Child Developmental Milestones

Question 1

What are the 4 categories of developmental milestones?

Answer 1

1. Gross motor
2. Fine motor + vision
3. Hearing, speech + language
4. Social + emotional behaviour

Question 2

List the developmental milestones at 6wks (5)

Answer 2

1. Momentarily holds head up (gross motor)
2. Fix + follow - should do from birth, delay if not doing so by 6wks (Fine motor + vision)
3. Quiets to voice (hearing, speech, language)
4. Vocalises (HSL)
5. Social smile (social, emotional, behavioural)

Question 3

List the developmental milestones at 3mo (5)

Answer 3

1. Can support head (gross motor)
2. Reaches to grasp (fine motor)
3. Holds a rattle (fine motor)
4. Turns to sound (HSL)
5. Laughs + hand regard (SEB)

Question 4

List the developmental milestones at 6mo (9)

Answer 4

1. Lifts head spontaneously (gross motor)
2. Starting to sit without support (gross motor)
3. Transfers objects from hand to hand (fine motor)
4. Palmar grasp (fine motor)
5. Babbles (HSL)
6. Turns to voice (HSL)
7. Stranger awareness develops (SEB)
8. Finger feed (SEB)
9. Works to reach a toy (SEB)

Question 5

List the developmental milestones at 9mo (7)

Answer 5

1. Crawls (gross motor)
2. Immature pincer grip (fine motor)
3. Bangs 2 cubes (fine motor)
4. Double syllable babble (HSL)
5. Waves ‘bye-bye’ (SEB)
6. Plays peek-a-boo (SEB)
7. Indicates want (SEB)

Question 6

List the developmental milestones at 12mo (9)

Answer 6

1. Cruises around furniture (gross motor)
2. Pulls to stand (gross motor)
3. Walks with aid (gross motor)
4. Good pincer grip, casting (fine motor)
5. 1-2 words (HSL)
6. Imitates sounds (HSL)
7. Understands ‘no’ (SEB)
8. Gives up a toy (SEB)
9. Object permanence established (SEB)

Question 7

List the developmental milestones at 15mo (3)

Answer 7

1. Walks alone (gross motor)
2. To and fro scribble (fine motor)
3. Indicates wants (SEB)

Question 8

List the developmental milestones at 18mo (6)

Answer 8

1. If not walking by 18mo then this is delayed! Bottom shufflers - not walking by 2y is a red flag! (gross motor)
2. Points to 1 body part (HSL)
3. 6-12 words (HSL)
4. Drinks from a cup (SEB)
5. Asks for food/drink (SEB)
6. Symbolic play (SEB)

Question 9

List the developmental milestones at 2y (8)

Answer 9

1. Jumps with 2 feet together (gross motor)
2. Kicks a ball (gross motor)
3. Circular scribble (fine motor)
4. Joins 2-3 words (HSL)
5. Can name 2 body parts (HSL)
6. 20-50 words (HSL)
7. Has difficulty sharing (SEB)
8. Can feed self with a spoon (SEB)

Question 10

List the developmental milestones at 3y (10)

Answer 10

1. Can go up and down stairs 1 per step (gross motor)
2. Hops (gross motor)
3. Builds a tower of 9-10 bricks (fine motor)
4. Cuts with scissors (fine motor)
5. Can copy a circle (fine motor)
6. Basic sentences (HSL)
7. Mostly toilet trained by day (SEB)
8. Can dress with help + undress self (SEB)
9. Can take turns (SEB)
10. Eat with a fork + spoon (SEB)

Question 11

List the developmental milestones at 4y (7)

Answer 11

1. Can copy a square or a cross (fine motor)
2. Builds a 10-block tower (fine motor)
3. Tells stories (HSL)
4. Uses past tense (HSL)
5. Can count to 20 (HSL)
6. Dresses with help (SEB)
7. Parallel play with other children (SEB)

Question 12

List the developmental milestones at 5y (5)

Answer 12

1. Skips (gross motor)
2. Draws a person (fine motor)
3. Knows colours, age + address (HSL)
4. Names a friend (SEB)
5. Comforts in distress (SEB)

Question 13

At what age will a child as ‘who’ and ‘what’ questions?

Answer 13

3 years

Question 14

At what age will a child combine 2 words?

Answer 14

2 years

Question 15

At what age will a child ask ‘why’, ‘when’, and ‘how’ questions?

Answer 15

4 years