9 - 12 Months

Social

Explores environment by touch.
Loves being praised, 'good girl/boy'.
Enjoys repetitive and noisy games.
Enjoys sound making toys.
Plays 'pat-a-cake' (hand clapping games).
Waves 'bye-bye'.
Drinks well from a cup.
Attempts self-feeding.
Doesn't put objects in mouth as much.

Physical

Crawls well.
Can stand when supported.
Climbs on furniture.
Walks with support.
Enjoys self feeding.
Picks up small objects, using thumb and index finger, known as the 'pincer grasp'.

Visual

Points index finger at things they are interested in, eg. plane, dog, truck, bottle etc.
Enjoys looking at pictures, a great time to look at books regularly.
Repeats a range of sounds, babbles a lot when playing.
Speaks simple words.
Understands simple phrases and requests eg. may hand an object to an adult on request, or demonstrate the use of a hairbrush, or point at nose, belly, and eyes when asked.