indicate developmental delays. Let’s look at these child development milestones and how special education can help your child reach them. First-Year Child Development Milestones The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has established milestones based on research. They’ve divided these milestones by age. Emotional & Social Milestones 2 Months Calm down when spoken to or picked up Look at your face Appear happy when you approach Smile when you talk or smile at them 4 Months Smiles to get your