developmental milestones Flashcards
Gross motor referrals
Can’t sit without support at 12 months
Can’t walk unsupported at 18 months
no head lag on being pulled to sit
3 months
rolling over
5 months
sits without support
7-8 months
crawl (+pull to stand)
9 months
walking (cruising, with hand held)
12 months
run
2 years
walk up stairs with no rail
3 years
hops on one leg
4 years
reaches for object, hold briefly
3 months
palmar grasp, transfer object from one hand to another
6 months
early pincer grip, points with finger
9 months
good pincer grip
12 months
Ages for stacking bricks
15 months - tower of 2
18 months - tower of 3
2 years - tower of 6
3 years - tower of 9
ages for drawing
18 months - circular scribble
2 years - straight line
3 years - circle
4 years - cross and RvL
4.5 years - square
5 years - triangle
Fine motor referral
Hand preference before 12 months is indicative of cerebral palsy
Quietens to parents voice
Turns towards sound
Squeals
3 months
Double syllables ‘adah’, ‘erleh’
6 months
Says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’
Understands ‘no’
9 months
Knows and responds to own name
12 months
Knows about 2-6 words
Understands simple commands - ‘give it to mummy’
12-15 months
Combine two words
Points to parts of the body
2 years
Vocabulary of 200 words
2.5 years
Talks in short sentences (e.g. 3-5 words)
Asks ‘what’ and ‘who’ questions
Identifies colours
Counts to 10 (little appreciation of numbers though)
3 years
Language referral
If not 2-6 words by 18 months, refer
Smiles (Refer at 10 weeks)
Eye tracing
6 weeks
Laughs
Enjoys friendly handling
3 months
Not shy
6 months
Shy
Takes everything to mouth
9 months
points with finger/waving bye bye
10 months
Plays contentedly alone
18 months
Plays near others, not with them
2 years
Plays with other children
4 years
Drinks from cup + uses spoon, develops over 3 month period
12 -15 months
Competent with spoon, doesn’t spill with cup
2 years
Helps getting dressed/undressed
12-15 months
Can dress and undress independently except for laces and buttons
4 years
corrected age
The corrected age of a premature baby is the age minus the number of weeks he/she was born early from 40 weeks
