Development Milestones

Question 1

What should a 6 week old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 1

Control head in vertical

Question 2

What should a 3 month old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 2

No head lag on pulling to sit

Question 3

What should a 6 month old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 3

Weight bear on legs

Push up on arms in prone

Roll from stomach to back

Question 4

What should a 9 month old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 4

Stand holding onto furniture

Crawl

Sit well

Reach for toys

Question 5

What should a 1 year old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 5

Cruise around furniture

May take first step

Question 6

What should an 18 month old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 6

Run (walk well)

Climb onto adult chair

Question 7

What should a 2 year old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 7

Climb stairs 2 feet per tread

Throw ball overhand

Question 8

What should a 3 year old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 8

Climb stairs alternating feet

Stand on one foot momentarily

Pedal trike

Question 9

What should a 4 year old child’s gross motor ability allow them to do?

Answer 9

Climb stairs running

Hop

Kick, catch and throw a ball

Question 10

What should a 6 week old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 10

Follow torch with eyes

Question 11

What should a 3 month old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 11

Regard to hands (interested in own hands)

Question 12

What should a 6 month old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 12

Palmar grip

Transfer objects hand to hand

Mouth objects

Question 13

What should a 9 month old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 13

Clumsy pincer grip

Index finger point

Question 14

What should a 1 year old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 14

Neat pincer grip

Bang toys together

Throw toys

Question 15

What should an 18 month old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 15

Develop hand preference

Build a tower of 3-4 bricks

Enjoy picture books

Question 16

What should a 2 year old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 16

Build tower 6-7 bricks

Circular scribble

Question 17

What should a 3 year old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 17

Build tower 9-10 bricks

Copy circle

Cut with scissors

Question 18

What should a 4 year old child’s fine motor and vision ability allow them to do?

Answer 18

Copy cross

Draw person with head, legs, trunk

Thread beads

Question 19

What should a 6 week old child’s language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 19

Still to voice

Question 20

What should a 3 month old child’s language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 20

Vocalise with familiar person

Question 21

What should a 6 month old child’s language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 21

Babble tunefully

Scream when annoyed

Question 22

What should a 9 month old child’s language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 22

Imitate sounds

Polysyllabic babble

Question 23

What should a 1 year old child’s language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 23

Know and respond to name

Jargon vowel and consonants

Question 24

What should an 18 month old child’s language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 24

Know 5-20 words

Point to body parts

Question 25

What should a 2 year old child's language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 25

Know 50+ words Talk to self Understand simple instructions

Question 26

What should a 3 year old child's language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 26

Ask questions Know name and gender Understand prepositions

Question 27

What should a 4 year old child's language and hearing ability allow them to do?

Answer 27

Know sentences of 5+ words Recount stories of recent experiences Count to 20

Question 28

What should a 6 week old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 28

Social smile

Question 29

What should a 3 month old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 29

React pleasurably to familiar situations

Question 30

What should a 6 month old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 30

Play with feet

Question 31

What should a 1 year old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 31

Wave bye-bye Drink from cup

Question 32

What should an 18 month old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 32

Feed with spoon Mimic adults

Question 33

What should a 2 year old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 33

Develop symbolic play Put on hat and shoes

Question 34

What should a 9 month old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 34

Anxious around strangers Play peek-a-boo

Question 35

What should a 3 year old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 35

Understand sharing Vivid pretend play with others Wash hands

Question 36

What should a 4 year old child's social behaviour and play ability allow them to do?

Answer 36

Understand turn-taking Dress and undress themselves

Question 37

What should a 6 week old baby be able to do?

Answer 37

Control head in vertical Follow torch with eyes Still to voice Social smile

Question 38

What should a 3 month old baby be able to do?

Answer 38

No head lag on pulling to sit Regard hands held in midline Vocalise with famililar person React pleasurably to familiar situations (laugh/coo)

Question 39

What should a 6 month old baby be able to do?

Answer 39

Push up on arms in prone/roll from stomach to back/weight bear Palmar grasp/transfer objects from hand to hand/mouth objects Babble tunefully/scream when annoyed Play with feet and friendly with strangers

Question 40

What should a 9 month old baby be able to do?

Answer 40

Sit well and reach for toys/stand with furniture/crawl Index finger pointing/clumsy pincer grip

Question 41

What should a year old baby be able to do?

Answer 41

Cruise around furniture and possibly take first step Neat pincer grip and banging/throwing toys Know name and respond (jargon vowels/consonants) Drink from cup and wave bye

Question 42

What should an 18 month old baby be able to do?

Answer 42

Run/climb onto adult chair Develop hand reference, build 3-4 block tower and enjoy picture books 5-20 words and point to body parts Feed with spoon and imitate adults

Question 43

What should a 2 year old baby be able to do?

Answer 43

Climb stairs 2 feet per tread and throw ball overhand Build 6-7 brick tower and make circular scribble Know 50 words , talk to self and understand simple instructions Put on hat/shoes and develop symbolic play

Question 44

What should a 3 year olds baby be able to do?

Answer 44

Climb stairs alternating feet (stand on one foot momentarily) and pedal trike Build 9-10 block tower, copy circle and use scissors Know name/gender, asks questions and understands prepositions Understands sharing/playing with others, develops vivid pretend play and washes hands

Question 45

What should a 4 year old baby be able to do?

Answer 45

Run up stairs and kick, throw and catch a ball Draw a man, copy a cross and thread beads Recount past experiences, know sentences of 5+ words and count to 20 Can dress and undress and understands turn-taking