12 Month Check

From Page 85 of your Personal Health Record (PHR or 'Blue Book')

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/kidsfamilies/MCFhealth/Publications/blue-…

Topics for discussion may include any issues arising from:

• my child’s development (Learn the Signs. Act Early.)
• additional parent/carer questions
• child health check

Health and safety

• healthy eating/encouraging active play
• how to take care of your child’s teeth
• sleep
• immunisations
• safety
• how to be sun smart
• growth.

Family

• sibling relationships and rivalry
• positive parenting and developing a close relationship with your child
• parents’ emotional health
• smoking and/or vaping
• going to playgroup or choosing early childhood education and
• care services.

Milestones

I am 12 months old

My development – Learn the Signs. Act Early. (what most children do at this age)

Social/Emotional Milestones

• Plays games with you, like pat-a-cake
• Language/Communication Milestones
• Waves “bye-bye”
• Calls a parent “muma” or “dada” or another special name Understands “no” (pauses briefly or stops when you say it)

Cognitive Milestones (learning, thinking, problem-solving)

• Puts something in a container, like a block in a cup
• Looks for things they see you hide, like a toy under a blanket

Movement/Physical Development Milestones

• Pulls up to stand
• Walks, holding on to furniture
• Drinks from a cup without a lid, as you hold it Picks things up between thumb and pointer finger, like small bits of food

You know your baby best. Don’t wait. If your baby is not meeting one or more milestones, has lost skills they once had, or you have other concerns, act early. Talk with your Child and Family Health nurse or GP, share your concerns, and ask about developmental screening.