childhood development milestones

Question 1

gross motor- 6 weeks

Answer 1

head control (can raise head)

stabilises head

Question 2

gross motor- 6 months

Answer 2

sits without support

rolls tummy to back

Question 3

gross motor- 12 months

Answer 3

walks alone

Question 4

gross motor- 18 months

Answer 4

run and jump

Question 5

gross motor- 2 years

Answer 5

tiptoes

walk upstairs (both feet each step)

throw ball

Question 6

gross motor- 3 years

Answer 6

• hops on one foot for 3 steps

- walk upstairs 1 foot per step

Question 7

gross motor- 4 years

Answer 7

up and downstairs like an adult

Question 8

fine motor- 6 weeks

Answer 8

tracks

Question 9

fine motor- 6 months

Answer 9

palmar grasp

transfer hand to hand

Question 10

fine motor- 12 months

Answer 10

neat pincer grip

casting bricks

stack 2 bricks

Question 11

fine motor- 18 months

Answer 11

stack 4 bricks

Question 12

fine motor- 2 years

Answer 12

draw vertical line

stack 8 bricks

turn several pages at a time

Question 13

fine motor- 3 years

Answer 13

draw circle

build a bridge with blocks

turns 1 page at a time

uses Griffiths beads

Question 14

fine motor- 4 years

Answer 14

draw a cross and square

stack 12 blocks/ build steps

cut paper in half

uses small beads

Question 15

S+L- 6 weeks

Answer 15

startles to loud noise

Question 16

S+L- 6 months

Answer 16

turns head to sound

understands bye/ no

babbles (monosyllabic)

Question 17

S+L- 12 months

Answer 17

understands nouns (wheres mummy)

3 words

points to own body parts

Question 18

S+L- 18 months

Answer 18

understanding of more nouns (show me the book)

1-6 words

Question 19

S+L- 2 years

Answer 19

understands verbs (what do you eat with)

2 words joined together

Question 20

S+L- 3 years

Answer 20

understands negatives and adjectives

Question 21

S+L- 4 years

Answer 21

understands complex instructions

can describe events

Question 22

Social- 6 weeks

Answer 22

social smile (if not present- could be a visual problem)

Question 23

Social- 6 months

Answer 23

objects to mouth

shakes rattle

reaches for bottle/ breast

Question 24

Social- 12 months

Answer 24

waves bye

clapping

plays alone

drinks from beaker with lid

Question 25

Social- 18 months

Answer 25

imitates everyday activities

Question 26

Social- 2 years

Answer 26

eats with spoon

Question 27

Social- 3 years

Answer 27

shares toys

plays alone without parents

fork and spoon

bowel control

Question 28

Social- 4 years

Answer 28

sympathy for others

best friend

bladder control

imaginative play/ can play with rules

handles knife

dresses and undresses

Question 29

describe the primitive reflexes and when they disappear by

Answer 29

Stepping (0-6 weeks)
Palmar and plantar grasp (0-3 months)
Moro reflex (0-4 months)
Atonic neck reflex (0-6 months)
Sucking and rooting (0-6 months)

Question 30

describe the postural reflex and when they emerge

Answer 30

emerge from 3-8 months

Parachute reflex from 9 months !
Positive support
Landau
Lateral propping

Question 31

what is developmental delay

Answer 31

Development along normal route but takes longer to reach milestones compared with normal route

Question 32

what is a developmental disorder

Answer 32

• development does not follow normal pattern

- may make progress but it will be disordered

Question 33

what is developmental arrest / regression

Answer 33

normal development initially

then failure to gain new skills / slows down/ loss of skills