Developmental milestones

Question 1

At what stage is it pathological that a child is unable to sit unsupported?

Answer 1

9 months

Question 2

At what stage is it pathological that a child is unable to walk unsteadily?

Answer 2

18 months

Question 3

What is the upper limit, before you start worrying about a child who is unable to follow a moving object/face by turning their head?

Answer 3

3 months is the upper limit

Question 4

At what stage is it pathological for a child to be unable to produce the mature pincer grip?

Answer 4

12 months

Question 5

At what stage is it pathological for a child to be unable to reach out for toys?

Answer 5

6 months

Question 6

At what stage would you expect a child to be able to draw:
a) straight line
b) square
c) circle
d) triangle
e) cross

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Regarding gross motor development, and speech and language development what would one expect a newborn to be?

Answer 7

• GMD: limbs flexed symmetrically, marked head lag on pulling up
• SALD: startles to loud noises

Question 8

At 6-8wks regarding gross motor development, vision and fine motor development, and social what would you expect?

Answer 8

• GMD: raise head to 45 degrees when prone
• V+FMD: follows moving object or face by turning head
• S+EBD: smile

Question 9

At 4 months what would you expect of the child?

Answer 9

• Reach for toys
• Coos and laughs, vocalize alone/when spoken too

Question 10

What vision and fine motor developmental skill should a child have grasped by 4-6 months?

Answer 10

Palmar grasp

Question 11

At 7 months what language and vision and fine motor developmental skills should the child have?

Answer 11

Transfer toy from one hand to other
Polysyllabic babble

Question 12

At 6-8 months what skills should a child have obtained?

Answer 12

Sit without support
Sounds used indiscriminately at 7 months
Put food in mouth

Question 13

What motor developmental skill should be obtained at 8-9 months?

Answer 13

Crawling

Question 14

At 10 months considering gross motor, vision and fine motor, hearing, speech and language development, social what would you expect of the child?

Answer 14

• Stand independently and cruise around furniture
• Mature pincer grip
• Dada, mama (sounds indiscriminately)
• wave bye-bye, peek-a-boo

Question 15

At what stage would you expect the child to wave bye-bye and say peek-a-boo?

Answer 15

10-12 months

Question 16

At 12 months what would you expect from the child regarding their gross motor ability?

Answer 16

Walk unsteadily with a broad gait and hands apart.

Question 17

What would one expect of a 12 month old’s hearing and speech/

Answer 17

Two to three words other than dada and mama, able to understand a single word

Question 18

What would one expect of a 15 month old regarding their gross motor development?

Answer 18

Walk steadily

Question 19

Regarding speech what would one expect at 24 months?

Answer 19

Able to make simple phrases and join two or more words (e.g. give me ball)

Question 20

At 18 months would be reasonable to expect a child to eat for themself?

Answer 20

They can hold the spoon and food safely in their mouth

Question 21

At what age could one expect a child to start toilet training?

Answer 21

2 years

Question 22

Gross motor of a 2.5 year old?

Answer 22

Run and jump

Question 23

What social skills would you expect of a child at the age of 2.5 years?

Answer 23

Parallel play, interactive play evolving and taking turns

Question 24

Give an example of a sentence that one would expect a 2.5 year old to be capable of (and what is it that they are now capable of)?

Answer 24

Talk in 3-4 word sentences.
Joined commands:
e.g. push me fast daddy

Question 25

What fine motor skills would you expect a child to gain between the ages of 2 to 5?

Answer 25

Brick building and pencil skills