Development Flashcards
What factors can affect the trajectory of development?
Genetics
Emotional disturbance - death in family, divorce, moving schools, illness
What are the 4 areas of development?
Gross motor
Fine motor
Language
Social skills
What are gross motor skills?
Posture and large movements
Give examples of gross motor skills
Rolling, sitting, standing, running, kicking a ball, climbing stairs, peddling a tricycle
At what age can a child walk?
12 months
At what age is a child not walking pathological?
18 months or older
At what age can a child control its head movements?
6 weeks
At what age can a child run?
18 months
At what age can a child stand?
10 months
At what age can a child sit?
6 months
At what age can a child jump / kick a ball ?
30 months
At what age can a child walk up stairs / climb on furniture?
24 months
At what age can a child stand on one leg?
36 months
List the overall progression of gross motor skills from birth to 3 years
6 weeks - head control 6 months - sitting 10 months - standing 12 months - walking 18 months - running 24 months - climbing up stairs / on furniture 30 months - jumping / kicking a ball 36 months - standing on one leg
At what age can a child hold its head up right?
3 months
What is fine motor control?
Small muscle function
What skills are required for good fine motor control?
Intact vision
Hand eye coordination
At what age can a child hold something?
5 months
At what age can a child fix and follow?
1 month
At what age can a child point?
12 months
At what age does a child show hand preference?
18 months
At what age can a child appreciate object permanence?
12 months
List the progression of block building with ages in fine motor skills
Mature pincer grip - 12 months 3 block tower - 18 months 7 block tower - 24 months Imitates bridge - 36 months Imitates steps - 48 months
List the progression of drawing with ages in fine motor skills
Spontaneous scribbling - 18 months Circular scribbles - 24 months Draws circle - 36 months Cross - between 3 and 4 years Square - between 4 and 5 years Triangle - 5 years
At what age can a child say its first word?
12 months
At what age can a child use language socially?
3 years
At what age can a child babble?
6 months
At what age can a child coo?
6 weeks
At what age can a child join 2 words together in a sentence?
2 years
List the progression of expressive language development with ages of milestones
6 weeks - coos 6 months - babbles 1 year - first word 2 years - 2 word sentences 3 years - social language
At what age can a child respond to their name?
1 year
At what age can a child follow simple instructions?
18 months
At what age can a child startle to sound?
At birth
At what age can a child detect which direction a sound is coming from?
6 months
At what age can a child enjoy and follow stories read to them?
3 years
List the progression of receptive language development with ages of milestones
Birth - startles to sound 6 months - can locate sound 12 months - responds to their name 18 months - follow simple instructions 3 years - follows stories read to them
List examples of social interaction and self care
Stranger awareness / self awareness Play Feeding Toileting Changing
What is symbolic play?
Pretending to be something else / to do something else
What is parallel play?
Playing by yourself not with others
At what age can a child appreciate stranger awareness?
8 months
At what age does a child lose stranger awareness?
2 or 3 years old
At what age can a child smile?
6 weeks
At what age can a child engage in symbolic play and recognise themselves?
18 months
At what age can a child wave and play peak a boo?
12 months
At what age can a child share and take turns and play socially?
36 months
List progression of social skills with ages
6 weeks - smiles
12 months - wave / peak a boo
18 months - symbolic play and self recognition
36 months - share, social play
At what age can a child spoon feed?
18 months
At what age can a child be toilet trained?
24 months
At what age can a child dress themselves (except zips / buttons etc)?
3 years
At what age can a child drink from a sippy cup?
12 months
At what age can a child put food in their mouth?
6 months
List progression of self care tasks and ages of milestones
6 months - puts food in mouth 12 months - drink from sippy cup 18 months - spoon feed 2 years - toilet training 3 years - dress themselves