Development Milestones Flashcards
takes another perspective
age 10
Imaginary friends
age 4
Reaches for objects
3 months
egocentric, self-centered
2 years
identifies body parts by pointing
2 years
10 words
12 months (1 year)
Hand preference emerges
18 months
uses 900 words
Age 3
Occurs during non-REM, deep sleep (1-3 years)
Sleep terror
Throws/kicks ball (gross motor dexterity)
24 months (2 years)
Climbs stairs (gross motor dexterity)
18 months
Imaginary play, cooperative play
age 3
*uses 200 words
*2 word sentences
*telegraphic sentences
24 months (2 years)
birth weight tripled
12 months
counts 3 objects
3-4 years
infant shows preference for caregiver
5 months
uses plurals, prepositions, and compound sentences
age 4
infant becomes upset at sight of strangers
8 months, peaks at 12 months
tells stories and names colors
Age 4
infant can recognize familiar faces
6 weeks
crawls
8-9 months
50% brain growth
12 months (1 year)
understanding of death
by age 8
pincer grasp
10 months
95% adult weight
6 years
*concrete use of objects
*inferential thinking
*transitional objects
*can use symbols
2 years
hops of one foot
3-4 years
theory of mind emerges
- empathy
- develops sense of right and wrong
2 years
working memory
-ability to inhibit perseverative behavior
7-9 months
ride bicycle
by age 10
counts 10 objects
5 years
permanent teeth
11 years
children start to compare themselves to others
age 6
focus is on learning rules of the game
by age 9
Secondary emotions
-embarrassment, jealousy, pride, shame guilt, envy
Age 3
sphincter control (potty training)
5 years
Occurs during REM sleep, and children often remember the dream (1-3 years)
Nightmare
nightmares, monsters fears
age 4
Stands with support
8 months
babbling
6 months
self dresses and grooms
5 years
hormonal changes
start as early as age 7
brain is 75% adult weight
Age 5
90% intelligible
5 years
object permanence
9 months
birth weight doubled
4-5 months
simultaneously understands multiple perspectives on the same situation
age 12
self awareness, self recognition
2 years
orients to names and gestures
9 months
stacks 3 cubes (fine motor dexterity)
18 months
handedness established
7 years
recognition memory for past events
-infant looks longer at novel objects
6-8 weeks
Feed self with fork and spoon (fine motor dexterity)
20 months
brain is 90% adult weight
Age 6
write and print in cursive
by age 10
episodic memory
-earliest memories
2-4 years
provoked imitation
4-5 weeks
social conformity
age 5
asks meaning of words
5 years
Spontaneous imitation
7 months
Lifts head up prone
1 month
Turn taking, sharing, social rules
age 3
separation anxiety disappears
20-24 months
schemas, assimilation and accommodation
7 months
romantic feelings for others
age 5
vocabulary expansion to 50,000
by age 12
rolls and sits
6 months
cruises/takes first steps/walks
12-18 months
Separation anxiety
6-9 months
understands fairness, generosity
age 8
stranger anxiety
8-9 months
Gender identity
by age 3
says “mama” and “dada”
10 months
repeats 4 digits
3-4 years
Solitary Play
Parallel Play
Cooperative play
< 18 mo of age (play by themsevles, don’t care about others)
18 mo - 2 years (they notice other kids, but don’t play with them)
3-4 years (play with other kids)
