Developmental milestones

Question 1

Gross motor development. Median age for:
a) Neck control
b) Roll over
c) Sits (round/straight back)
d) Crawling
e) Cruises
f) Starts walking
g) Runs
h) walk up stairs
i) Jump
j) Hop
k) ride a bike

Answer 1

a) 8 - 12 weeks
b) 4 - 5 months
c) 6 months round back
8 months straight back
d) 8 - 9 months
e) 9 - 10 months
f) 12 months
g) 18 months
h) 2 years
i) 3 years
j) 4 years
k) 5 years

Question 2

Vision and fine motor development. Median age for:
a) Eyes follow and head follows
b) Reaches for toys
c) Palmar grasp
d) Transfers toys between hands
e) Mature pincer grip
f) Marks with a crayon

Answer 2

a) 4 - 8 weeks
b) 4 months
c) 4 - 6 months
d) 7 months
e) 10 months
f) 16 - 18 months

Question 3

Vision and fine motor development
Blocks.
a) Tower of 3
b) Tower of 6
c) Tower of 8 or train
d) Bridge
e) Steps

Answer 3

a) 1.5 years
b) 2 years
c) 2.5 years
d) 3 years
e) 4 years

Question 4

Vision and fine motor development
Drawing.
a) Line
b) Circle
c) Cross
d) Square
e) Triangle

Answer 4

a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 3.5 years
d) 4 years
e) 5 years

Question 5

Hearing, speech and language development
a) Babble
b) Turns to sounds
c) Da da / Ma ma
d) 2-3 words with meaning
e) Shows 2 parts of the body
f) Joins 2+ words

Answer 5

a) 3 - 4 months
b) 7 months
c) 10 months
d) 12 months
e) 18 months
f) 20 - 24 months

Question 6

Social, emotional and behavioural development
a) Smiles responsively
b) Puts stuff in mouth
c) Waves bye bye
d) Drinks from a cup using 2 hands
e) Holds spoon to get food to mouth
f) Symbolic play
g) Dry by day, pulls of some clothing
h) Parallel play, taking turns

Answer 6

a) 6 weeks
b) 6 - 8 months
c) 10 - 12 months
d) 12 months
e) 18 months
f) 18 - 24 months
g) 2 years
h) 2.5 - 3 years

Question 7

Concerning things - Gross motor:
a) not sitting by…
b) not walking by…

Answer 7

a) 12 months
b) 18 months

Question 8

Concerning things - Fine motor:
a) Hand preference before…

Answer 8

a) 18 months

Question 9

Concerning things - Speech and language:
a) Not smiling by…
b) No clear words by…

Answer 9

a) 3 months
b) 18 months
Think ASD or language problems

Question 10

Concerning things - social development:
a) No response to interactions by…
b) No interest in playing by…

Answer 10

a) 8 weeks
b) 3 years

Question 11

Gross motor when prone milestones

Answer 11

• Newborn – cant turn head
• 1m – turns head
• 3m – balance on forearms
• 6m – balance on hands
• 8m – lift hips and start crawling