Developmental Milestones

Question 1

What are the stages of sitting to walking in development?

Answer 1

1. 6-8 months - sits unsupported
2. 10 months - crawling
3. 12 months - walking with one hand held

Question 2

What are the stages of grasping and reaching in development?

Answer 2

1. 5 months - reaches for objects
2. 6 months - transfers from hand to hand
3. 7 months - finger feeds
4. 12 months - mature pincer grip

Question 3

What are the stages of speech in development?

Answer 3

1. 6 months - double babble (dada, mama)
2. 12 months - 2-3 words with meaning
3. 24 months - links 2 words

Question 4

What is the important social developmental milestone at 6 weeks of age?

Answer 4

Smiles responsively

Question 5

What are the red flags for gross motor development?

Answer 5

1. Excessive head lag past 6 weeks
2. Inability to sit or weight bear at 12 months
3. Not standing or walking by 18 months
4. Asymmetry of gait or unsteadiness at 2-3 years

Question 6

What are the red flags for fine motor and vision development?

Answer 6

1. Not staring or fixing on face by 6 weeks
2. No pincer grip by 12 months
3. Hand preference before 18 months
4. Unable to build 3-brick tower block at 2 years

Question 7

What are the red flags for communication and language development?

Answer 7

1. Failure to respond to sound at any age
2. No babbling by 9-12 months
3. No words with meaning/no recognition of own name by 18 months
4. <50 words by 2 years
5. No plurals or asking questions by 3 years

Question 8

What are the red flags for social skill development?

Answer 8

1. No social smile by 10 weeks

2. Not playing with other children at 3 years

Question 9

What is Moro’s reflex and when is it present?

Answer 9

1. Supine baby dropped and caught, abduction and extension of arm, opening of hands, adduction of arms and crying.
2. Birth to 5 months

Question 10

What is the rooting reflex and when is it present?

Answer 10

1. Stroke baby cheek, turns head towards stimulus and starts suckling.
2. Birth to 4 months

Question 11

What is the stepping reflex and when is it present?

Answer 11

1. Hold baby up, sole of foot touching ground, leg prances as if walking.
2. Birth to 2 months

Question 12

What is Galant’s reflex (truncal incurvation) and when is it present?

Answer 12

1. Baby held in ventral suspension, fingertip down each side of back, spine flexion to stimulated side.
2. Birth to 8 months

Question 13

What is the palmar grasp reflex and when is it preent?

Answer 13

1. Place finger onto palm/sole, flexion of fingers/toes around finger.
2. Birth to 5 months

Question 14

What is the asymmetrical tonic neck reflex and when is it present?

Answer 14

1. Baby supine, turn head to one side, extension of arm and leg on that side, flexion on opposite side.
2. 6 weeks to 5 months