Development Flashcards
What fine motor and vision milestones should be reached by 3 months?
3 months:
- Reaches for object
- Holds rattle briefly if given to hand
- Visually alert, particularly human faces
- Fixes and follows to 180 degrees
What fine motor and vision milestones should be reached by 6 months?
6 months:
- Holds in palmar grasp
- Pass objects from one hand to another
- Visually insatiable, looking around in every direction
What fine motor and vision milestones should be reached by 9 months?
9 months:
- Points with finger
- Early pincer
What fine motor and vision milestones should be reached by 12 months?
12 months:
- Good / mature pincer grip
- Bangs toys together
Describe the development of building bricks
Tower of 2 = 15m
Tower of 3 = 18m
Tower of 6 = 2yrs
Tower of 9 = 3yrs
Describe the development of drawing
Circular scribble = 18m
Copies vertical line = 2yrs
Copies circle = 3yrs
Copies cross = 4yrs
Copies square and triangle = 5yrs
Describe the development of reading a book
15 months:
- Looks at book, pats page
18 months:
- Turns pages, several at time
2 years:
- Turns pages, one at time
When does a child show hand preference?
Hand preference before 12 months is abnormal and may indicate cerebral palsy
What gross motor milestones should be met at 3 months?
3 months:
- Little or no head lag on being pulled to sit
- Lying on abdomen, good head control
- Held sitting, lumbar curve
What gross motor milestones should be met at 6 months?
6 months:
- Lying on abdomen, arms extended
- Lying on back, lifts and grasps feet
- Pulls self to sitting
- Held sitting, back straight
- Rolls front to back
What gross motor milestones should be met at 7-8 months?
7-8 months:
- Sits without support (Refer at 12 months)
What gross motor milestones should be met at 9 months?
9 months:
- Pulls to standing
- Crawls
What gross motor milestones should be met at 12 months?
12 months:
- Cruises
- Walks with one hand held
What gross motor milestones should be met at 13-15 months?
13-15 months:
- Walks unsupported (Refer at 18 months)
What gross motor milestones should be met at 18 months?
18 months :
- Squats to pick up a toy
What gross motor milestones should be met at 2 years?
2 years:
- Runs
- Walks upstairs and downstairs holding on to rail
What gross motor milestones should be met at 3 years?
3 years:
- Rides a tricycle using pedals
- Walks up stairs without holding on to rail
What gross motor milestones should be met at 4 years?
4 years:
- Hops on one leg
When do you refer for developmental problems?
- Doesn’t smile at 10 weeks
- Cannot sit unsupported at 12 months
- Cannot walk at 18 months
What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 3 months?
3 months:
- Quietens to parents voice
- Turns towards sound
- Squeals
What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 6 months?
6 months:
- Double syllables ‘adah’, ‘erleh’
What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 9 months?
9 months:
- Says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’
- Understands ‘no’
What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 12 months?
12 months:
- Knows and responds to own name
What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 12-15 months?
12-15 months:
- Knows about 2-6 words (Refer at 18 months)
- Understands simple commands - ‘give it to mummy’
