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Good head control, raises to 45 degress when lying on tummy

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6 weeks

Gross motor

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2
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Tracks objects + faces

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6 weeks

Fine motor

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3
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Stills and startles at loud noises

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6 weeks

Speech and language/hearing

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4
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social smile

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6 weeks

social

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5
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Rolls front to back (vice versa slightly later)

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6 months

Gross motor

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Palmar grasp

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5 months

(all 5 fingers at 5 months)

Fine motor/vision

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7
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transfers objects from hand to hand

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6 months

(Baby sitting up, passing the letter 6 from hand to hand)

fine motor/vision

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8
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Brings objects to mouth

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4-6 months

Fine motor and social

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9
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Sits with straight back

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7.5 months

Gross motor

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10
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Pulls to stand, stands holding on

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9 months

Gross motor

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11
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Inferior pincer grip

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9 months

Fine motor/vision

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12
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Object permanence

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9 months
ie. will look for fallen toys

Fine motor/vision

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13
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Running

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16 months!

Running = 16-18 month skill

Gross motor

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14
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Walks alone

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12 months

Gross motor

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15
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Neat pincer grip

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10 months

fine motor/vision

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16
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Casts objects/throws bricks

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12 months

Fine/motor vision

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17
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Points with index finger

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12 months

(will point with 1 finger at 1 year)

Fine motor/vision

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18
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Scribbles

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12 months

Fine motor/vision

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19
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Builds tower of 2 bricks
Bangs 2 bricks together

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12 months

(Tower of Two bricks at Twelve months)

Fine motor/vision

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20
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Jumping

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18 months

Gross motor

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21
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Climbs onto chair

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18 months

Gross motor

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22
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Stands on tip-toe

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2 years

(standing on Tip-Toe at Two)

Gross motor

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23
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Walks up stairs 2 feet at a time

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2 years

(walks up stairs with 2 feet on each step at 2)

Gross motor

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24
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Throws a ball

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2 years

(Throws a ball/tantrum because terrible twos)

Gross motor

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kicks a ball
2.5 years | Gross motor
26
Turns many pages of a book at the same time
18 months | Fine motor
27
Builds a tower of 4 bricks
18 months | Fine motor
28
Builds a tower of 8 blocks
2 years (2x2x2 = 8) | fine motor
29
Matches shapes in a puzzle
2 years (shape matching = 2y plus skill) ## Footnote fine motor/vision
30
Draws a vertical line | 2 milestones
2 years (it's easier to draw towards me) Horizontal line at 2.5 | Fine motor/vision
31
Draws a horizontal line
2.5 years | Fine motor/vision
32
Hops on one foot
3 years (hops on one foot for **3** steps at **3**) | gross motor
33
Walks up stairs like adult (1 per step) 2 steps each step down
3 years | Gross motor
34
Rides a tricycle
Tricycle is a **3 year** old skill | Gross motor
35
Draws a circle
3 years | Fine motor
36
Builds a bridge or a train with blocks
3 years | Fine motor
37
threads large beads
3 years (**threads** large beads at **three**) | Fine motor
38
Matches 2-3 primary colours
3 years | Fine motor/vision
39
Turns pages of book 1 at a time
3 years | Fine/motor vision
40
Makes cuts
3 years
41
cuts along a straight line
3.5 years | Fine motor/vision
42
Runs on tip-toe
4 years | Gross motor ## Footnote 2 years - stands on tip-toe 3 years - walks on tip-toe 4 years - runs on tip-toe
43
Walks up and down steps like an adult
4 years | Gross motor
44
Skips
5 years | Gross motor
45
Draws a cross or a square
4 years | Fine motor/vision ## Footnote Cross = **4** lines Square = **4** sides
46
Draws a triangle
5 years | Fine motor/vision
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Sits without support, rounded back
6 months | gross motor
48
Reaches for toys (bottle, breast)
6 months | gross motor + social
49
Crawling
6-9 months | Gross motor
50
Cuts a curvy line
4 years | Fine motor/vision
51
Draws a person with 3 other body parts
4 years | Fine motor/vision
52
Builds steps (3 steps, 6 beads)
4 years | Fine motor/vision
53
Threads smaller beads
4 years | Fine motor/vision ## Footnote (think 3 BIG BEADS, 4 small beads)
54
Throws and kicks ball while running
4 years | gross motor
55
Builds a tower of 9 blocks
3 years (**3**x**3**=9) | fine motor
56
Releases object into hand
9 months (releases toy and looks for it - object permanence 9 months) | Fine motor/vision
57
No head lag
3 months | Gross motor
58
Head held in same plane in ventral position
6 weeks | Gross motor
59
Reciprocal smiles
3 months | Social
60
smiles and coos in response to being spoken to
3 months | hearing/speech
61
Knows familiar people
6 months | Social
62
Puts objects to mouth
4-6 months | Social
63
Shakes rattle
6 months | Social (play)
64
Reaches for bottle or breast
6 months | social + fine motor
65
Turns to locate person speaking
6 months | Speech and hearing
66
Monosyllabic babbling
6 months (**b** looks like **6**) | Speech and hearing
67
Understands 'No' and 'bye bye'
7-9 months **n**ine for **n**o | Speech and hearing
68
Responds to own name
9 months | speech and hearing
69
Mama and dada sounds
9 months
70
Stranger fear
from 9 months | social
71
Plays peek-a-boo
9 months | social
72
Finger feeds
9 months | social (self-care)
73
Claps
9-12 months (clap 9-12 times!) | social
74
Waves bye-bye
12 months | Social skills
75
Plays alone with familiar person nearby
12 months | social skills
76
Drinks from a beaker with a lid
12 months | Social (self-care)
77
Expresses intention by pointing with index finger
12 months | Social
78
Uses Mama and Dada appropriately
9-12 months | Speech/language
79
Understands simple commands
12 months | Speech and hearing
80
Understands nouns
12 months | Speech and hearing
81
Can point to own body parts
15 months | Speech and hearing
82
3 words (not mama and dada)
18 months | speech and hearing (expressive)
83
Follows one step instruction with words *and* gesture 'point to Mummy' 'point to the tummy'
15 months | speech and hearing (receptive)
84
Points to body parts on doll
18 months | Speech and language (receptive)
85
1-6 different words
18 months | Speech and language (expressive)
86
Indicates toilet need
18 months | Social (self-care)
87
Uses spoon
18 months | Social (self-care)
88
Helps with dressing and undressing (e.g. lifts arms)
18 months | Social (self-care)
89
Takes off shoes and socks
15-20 months | social (self-care)
90
Understands verbs eg. "what do you eat with?"
2 years (knows what to **do** at 2, do=verb) | Speech and language (receptive)
91
Follows 2 step commands "pick up the cup and give it to me"
2 years (**2 step command** at **2**) | Speech and language (receptive)
92
Gives own name
2 years (who are you? = at 2) | speech and language (expressive)
93
Has >50 words
2 years | speech and language (expressive)
94
Puts 2 words together
2 years (2 words together at 2) | Speech and language (expressive)
95
Plays alone (pretend play)
2 years | Social skills
96
Notices when someone is upset or hurt
2 years | social skills
97
Drinks from a cup and puts it down without spilling
2 years | Social (self-care)
98
Undresses independently
2.5 years | Social (self-care)
99
Eats with spoon and fork
3 years | Social (self-care)
100
Understands prepositions "can you put the spoon in the cup?"
2.5 years (prepositions = *in* between 2 and 3) | Speech and language (receptive)
101
Uses verbs
2 years (what do you **do** at 2) 2 = verbs 2.5 = prepositions 3 = adjectives (eg. red), negatives (eg. NOT RED) 3.5 = comparatives | speech and language (expressive)
102
Understands negatives? "which of these is not a spoon?"
3 years | Speech and language (receptive)
103
Understands adjectives "Which of these is red?"
3 years | Speech and language (receptive)
104
Gives age + gender
3 years | Speech and language (expressive)
105
Understands 3 step commands? "put the cup and the plate on the floor"
3 years (**3** step at **3** years) | Speech (receptive)
106
gives >2 colours
3 years | speech and language (expressive)
107
Speaks in 3-4 word sentences
3 years (**3**-4 words = 3 years) | Speech and language (expressive)
108
Asks 'why', 'when', 'what' and how questions
3 years 3 **'W'**s at 3 years | Speech (expressive)
109
Bowel control
by 30 months (2.5 years) | Social (self-care)
110
Uses the toilet and washes hands with help
3 years | Social (self-care)
111
Eats with a fork
3 years (FORK=3 prongs!) | Social (self-care)
112
Engages in imaginative play
3 years | Social skills
113
Undresses independently
2.5 years | Social (self-care)
114
Starts to share and play with others
3 years | Social skills
115
Dresses independently
4 years | Social skills (self-care)
116
Eats with a knife and fork
4 years | Social (self-care)
117
Brushes teeth
4 years | Social (self-care)
118
Fantasy play with miniature toys
4 years | Social skills
119
Understands taking turns
4 years | Social skills
120
Aware of danger
4 years | Social skills
121
>5 word sentences
4 years | Speech and language
122
Tells stories (in past tense)
4 years | speech and language
123
Understands instructions with 4 information containing words
4 years | Speech and language (receptive)
124
Comparatives
3.5 years (comparatives are 0.5 **harder** than adjectives/negatives) | Speech and language (receptive)
125
Counts to 10
4 years | Speech and language (expressive)
126
knows alphabet
4 years | Speech and language (expresive)
127
Recites words from a song or story
4 years | Speech and language (expressive)
128
Knows address
5 years | speech and language (expressive)
129
Knows birthday
5 years | Speech and language (expressive)
130
Understands time and sequence (eg. first, last)
5 years | Speech and language (receptive)
131
Tells a story they have made up
5 years | Speech and language (expressive)
132
Tells jokes
5 years | Speech and language (expressive)
133
Independently uses the toilet and washes hands
5 years | Social (self care)
134
follows rules (eg. taking turns)
5 years | Social
135
Takes turns
5 years | Social
136
Chooses friends
5 years | Social
137
Red flag for no single word
16 months
138
Red flag for babbling
12 months
139
Draws a house
4 years | Fine motor
140
Red flag for hand dominance
Before 18 months is red flag!
141
Red flag for casting
Casting beyond 18 months
142
Red flag for not stringing 2 words together
2 years
143
Red flag for speech/articulation
Not able to make easily understandable speech at 4 years
144
Can identify at least 2 colours
3 years | Speech and hearing
145
Management of social/speech and language problems in a child?
"I would corroborate the history with the health visitor or school and speak to the SENCO as this child will need an EHCP"
146
Children should **stop** opening their bowels at night by
1 year | social
147
Loss of primitive reflexes
3 months
148
Bears weight on forearms while on tummy
3 months | Gross motor

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