Development

Question 1

What is early childhood development

Answer 1

Progressive acquisition of skills in line with the maturing central nervous system and emotional development of a child

Question 2

What are the development domains

Answer 2

Gross motor
Fine motor
Vision
Speech and language
Social/emotion/behaviour/cognition

Question 3

Gross motor milestones at 6 weeks

Answer 3

Head lag

Head held in same plane on vertical suspension

Question 4

Gross motor milestones at 6 months

Answer 4

Roll over

Sits up with support

Question 5

Gross motor milestones at 1 year

Answer 5

Crawl
Stands
Some may be walking

Question 6

Gross motor milestones at 2 years

Answer 6

Climbs stairs
Runs
Kicks

Question 7

Gross motor milestones at 3 years

Answer 7

Pedals tricycle
Jumps
Balances on one foot

Question 8

Gross motor milestones at 4 years

Answer 8

Stands on one foot

Hops

Question 9

Gross motor milestones at 5 years

Answer 9

Walk backwards
Walk heel to toe
Bounce and catch ball

Question 10

Fine motor and vision milestones at 6 weeks

Answer 10

Follows objects through 180 degrees in a horizontal plane

Question 11

Fine motor and vision milestones at 6 months

Answer 11

Transfers objects between hands

Reaches out

Question 12

Fine motor and vision milestones at 1 year

Answer 12

Pincer grasp

Question 13

Fine motor and vision milestones at 2 years

Answer 13

Copies vertical line

Question 14

Fine motor and vision milestones at 3 years

Answer 14

Copies circle

Matches 2 colours

Question 15

Fine motor and vision milestones at 4 years

Answer 15

Copies a cross and square

Builds tower of 3 bricks

Question 16

Fine motor and vision milestones at 5 years

Answer 16

Copies triangle

Does buttons

Question 17

Language milestones at 6 weeks

Answer 17

Throaty noises

Question 18

Language milestones at 6 months

Answer 18

Babbles

Turns head to name being called

Question 19

Language milestones at 1 year

Answer 19

Two words with meaning

Responds to simple instructions

Question 20

Language milestones at 2 years

Answer 20

Uses plurals and pronouns

Follows 2 step requests

Question 21

Language milestones at 6 week 3 years

Answer 21

3-4 word sentences

Knows 3 colours

Question 22

Language milestones at 4 years

Answer 22

Counts to 10
Knows several colours
Tells story

Question 23

Language milestones at 5 years

Answer 23

Comprehension

Opposites

Question 24

Social milestones at 6 weeks

Answer 24

Smiles in response to stimuli

Question 25

Social milestones at 6 months

Answer 25

Plays with feet

Holds bottle when fed

Question 26

Social milestones at 6 week 1 year

Answer 26

Waves

Claps

Question 27

Social milestones at 2 years

Answer 27

Plays

Eats with spoon

Question 28

Social milestones at 3 years

Answer 28

Out of nappies

Eats with knife and fork

Question 29

Social milestones at 4 years

Answer 29

Shares toys
Out of nappies at night
Toilets only

Question 30

Social milestones at 5 years

Answer 30

Chooses friends

Role plays

Question 31

Screening assessment

Answer 31

Ages and stages questionnaires - health visitor from 2 onwards
Denver developmental assessment
Bayley and Griffiths

Question 32

Purpose of development assessment

Answer 32

Reassure
Identify cause
Early intervention
Identify when other family members may need screening

Question 33

Red flags for development

Answer 33

Abnormal tone
Not holding objects by 5 months 
Not sitting unsupported by 12 months
Not walking independently by 18 months
Hand dominance before 18 months
No speech by 18 months
Not pointing to objects by 2 years 
Any skill regression
New onset of possible seizures

Question 34

Describe bum shuffling

Answer 34

Variant of normal

Start walking ~21-22 months

Question 35

Describe isolated speech delay

Answer 35

Variant of normal

No delay in any other domain

Question 36

Describe global development delay

Answer 36

Delay in all domains

Question 37

Describe cerebral palsy

Answer 37

Delay in gross motor milestones
Tip toeing gait
Hypertonic