Developmental Milestones Flashcards
What are the four functional areas of developmental milestones?
Gross motor, vision and fine motor, hearing, speech and language, and social, emotional and behavioural.
At what median age do children typically sit without support?
Around 6 months.
By what age should a child be able to sit without support (limit age)?
By 9 months.
When do children usually start walking independently?
Median age is 12 months.
What is the limit age for a child to start walking independently?
18 months.
At what age do children typically develop a mature pincer grip?
Around 10 months.
When do children usually start transferring objects from one hand to the other?
Around 6 months.
By what age should a child be able to fix and follow a moving object?
By 3 months.
At what age do children typically start babbling?
Around 6 months.
When do children usually start saying single words with meaning?
Around 12 months.
By what age should a child be able to use two to three word sentences?
By 2 years.
At what age do children typically start smiling responsively?
Around 6 weeks.
When do children usually develop stranger anxiety?
Around 9 months.
By what age should a child be able to play simple games like peek-a-boo?
By 12 months.
At what age do children typically start showing hand preference?
Around 2 years.
When do children usually begin to run?
Around 18 months.
By what age should a child be able to build a tower of three to four blocks?
By 18 months.
At what age do children typically start using a spoon independently?
Around 2 years.
When do children usually begin to draw circles?
Around 3 years.
By what age should a child be able to ride a tricycle?
By 3 years.
At what age do children typically start engaging in imaginative play?
Around 3 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of sharing?
Around 3 to 4 years.
By what age should a child be able to dress and undress with minimal assistance?
By 4 years.
At what age do children typically start asking “why” questions?
Around 3 years.
When do children usually begin to recognise colours?
Around 3 years.
By what age should a child be able to hop on one foot?
By 4 years.
At what age do children typically start using complex sentences?
Around 4 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (e.g., today, tomorrow)?
Around 4 years.
By what age should a child be able to draw a person with three parts?
By 4 years.
At what age do children typically start playing cooperatively with peers?
Around 4 years.
When do children usually begin to understand rules and follow them in games?
Around 5 years.
By what age should a child be able to skip using alternate feet?
By 5 years.
At what age do children typically start identifying letters and numbers?
Around 4 to 5 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of right and wrong?
Around 5 years.
By what age should a child be able to tie shoelaces?
By 5 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand and use humour?
Around 5 years.
When do children usually begin to have a best friend?
Around 5 years.
By what age should a child be able to draw a square?
By 5 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of past and future?
Around 5 years.
When do children usually begin to read simple words?
Around 5 to 6 years.
By what age should a child be able to write their own name?
By 5 to 6 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of numbers and counting?
Around 5 to 6 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of opposites (e.g., big/little)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
By what age should a child be able to draw a triangle?
By 5 to 6 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of cause and effect?
Around 5 to 6 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (hours, days)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
By what age should a child be able to perform simple addition and subtraction?
By 5 to 6 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of money?
Around 5 to 6 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of fractions (e.g., half, whole)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
By what age should a child be able to tell a simple story with a beginning, middle, and end?
By 5 to 6 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of same and different?
Around 5 to 6 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of size (e.g., big, small)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
By what age should a child be able to follow a series of three instructions in order?
By 5 to 6 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of left and right?
Around 5 to 6 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (seasons, months)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
By what age should a child be able to read simple sentences?
By 5 to 6 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of measurement (e.g., length, weight)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (yesterday, today, tomorrow)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
By what age should a child be able to write simple sentences?
By 5 to 6 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of time (minutes, hours)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (days of the week)?
Around 5 to 6 years.
By what age should a child be able to understand and use complex sentences?
By 5 to 6 years.
At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of time (months of
By 5 to 6 years.
