Developmental Milestones

Question 1

What should a baby be doing at 6 weeks?

Answer 1

Smiling (refer at 10 weeks

Question 2

What social behaviours will a child exhibit at 3 months?

Answer 2

Laughs
Enjoys friendly handling

Question 3

What gross motor behaviours will a child exhibit at 3 months?

Answer 3

Little or no head lag on being pulled to sit
Lying on abdomen, good head control

Question 4

What fine motor and vision behaviours will a child exhibit at 3 months?

Answer 4

Reaches for object
Holds rattle briefly if given to hand
Visually alert, particularly human faces
Fixes and follows to 180 degrees

Question 5

What speech and hearing behaviours will a child exhibit at 3 months?

Answer 5

Quietens to parents voice
Turns towards sound
Squeals

Question 6

What social behaviours will a child exhibit at 6 months?

Answer 6

Not shy
Put hand on bottle

Question 6

What gross motor behaviours will a child exhibit at 6 months?

Answer 6

Lying on abdomen, arms extended
Lying on back, lifts and grasps feet
Pulls self to sitting
Held sitting, back straight
Rolls front to back

Question 7

What fine motor and vision behaviours will a child exhibit at 6 months?

Answer 7

Holds in palmar grasp
Pass objects from one hand to another
Looking around in every direction

Question 7

What speech and hearing behaviours will a child exhibit at 6 months?

Answer 7

Double syllables ‘adah’, ‘erleh’

Question 8

What social behaviours will a child exhibit at 9 months?

Answer 8

Shy
Takes everything to mouth
Plays peek-a-boo

Question 9

What gross motor behaviours will a child exhibit at 9 months?

Answer 9

Pulls to standing
Crawls

Question 10

What fine motor and vision behaviours will a child exhibit at 9 months?

Answer 10

Points with finger
Early pincer

Question 11

What speech and hearing behaviours will a child exhibit at 9 months?

Answer 11

Says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’
Understands ‘no’

Question 12

What what age can a child sit without support?

Answer 12

7-8 months (refer at 12 months)

Question 13

What social behaviours will a child exhibit at 12-15 months?

Answer 13

Drinks from cup + uses spoon (over 3m period)
Helps getting dressed/undressed
Waves ‘bye-bye’ (12m)
Plays ‘pat-a-cake’ (12m)

Question 14

What gross motor behaviours will a child exhibit at 12 months?

Answer 14

Cruises
Walks with one hand held

Question 15

What fine motor and vision behaviours will a child exhibit at 12 months?

Answer 15

Good pincer grip
Bangs toys together

Question 16

What speech and hearing behaviours will a child exhibit at 12 months?

Answer 16

Knows and responds to own name

Question 17

What speech and hearing behaviours will a child exhibit at 12-15 months?

Answer 17

Knows about 2-6 words (Refer at 18 months)
Understands simple commands - ‘give it to mummy’

Question 18

What social behaviours will a child exhibit at 18 months?

Answer 18

Takes off shoes, hat but unable to replace
Play contently alone

Question 19

What gross motor behaviours will a child exhibit at 18 months?

Answer 19

Squats to pick up a toy

Question 20

What fine motor and vision behaviours will a child exhibit at 18 months?

Answer 20

Tower of 3
Circular scribble
Looks at book and pats

Question 21

What social behaviours will a child exhibit at 2 years?

Answer 21

Puts on hat and shoes
Competent with spoon, doesn’t spill with cup
Plays near others but not with

Question 22

What gross motor behaviours will a child exhibit at 2 years?

Answer 22

Runs
Walks upstairs and downstairs holding on to rail

Question 23

What fine motor and vision behaviours will a child exhibit at 2 years?

Answer 23

Tower of 6
Copies vertical lines
Turns pages, one at time

Question 24

What speech and hearing behaviours will a child exhibit at 2 years?

Answer 24

Combine two words
Points to parts of the body

Question 25

How extensive should the vocabulary of a 2 year old be?

Answer 25

Vocabulary of 200 words

Question 26

What social behaviours will a child exhibit at 3 years?

Answer 26

Uses spoon and fork

Question 27

What gross motor behaviours will a child exhibit at 3 years?

Answer 27

Rides a tricycle using pedals
Walks up stairs without holding on to rail

Question 28

What fine motor and vision behaviours will a child exhibit at 3 years?

Answer 28

Tower of 9
Copies circles

Question 29

What speech and hearing behaviours will a child exhibit at 3 years?

Answer 29

Talks in short sentences (e.g. 3-5 words)
Asks ‘what’ and ‘who’ questions
Identifies colours
Counts to 10 (little appreciation of numbers though)

Question 30

What will a child be able to do by the age of 4?

Answer 30

Copies cross
Hops on one leg
Asks ‘why’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ questions
Plays with other children
Dress and undress independently except for laces and buttons

Question 31

What will a child be able to do by the age of 5?

Answer 31

Use a knife and fork
Copies square and triangle