Developmental milestones Flashcards
Fine motor 3 months
- reaches for an object
Sight 3 months
- visually alert
- fixes and follows to 180 degrees
Fine motor 6 months
- palmar grasp
- passes objects from one hand to another
Fine motor 9 months
points with finger
Fine motor 12 months
good pincer grip
Fine motor 15 months
- tower of 2 bricks
- looks at book
Fine motor 18 months
- tower of 3 blocks
- turns book pages (several at once)
- circular scribble
Fine motor 2 years
- tower of 6
- turns page one at a time
- copies vertical line
Fine motor 3 years
- tower of 9
- copies a circle
Fine motor 4 years
Copies a cross
Fine motor 5 years
Copies square and triangle
Gross motor 3 months
little/no head lag
Gross motor 6 moths
- pulls to sitting
- held sitting and straight back
- rolls
Gross motor 7-8 months
sits without support (refer by 12 months)
Gross motor 9 months
- Crawls
- pulls to standing
Gross motor 12 months
- cruises
- walks with one hand held
Gross motor 13-15 months
Walks unsupported
Gross motor 18 months
squats to pick up toy
Gross motor 2 years
- runs
- walks up and down stairs holding on to the hand rail
Gross motor 3 years
- tricycle with pedals
- walks up and down stairs no handrail
Gross motor 4 years
hops on one leg
Social behaviour 6 weeks
Smiles
social behaviour 3 months
laughs, enjoys handling
social behaviour 6 months
not shy
social behaviour 9 months
- shy
- plays peek a boo
social behaviour 12 months
- starts using cup and spoon
- waves bye
- starts to help with getting dressed/undressed
social behaviour 18 months
- plays alone
- takes off shoes and hat (cant put back on)
social behaviour 2 years
- puts hat/shoes on
- plays near others
Social behaviour 3 years
spoon and fork
social behaviour 4 years
dress independently (not laces or buttons)
plays with other children
When should you refer if a child cannot walk?
18 months
When should you refer if a child cannot sit by themselves?
12 months
When should you refer if a child is not smiling
10 weeks
hearing 3 months
turns to sound
speech 6 months
syllables
speech 9 months
‘mama’ and ‘dada’, understands no
speech 12 months
knows and responds to own name
speech 12-15 months
2-6 words, understands simple commands
When should you refer if a child cannot speak 2-6 words
18 months
speech 2 years
can combine 2 words
speech 2 1/2
vocab of 200 words
speech 3 years
- short sentences
- asks ‘what’ and ‘who’ questions
- counts to 10
- identifies colours
speech 4 years
asks ‘when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions