Milestones: Understanding Your Child’s Social and Emotional Development from Birth to Age 5

This handy guide from the US Department of Education lists the key milestones for social and emotional development for children birth to five.

For more information and resources from the “Talk, Read, and Sing!” campaign, visit https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/earlylearning/talk-read-sing/index.html

The ICC-Recommended Early Start Personnel Manual (ESPM) describes core knowledge and role-specific competencies needed for early intervention service provision, incorporating current research and evidence in the field of early intervention. To access the ESPM, CLICK HERE.

This resource is related to the following ESPM knowledge-level competencies:

Core Knowledge (CK):
- CK2: The role of primary social and emotional relationships as the foundation for early learning.
- CK6: The sequences of development and the interrelationships among developmental areas/factors, including:
  - Social development
  - Emotional development and resiliency, including the development of attachment and trust, and self-regulation