The First 3 Months of Development to Watch

Babies are amazing on how fast they grow, how much their brain develops in such a short time, and the different stages of their growth within the first few years.

In this blog, we want to discuss the 4 factors for parents to watch when it comes to your new little addition to the family and make sure they are neurodeveloping at their optimal timeframe.

We do want to emphasize that children are on their own timeframe when it comes to developing, but based upon what we have seen in the past 11+ years of serving families and kiddos is that they usually hit these milestones with ease and much more.

Here are the 4 areas we want to dive into:

• Physical Development
• Cognitive Development
• Social and Emotional Development
• Communicating Development

In this process, here is what you want to see as a parent when it comes to your child’s developmental milestones.

• Physical Development
• Lift Head
• Rolls Over
• Reaches for Objects
• Kick Legs
• Babbles
• Cognitive Development
• Follows Moving Objects with Eyes
• Smiles Socially
• Recognizes Familiar Faces
• Social & Emotional Development
• Responds to Familiar Voices and Faces
• Smiles Socially
• Makes Eye Contact
• Communication Development
• Cries to Express Needs
• Makes Cooing & Gurgling Sounds

These are all crucial and important milestones you want to watch and see your child have when they first start their first 3 months of life.

If they happen to not be hitting these marks or your child is older and you remember them taking longer to hit these strides, we can help!

Let’s say your child is 12 months old but their brain’s development is around 6 months old. We determine this through a specific evaluation to know when the brain is turning specific and important reflexes on or off at specific age ranges. This is what we call, “The Brain Gap.”

Our goal is to close that gap to help your child get on track with their neurodevelopment and hit the important milestones along the way.