Milestones: Your Five-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Children’s wellness is often measured by milestones: What can they do, and when can they do it? How are they growing and developing physically, emotionally, and socially? How are their language skills developing?
Regular wellness visits with your child’s pediatrician are great opportunities for these check-ins — they’re the perfect time to ask questions and raise concerns about your child’s growth and development!
It’s good to ask for help as early as you have concerns — you are your child’s first and best advocate! The early years are a period of rapid brain development, so by raising any concerns early, you can make sure your child gets the support they need to thrive. Early intervention may also help prevent or lessen the need for more support later on.
Here’s what you may be noticing in the fifth year of life.
Learn more about developmental milestone checklists here.
Wellness visits are regular opportunities for these check-ins — they’re a great time to ask questions and raise concerns about your child’s growth and development! All children grow and develop at their own pace. Here’s what you may be noticing at age 5.
Physical growth:
- Learn about height and weight milestones at www.cdc.gov/growthcharts.
Learning, thinking, problem-solving:
- Count to 10 and name some numbers between 1 and 5 when you paint them.
- Use words about time, like “today,” “tomorrow,” “morning,” or “night.”
- Pay attention for 5-10 minutes during activities.
Emotional and social development:
- Follow rules or takes turns when playing with other children.
- Sing, dance, or act for you.
- Do simple chores at home.
Language and communication development:
- Tell a story they heard or made up with at least two events (“A dog got lost and someone helped find her”).
- Answer simple questions about a book or story after you read it or tell it to them.
- Keep a conversation going with more than three back-and-forth exchanges.
- Use or recognize simple rhymes, like rat-cat or tall-fall.
Movement and physical development:
- Button some buttons.
- Hop on one foot.
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Milestones: Your Three-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your Four-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your Baby’s First Year
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your 18-Month Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your Two-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your One-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
