Development

Question 1

What fine motor and vision milestones should be reached by 3 months?

Answer 1

3 months:

• Reaches for object
• Holds rattle briefly if given to hand
• Visually alert, particularly human faces
• Fixes and follows to 180 degrees

Question 2

What fine motor and vision milestones should be reached by 6 months?

Answer 2

6 months:

• Holds in palmar grasp
• Pass objects from one hand to another
• Visually insatiable, looking around in every direction

Question 3

What fine motor and vision milestones should be reached by 9 months?

Answer 3

9 months:

• Points with finger
• Early pincer

Question 4

What fine motor and vision milestones should be reached by 12 months?

Answer 4

12 months:

• Good / mature pincer grip
• Bangs toys together

Question 5

Describe the development of building bricks

Answer 5

Tower of 2 = 15m

Tower of 3 = 18m

Tower of 6 = 2yrs

Tower of 9 = 3yrs

Question 6

Describe the development of drawing

Answer 6

Circular scribble = 18m

Copies vertical line = 2yrs

Copies circle = 3yrs

Copies cross = 4yrs

Copies square and triangle = 5yrs

Question 7

Describe the development of reading a book

Answer 7

15 months:

• Looks at book, pats page

18 months:

• Turns pages, several at time

2 years:

• Turns pages, one at time

Question 8

When does a child show hand preference?

Answer 8

Hand preference before 12 months is abnormal and may indicate cerebral palsy

Question 9

What gross motor milestones should be met at 3 months?

Answer 9

3 months:

• Little or no head lag on being pulled to sit
• Lying on abdomen, good head control
• Held sitting, lumbar curve

Question 10

What gross motor milestones should be met at 6 months?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What gross motor milestones should be met at 7-8 months?

Answer 11

7-8 months:

• Sits without support (Refer at 12 months)

Question 12

What gross motor milestones should be met at 9 months?

Answer 12

9 months:

• Pulls to standing
• Crawls

Question 13

What gross motor milestones should be met at 12 months?

Answer 13

12 months:

• Cruises
• Walks with one hand held

Question 14

What gross motor milestones should be met at 13-15 months?

Answer 14

13-15 months:

• Walks unsupported (Refer at 18 months)

Question 15

What gross motor milestones should be met at 18 months?

Answer 15

18 months :

• Squats to pick up a toy

Question 16

What gross motor milestones should be met at 2 years?

Answer 16

2 years:

• Runs
• Walks upstairs and downstairs holding on to rail

Question 17

What gross motor milestones should be met at 3 years?

Answer 17

3 years:

• Rides a tricycle using pedals
• Walks up stairs without holding on to rail

Question 18

What gross motor milestones should be met at 4 years?

Answer 18

4 years:

• Hops on one leg

Question 19

When do you refer for developmental problems?

Answer 19

• Doesn’t smile at 10 weeks
• Cannot sit unsupported at 12 months
• Cannot walk at 18 months

Question 20

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 3 months?

Answer 20

3 months:

• Quietens to parents voice
• Turns towards sound
• Squeals

Question 21

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 6 months?

Answer 21

6 months:

• Double syllables ‘adah’, ‘erleh’

Question 22

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 9 months?

Answer 22

9 months:

• Says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’
• Understands ‘no’

Question 23

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 12 months?

Answer 23

12 months:

• Knows and responds to own name

Question 24

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 12-15 months?

Answer 24

12-15 months:

• Knows about 2-6 words (Refer at 18 months)
• Understands simple commands - ‘give it to mummy’

Question 25

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 2 years?

Answer 25

2 years:

• Combine two words
• Points to parts of the body

Question 26

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 2.5 years?

Answer 26

2½ years:

• Vocabulary of 200 words

Question 27

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 3 years?

Answer 27

3 years:

• Talks in short sentences (e.g. 3-5 words)
• Asks ‘what’ and ‘who’ questions
• Identifies colours
• Counts to 10 (little appreciation of numbers though)

Question 28

What speech and hearing milestones should be met at 4 years?

Answer 28

4 years:

• Asks ‘why’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ questions