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Milestones for Your 2 – 4 Month-Old Baby

January 12, 2023

When you’re at work, having confidence that your little one is receiving the special loving care he or she needs to feel secure and loved means everything. Parents entrust their babies to Luminous Early Childhood Learning Centers because they know that caring individuals are giving their babies loving attention, are trained to monitor their baby’s developmental progress, and listen carefully to parent concerns.

How your child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about his or her development. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, most babies (75%) reach the following milestones by two and fourth months.

Social/Emotional Milestones

2 Months

4 Months
  • Calms down when spoken to or picked up 
  • Smiles on his own to get your attention 
  • Looks at your face 
  • Chuckles (not yet a full laugh) when you try to make him laugh 
  • Seems happy to see you when you walk up to her
  • Looks at you, moves, or makes sounds to get or keep your attention
  • Smiles when you talk to or smile at him
  

Language/Communication

2 Months

4 Months
  • Makes sounds other than crying 
  • Makes cooing sounds (“oooo”, “aahh”) 
  • Reacts to loud sounds
  • Makes sounds back when you talk to him 
 
  • Turns head towards the sound of your voice 

Cognitive

(learning, thinking, problem-solving)

2 Months

4 Months
  • Watches you as you move 
  • If hungry, opens mouth when he sees breast or bottle
  • Looks at a toy for several seconds 
  • Looks at her hands with interest

Movement/Physical Development

2 Months

4 Months
  • Holds head up when on tummy 
  • Holds head steady without support when you are holding him
  • Moves both arms and both legs
  • Holds a toy when you put it in her hand 
  • Opens hands briefly
  • Uses his arm to swing at toys 
 
 
  • Brings hands to mouth
  • Pushes up onto elbows/forearms when on tummy

Luminous removes the hassle of arranging for tuition vouchers and helps make childcare affordable. Vouchers can help ease your financial stress – reducing the cost to as little as $1 to $50 dollars per week per child depending on eligibility. Learn more about qualifying for HRA and ACS vouchers at our Bronx and Brooklyn centers. Payment can also be made by SEIU/1199 Child Care, check, credit card, and through the Luminous reimbursement program. Contact Luminous Early Childhood Learning Centers at enrollment.info@luminouschildcare.org or call us at 929.777.3113.

You can check the milestones your baby has reached by the end of 4 months by completing a checklist with CDC’s free Milestone Tracker mobile app, for iOS and Android devices, using the Digital Online Checklist, or by printing the checklist.

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