Child health - Developmental milestones

Question 1

6 weeks

Gross motor

Answer 1

Good head control - raises head to 45 degrees when on tummy

Stabilises head when moved to sitting position

Question 2

6 weeks

Fine motor

Answer 2

Tracks object/face

Question 3

6 weeks

Speech/Language

Answer 3

Stills

Startles at loud noise

Question 4

6 weeks

Social

Answer 4

Social smile

Visual problem if not

Question 5

6 months

Gross motor

Answer 5

Sits without support

Rounded back

Rolls tummy to back (prone -> supine)

Question 6

6 months

Fine motor

Answer 6

Palmar grasp (5m)

Transfer hand to hand

Question 7

6 months

Speech/Language

Answer 7

Turns head to loud sound

Understands bye bye/ no

Babbles (monosyllabic)

Question 8

6 months

Social

Answer 8

Puts objects in mouth (stops at 1yr)

Shakes rattle

Reaches for bottle/breast

Question 9

9 months

Gross motor

Answer 9

Stands holding on

Straight back sitting

Question 10

9 months

Fine Motor

Answer 10

Inferior pincer grip

Object permanence

Question 11

9 months

Speech/Language

Answer 11

Responds to own name

Imitates adult sounds

Question 12

9 months

Social

Answer 12

Holds and bites food

Stranger fear (6/9months-2yrs)

Question 13

Walks alone

Answer 13

9-18 months

Question 14

Runs/Jumps

Answer 14

18 months

Question 15

1-6 different words

Answer 15

18 months

Question 16

Runs tiptoe

Answer 16

2 yrs

Question 17

Summary of 2 yrs

Answer 17

Runs tiptoe
Walks upstairs with both feet each step
Throws ball shoulder level
Shape matching
Verbs
Two words joined
Eats skilfully with spoon

Question 18

Summary of 3yrs

Answer 18

Hops on one foot
Walks upstairs one foot per step
Turns one page of book at a time

Understands negatives
Understands adjectives

Sharing
Playing alone
Bowel control
Eats with fork and spoon

Question 19

6 months

Answer 19

Sit
Switch objects between hands
Schmooze - babble
Stranger anxiety

Question 20

12 months

Answer 20

Two legs
Track (object permanence)
Two words
Two of us (separation anxiety)

Question 21

9 months

Answer 21

Pull
Pincer
Papa
Play

Question 22

3 months

Answer 22

Roll
Laugh
Smile