Age Milestones Flashcards
0–12 mo
Primitive reflexes disappear—
Moro (by 3 mo), rooting (by
4 mo), palmar (by 6 mo),
Babinski (by 12 mo)
0–12 mo
Posture—lifts head up prone (by 1 mo), rolls and sits (by 6 mo), crawls (by 8 mo), stands (by 10 mo), walks (by 12–18 mo)
0–12 mo
Picks—passes toys hand to
hand (by 6 mo), Pincer grasp
(by 10 mo)
0–12 mo
Points to objects (by 12 mo)
0–12 mo
Social smile (by 2 mo)
0–12 mo
Stranger anxiety (by 6 mo)
0–12 mo
Separation anxiety (by 9 mo)
0–12 mo
Orients—first to voice (by
4 mo), then to name and
gestures (by 9 mo)
0–12 mo
Object permanence (by 9 mo)
0–12 mo
Oratory—says “mama” and
“dada” (by 10 mo)
12–36 mo
Climbs stairs (by 18 mo)
12–36 mo
Cubes stacked—number
= age (yr) × 3
12–36 mo
Cultured—feeds self with fork and spoon (by 20 mo)
12–36 mo
Kicks ball (by 24 mo)
12–36 mo
Recreation—parallel play (by
12 mo)
12–36 mo
Rapprochement—moves away
from and returns to mother
(by 24 mo)
12–36 mo
Realization—core gender identity formed (by 36 mo)
12–36 mo
Words—200 words by age 2
(2 zeros), 2-word sentences
3–5 yr
Drive—tricycle (3 wheels at
3 yr)
3–5 yr
Drawings—copies line or
circle, stick figure (by 4 yr)
3–5 yr
Dexterity—hops on one foot
(by 4 yr), uses buttons or
zippers, grooms self (by 5 yr)
3–5 yr
Freedom—comfortably spends
part of day away from mother
(by 3 yr)
3–5 yr
Friends—cooperative play, has imaginary friends (by 4 yr)
3–5 yr
Language—1000 words by age
3 (3 zeroes), uses complete
sentences and prepositions
(by 4 yr)
