This survey comes from the Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist, a measure of your baby’s social and emotional development.

How calm or Zen is your baby? This score looks at how easily your baby is irritated and how quickly they calm back down.
The score ranges from 0 (your baby tends to be irritable) to 8 (your baby tends to be calm and serene).
According to research on babies in the U.S. from 0 to 18 months old:
50% of babies will score 8 - Isn't that surprising?
70% of babies will score 7 or above
90% of babies will score 5 or above
For more information, see reference [1] below, and please note we have reversed the scale.

Calmness and Serenity

How flexible and adaptable is your baby? This score looks at how your baby responds to changes such as being in new places or encountering new people.
The score ranges from 0 (your child seems to be inflexible) to 8 (your child seems to be very flexible).
According to research on babies in the U.S. who are around 0 to 4 months old:
About 50% of babies will score 8
About 70% of babies will score 7 or above.
About 90% of babies will score 5 or above.
For more information, see reference [1] below, and please note we have reversed the scale.

How flexible and adaptable is your baby? This score looks at how your baby responds to changes such as being in new places or encountering new people.
The score ranges from 0 (your child seems to be inflexible) to 8 (your child seems to be very flexible).
According to research on babies in the U.S. who are around 5 to 8 months old:
About 50% of babies will score 7 or above
About 70% of babies will score 6 or above
About 90% of babies will score 4 or above
For more information, see reference [1] below, and please note we have reversed the scale.

How flexible and adaptable is your baby? This score looks at how your baby responds to changes such as being in new places or encountering new people.
The score ranges from 0 (your child seems to be inflexible) to 8 (your child seems to be very flexible).
According to research on babies in the U.S. who are around 9 to 11 months old:
About 50% of babies will score 7 or above
About 70% of babies will score 5 or above
About 90% of babies will score 4 or above
For more information, see reference [1] below, and please note we have reversed the scale.

How flexible and adaptable is your baby? This score looks at how your baby responds to changes such as being in new places or encountering new people.
The score ranges from 0 (your child seems to be inflexible) to 8 (your child seems to be very flexible).
According to research on babies in the U.S. who are around 12 to 18 months old:
About 50% of babies will score 6 or above
About 70% of babies will score 5 or above
About 90% of babies will score 4 or above
For more information, see reference [1] below, and please note we have reversed the scale.

Flexibility or Adaptability

How well does your baby follow routines and sleep schedules?
The score ranges from 0 (your child tends to be difficult to keep on either sleep or daytime schedules) to 8 (your child tends to be easy to keep on sleep or daytime schedules).
According to research on babies in the U.S. who are around 0 to 4 months old:
About 50% of babies will score 7 or above
About 70% of babies will score 5 or above
About 90% of babies will score 3 or above
If you are interested in a more in-depth look at sleep behavior, you may want to try Sleuth’s two quick sleep assessments.

How well does your baby follow routines and sleep schedules?
The score ranges from 0 (your child tends to be difficult to keep on either daytime or sleep schedules) to 8 (your child tends to be easy to keep on daytime or sleep schedules).
According to research on babies in the U.S. who are around 5 to 8 months old:
About 50% of babies will score 7 or above
About 70% of babies will score 5 or above
About 90% of babies will score 4 or above
If you are interested in a more in-depth look at sleep behavior, you may want to try Sleuth’s two quick sleep assessments.

How well does your baby follow routines and sleep schedules?
The score ranges from 0 (your child tends to be difficult to keep on either sleep or daytime schedules) to 8 (your child tends to be easy to keep on sleep or daytime schedules).
According to research on babies in the U.S. who are around 5 to 8 months old:
About 50% of babies will score 7 or above.
About 70% of babies will score 6 or above.
About 90% of babies will score 4 or above.
If you are interested in a more in-depth look at sleep behavior, you may want to try Sleuth’s two quick sleep assessments.

Baby's Emotional Development (under 18 months)

Baby's Emotional Development (under 18 months)