Child Development Flashcards
gross motor milestones
6 weeks - control head in vertical 3 months - no head lag 6 months - pushes to prone + grasps feet 7-8 months - sits unsupported 9 months - crawls + pulls self to standing 12 months - cruises 13-15 months - walks unsupported 2 years - runs 3 years - up + down stairs alternating feet 4 years - hops
fine motor + vision milestones
6 weeks - follow torch with eyes 3 months - reaches for object 6 months - palmar grasp 9 months - points with finger 12 months - pincer grip, bangs toys together 2 years - copies line 3 years - copies circle 4 years - copies cross
speech + hearing milestones
6 weeks - stills to parents voice
3 months - starting to vocalise
6 months - babbles, uses double syllables ‘ahdah’
9 months - first word
12 months - recognises own name
18 months - 5- 20 words
2 years - can combine 2 words, follows instructions
3 years - asks questions, identifies colours, count to 10
4 years - tells stories
social behaviour milestones
6 weeks - social smile
3 months - laughs
6 months - friendly to stangers
9 months - wary of strangers, plays peak a boo
12 months - waves ‘bye-bye’, drinks from cup
18 months - feeds with spoon
2 years - can put on shoes
3 years - vivid play + understands sharing
4 years - can dress + undress, plays with others
how many bricks in a tower would you expect a child to build at
- 18 months
- 2 years
- 3 years
18 months - 3
2 years - 6
3 years - 9
what would you expect a baby to do at 6 weeks
follow torch with eyes
control head in vertical
social smile
still to voice
what would you expect a baby to do at 3 months
no head lag
reach for object
starting to vocalise
laughs
what would you expect a baby to do at 6 months
push to prone + grasp feet
palmar grasp + transfer toys hand to hand
babble, scream, 2 syllables
friendly with strangers
what would you expect a baby to do at 9 months
sit unsupported, crawl point with index finger imitate sounds - first word (9 months to 12 months) wary of strangers play peak a boo
what would you expect a baby to do at 12 months
cruises around furniture
pincer grip, bang toys together
recognise own name
wave bye bye, drink from cup
what would you expect a baby to do at 18 months
climb onto chair
5 - 20 words, point to body parts
feed with spoon
tower of 3 blocks
what would you expect a child to do at 2 years
run, ride a trike combine 2 words, follow instructions put on shoes copy a straight line tower of 6 blocks
what would you expect a child to do at 3 years
go up + down stairs with alternating feet copy a circle vivid play + understand sharing ask questions wash hands tower of 9 blocs
what would you expect a child to do at 4 years
hop
dress + undress
tell stories
copy a cross
what is the moro reflex
when does it disappear by?
head extension causes abduction followed by adduction of arms
should disappear by 4 months
