Child development

Question 1

What are the four functional areas of development?

Answer 1

1. Gross motor
2. Vision and fine motor
3. Hearing, speech and language
4. Social, emotional and behavioral

Question 2

Median age for gross motor development

Answer 2

6-8 weeks: Raises head in prone position
4 months: rolls from prone to supine
6-8 months: Sits without support, feet in mouth, rolls from supine to prone
8-9 months: Crawling
10 months: Stands independently, cruises around furnitures
12 months: walks unsteadily, broad gait, hands apart
15 months: walks steadily

Question 3

Median age for fine motor development

Answer 3

4 months: hands to midline
4-6 months: palmar grasp
7 months: transfers toys from one hand til another
10 months: mature pincer grip
16-18 months: scribbles with a pen/draw
18 months: builds tower of three blocks
24 months: tower of six

Question 4

Median age for hearing, speech and language development

Answer 4

3-4 months: vocalises alone or when spoke to
7 months: babbles, turns to soft sounds out of sight
7-10 months: mama, dada
12 months: two-three words other than ‘mama’, ‘dada’
24 months: two ore more word sentences

Question 5

Median age of social, emotional and behavioral development

Answer 5

6 weeks: smiles responsively
2 months: recognizes parents
6-8 months: puts foot in mouth
10-12 months: waves ‘bye-bye’, plays ‘peek-a-boo’
12 months: drink fro a cup with two hands
18 months: holds spoon, get food to mouth
24 months: dry by day