Development

Question 1

What are the four major domains of child development?

Answer 1

Gross motor
Fine motor and vision
Speech, hearing and language
Social,emotional and behavioural

Question 2

How does the acquisition of developmental skills progress across children?

Answer 2

• sequentially consistent - the normal pattern of skill acquisition follows a predictable sequence, with certain skills developing before others
• rate varies between children

Question 3

What are developmental milestones

Answer 3

acquisition of a key perfroamnce skill

Question 4

Define median age in relation to child development

Answer 4

when half of a population of children achieve that skill

Question 5

Define red flag age in relation to child development

Answer 5

an age by which a developmental milestone should have been achieved by 97.5% of children

Question 6

What does Gross Motor development refer to in children?

Answer 6

Gross motor development refers to large movements like sitting, standing, walking, and posture, developing from the head downwards.

Question 7

What are Gross Motor milestones by 3 and 6 months?

Answer 7

• 3 months: Able to support their head in line with the body (no head lag on pulling up)
• 6 months: Can sit with support but lack the balance to sit unsupported.

Question 8

What are Gross Motor milestones by 9 and 12 months?

Answer 8

• 9 months: Sit unsupported, start crawling, stand with support, and bounce on legs.
• 12 months: Stand and begin cruising (walking while holding furniture).

Question 9

What are Gross Motor milestones by 15 and 18 months?

Answer 9

• 15 months: Walk unaided.
• 18 months: Squat and pick things up from the floor. walks steadily

Question 10

What are Gross Motor milestones by 2, 3, and 4 years?

Answer 10

• 2 years: Run, kick a ball.
• 3 years: Climb stairs one foot at a time, stand on one leg, ride a tricycle.
• 4 years: Hop, climb and descend stairs like an adult.

Question 11

What does Fine Motor development refer to in children?

Answer 11

involves precise, skilled movements, visual development, and hand-eye coordination.

Question 12

What are early Fine Motor milestones at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months?

Answer 12

• 6 weeks: fixes and follows objects
• 3 months: briefly hold objects, prefer faces over objects.
• 6 months: Palmar grasp, transfers objects hand to hand
• 9 months: early pincer grasp, points with finger
• 12 months: mature Pincer grasp

Question 13

What are Fine Motor milestones for using a tower of bricks?

Answer 13

• 15 months: Builds a tower of 2 bricks.
• 18 months: Tower of 2-4 bricks.
• 2 years: Tower of 6 bricks.
• 3 years: tower of 9 bricks