Child Development Flashcards
What are the developmental milestones at 1 month of age?
Gross motor: when prone lifts head slightly
Fine/visual: with eyes tracks objects to midline; tight grasp
Language: startles to sound Social: fixes on face
What are the key categories of development?
Gross motor Fine/visual motor Language
Social
What are the developmental milestones at 2 to 3 months of age?
Gross motor: steadily holds head up; when prone lifts chest up
Fine/visual: hands open at rest Language: smiles responsively; coos
Social: recognizes parents; reaches for familiar objects or people
What are the developmental milestones at 4 to 5 months of age?
Gross motor: rolls front to back and back to front; sits well supported
Fine/visual: grasps with both hands Language: orients to voice
Social: laughs; enjoys observing environment
What are the developmental milestones at 6 months of age?
Gross motor: sits well unsupported; sits upright
Fine/visual: transfers hand to hand; reaches with either hand
Language: babbles
Social: recognizes strangers and has
stranger anxiety
What are the developmental milestones at 9 months of age?
Gross motor: crawls, pulls to stand
Fine/visual: uses pincer grasp; finger feeds
Language: says “dada/mama”; understands “no”
Social: waves bye-bye; plays pat-a-cake
What are the developmental milestones at 12 months of age?
Gross motor: walks alone Fine/visual: throws, releases objects
Language: one to eight words other than “dada/mama”; one-step commands
Social: imitates actions; comes when called; cooperates with dressing
What are the developmental milestones at 15 months of age?
Gross motor: walks backward; creeps upstairs
Fine/visual: builds two-block towers; scribbles; uses a cup
Language: uses four to eight words Social: throws temper tantrums
What are the developmental milestones at 18 months of age?
Gross motor: runs; kicks a ball Fine/visual: feeds self with utensils
Language: points to body parts when asked; names common objects
Social: plays around but not with other children; start of toilet training
What are the developmental milestones at 21 months of age?
Gross motor: squats and recovers Fine/visual: builds five-block towers Language: two-word combinations Social: toilet training
What are the developmental milestones at 24 months of age?
Gross motor: walks well up and down stairs; jumps
Fine/visual: removes clothing; copies a line
Language: 50-word vocabulary; stranger understands half of speech
Social: follows two-step commands; engages in parallel play
What are the developmental milestones at 30 months of age?
Gross motor: throws ball over hand Fine/visual: removes clothes; copies
lines
Language: appropriate pronoun use Social: knows first and last names
What are the developmental milestones at 3 years of age?
Gross motor: pedals tricycle; goes up and down stairs with alternating feet
Fine/visual: draws a circle; eats with utensils
Language: three-word sentences; uses plurals and past tense; stranger understands three-fourths of speech
Social: group play; shares toys
What are the developmental milestones at 4 years of age?
Gross motor: hops and skips
Fine/visual: catches ball; dresses alone;
copies a cross
Language: knows colors; counts to 10 Social: imaginative play
What are the developmental milestones at 5 years of age?
Gross motor: hops and skips Fine/visual: ties shoes Language: prints first name
Social: plays cooperative games; understands rules and abides by them
