Developmental Milestones Flashcards
Head control
4 months
Sitting without support
9 months
Sitting with support
6 months
Crawling
9 months
Cruising/furniture walking
12 months
Walking unaided
15 months
Squat and pick things up from the floor
18 months
Run
2 years
Kick a ball
2 years
Climb stairs one foot at a time
3 years
Stand on one leg
3 years
Ride a tricycle
3 years
Hop
4 years
Climb stairs like an adult
4 years
Social smile
6 weeks
Stranger fear
9 months
Wave bye-bye
12 months
Hand clapping
12 months
Imitating everyday activities
18 months
Parallel play
2 years
Bladder control during the day
2 years
Bladder control at night
4 years
Playing with other children, sharing toys
3 years
Bowel control
3 years
Has a best friend
4 years
Shows concern/sympathy for others
4 years
Imaginative paly
4 years
Dressing and undressing
4 years
Responds to own name
9 months
Babbles
6-9 months
Understanding of nouns e.g. ‘where’s mummy?’
12 months
Single words in context e.g. ‘dad-da’
12 months
Uses 5 to 10 words
18 months
Combines two words
2 years
Uses more than 50 words
2 years
Tells stories/describes events
4 years
Understands complex instructions
4 years
Understands prepositions ‘put the cat in the bowl’
2.5 years
Combines 3 to 4 words
2.5 years
Understands negatives and adjectives
3 years
Uses basic sentences
3 years
Fix and follow
8 weeks
Palmar grasp of objects
6 months
Scissor grasp
9 months
Pincer grasp
12 months
Random scribbles
12 months
Tower of 2 blocks
14 months
Tower of 4 blocks
18 months
Draws vertical lines
2 years
Draws horizontal lines
2.5 years
Towwer of 8 blocks
2.5 years
Draws a circle
3 years
Builds a train/bridge
3 years
Threads large beads onto string
3 years
Draws a cross and a square
4 years
Builds steps
4 years
Mature pencil grip
5 years
Can cut paper in half with scissors
4 years