Development

Question 1

What are the gross motor milestones?

Answer 1

> 6 weeks: Head control begins

> 6 months: No head lag, sitting

> 12 months: Pulls to standing, cruises, walking

> 18 months: Walks well, runs

> 24 months: Up and down stairs, Throw/ kick ball, Climb furniture

> 36 months: Standing on one leg, climb stairs like an adult

Question 2

What are the fine motor and vision milestones?

Answer 2

> 6 weeks: Fixes and follows

> 6 months: Reaches for toys, palmar grasp, hand to hand transfers

> 12 months: Mature pincer, pointing, object permanence

> 18 months: 3 block tower, hand preference, scribble with crayon

> 24 months: 6 block tower, draws a straight line, shapes in slots

> 36 months: Draws a circle, imitates bridge with cubes

Question 3

What are the language and hearing milestones?

Answer 3

> 6 weeks: Stills to sound

> 6 months: Babbles, turns to sound

> 12 months: First word, respond to name

> 18 months: 6-12 words, follows simple instructions

> 24 months: 2-3 word sentences

> 36 months: Speaks in sentence

Question 4

What are the social and behavioural milestones?

Answer 4

> 6 weeks: Smiles

> 6 months: Laughs and squeals, puts food in mouth

> 12 months: Waves, peek a boo, drinks from cup

> 18 months: Eats with spoon, symbolic play

> 24 months: Potty training, remove clothes

> 36 months: Parallel play, Interacting, Sharing

Question 5

What milestones would you expect to see in a 6 week old baby?

Answer 5

GM: Head control begin

FMV: Fixes and follows

LH: Stills to sound

SB: Smiles

Question 6

What milestones would you expect to see in a 6 month old baby?

Answer 6

GM:
No head lag
Sitting

FMV:
Reaches for toys
Palmar grasp
Hand to hand
transfers

LH:
Babbles
Turns to sound

SB:
Laughs and
squeals
Puts food in
mouth

Question 7

What milestones would you expect to see in a 12 month old baby?

Answer 7

GM:
Pulls to standing
Cruises
Walking

FMV:
Mature pincer
Pointing
Object permanence

LH:
First word
Respond to
name

SB:
Waves
Peek-a-boo
Drinks from cup

Question 8

What milestones would you expect to see in a 18 month old baby?

Answer 8

GM:
Walks well
Runs

FMV:
3-block tower
Hand preference
Scribble with crayon

LH:
6-12 words
Follows simple
instructions

SB:
Eats with spoon
Symbolic play

Question 9

What milestones would you expect to see in a 2 year old child?

Answer 9

GM:
Up & down stairs
Throw & kick ball
Climb furniture

FMV:
6-block tower
Draws a straight line
Shapes in slots

LH:
2-3-word
sentences

SB:
Potty training
Remove clothes

Question 10

What milestones would you expect to see in a 3 year old child?

Answer 10

GM:
Standing on one leg
Climb stairs like
adult

FMV:
Draws a circle
Imitates bridge with
cubes

LH:
Speaks in
sentence

SB:
Parallel play
Interacting
Sharing

Question 11

At what age and in which category is ‘stills to sound’ appropriate?

Answer 11

Aged 6 weeks, language and hearing

Question 12

At what age and in which category is ‘laughs and squeals, puts food in mouth’ appropriate?

Answer 12

Aged 6 months, Social and behavioural

Question 13

At what age and in which category is ‘climbing up & down stairs, Throwing & kicking a ball and Climbing furniture’ appropriate?

Answer 13

Aged 24 months, Gross motor

Question 14

At what age and in which category is ‘speaks in sentence’ appropriate?

Answer 14

Aged 36 months, Language and hearing

Question 15

At what age and in which category is ‘building a 3-block tower,
hand preference and scribbling with a crayon’ appropriate?

Answer 15

Aged 18 months, Fine motor and vision