Developmental Milestones

Question 1

What are the four functional areas of developmental milestones?

Answer 1

Gross motor, vision and fine motor, hearing, speech and language, and social, emotional and behavioural.

Question 2

At what median age do children typically sit without support?

Answer 2

Around 6 months.

Question 3

By what age should a child be able to sit without support (limit age)?

Answer 3

By 9 months.

Question 4

When do children usually start walking independently?

Answer 4

Median age is 12 months.

Question 5

What is the limit age for a child to start walking independently?

Answer 5

18 months.

Question 6

At what age do children typically develop a mature pincer grip?

Answer 6

Around 10 months.

Question 7

When do children usually start transferring objects from one hand to the other?

Answer 7

Around 6 months.

Question 8

By what age should a child be able to fix and follow a moving object?

Answer 8

By 3 months.

Question 9

At what age do children typically start babbling?

Answer 9

Around 6 months.

Question 10

When do children usually start saying single words with meaning?

Answer 10

Around 12 months.

Question 11

By what age should a child be able to use two to three word sentences?

Answer 11

By 2 years.

Question 12

At what age do children typically start smiling responsively?

Answer 12

Around 6 weeks.

Question 13

When do children usually develop stranger anxiety?

Answer 13

Around 9 months.

Question 14

By what age should a child be able to play simple games like peek-a-boo?

Answer 14

By 12 months.

Question 15

At what age do children typically start showing hand preference?

Answer 15

Around 2 years.

Question 16

When do children usually begin to run?

Answer 16

Around 18 months.

Question 17

By what age should a child be able to build a tower of three to four blocks?

Answer 17

By 18 months.

Question 18

At what age do children typically start using a spoon independently?

Answer 18

Around 2 years.

Question 19

When do children usually begin to draw circles?

Answer 19

Around 3 years.

Question 20

By what age should a child be able to ride a tricycle?

Answer 20

By 3 years.

Question 21

At what age do children typically start engaging in imaginative play?

Answer 21

Around 3 years.

Question 22

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of sharing?

Answer 22

Around 3 to 4 years.

Question 23

By what age should a child be able to dress and undress with minimal assistance?

Answer 23

By 4 years.

Question 24

At what age do children typically start asking “why” questions?

Answer 24

Around 3 years.

Question 25

When do children usually begin to recognise colours?

Answer 25

Around 3 years.

Question 26

By what age should a child be able to hop on one foot?

Answer 26

By 4 years.

Question 27

At what age do children typically start using complex sentences?

Answer 27

Around 4 years.

Question 28

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (e.g., today, tomorrow)?

Answer 28

Around 4 years.

Question 29

By what age should a child be able to draw a person with three parts?

Answer 29

By 4 years.

Question 30

At what age do children typically start playing cooperatively with peers?

Answer 30

Around 4 years.

Question 31

When do children usually begin to understand rules and follow them in games?

Answer 31

Around 5 years.

Question 32

By what age should a child be able to skip using alternate feet?

Answer 32

By 5 years.

Question 33

At what age do children typically start identifying letters and numbers?

Answer 33

Around 4 to 5 years.

Question 34

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of right and wrong?

Answer 34

Around 5 years.

Question 35

By what age should a child be able to tie shoelaces?

Answer 35

By 5 years.

Question 36

At what age do children typically start to understand and use humour?

Answer 36

Around 5 years.

Question 37

When do children usually begin to have a best friend?

Answer 37

Around 5 years.

Question 38

By what age should a child be able to draw a square?

Answer 38

By 5 years.

Question 39

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of past and future?

Answer 39

Around 5 years.

Question 40

When do children usually begin to read simple words?

Answer 40

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 41

By what age should a child be able to write their own name?

Answer 41

By 5 to 6 years.

Question 42

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of numbers and counting?

Answer 42

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 43

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of opposites (e.g., big/little)?

Answer 43

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 44

By what age should a child be able to draw a triangle?

Answer 44

By 5 to 6 years.

Question 45

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of cause and effect?

Answer 45

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 46

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (hours, days)?

Answer 46

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 47

By what age should a child be able to perform simple addition and subtraction?

Answer 47

By 5 to 6 years.

Question 48

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of money?

Answer 48

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 49

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of fractions (e.g., half, whole)?

Answer 49

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 50

By what age should a child be able to tell a simple story with a beginning, middle, and end?

Answer 50

By 5 to 6 years.

Question 51

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of same and different?

Answer 51

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 52

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of size (e.g., big, small)?

Answer 52

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 53

By what age should a child be able to follow a series of three instructions in order?

Answer 53

By 5 to 6 years.

Question 54

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of left and right?

Answer 54

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 55

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (seasons, months)?

Answer 55

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 56

By what age should a child be able to read simple sentences?

Answer 56

By 5 to 6 years.

Question 57

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of measurement (e.g., length, weight)?

Answer 57

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 58

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (yesterday, today, tomorrow)?

Answer 58

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 59

By what age should a child be able to write simple sentences?

Answer 59

By 5 to 6 years.

Question 60

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of time (minutes, hours)?

Answer 60

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 61

When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (days of the week)?

Answer 61

Around 5 to 6 years.

Question 62

By what age should a child be able to understand and use complex sentences?

Answer 62

By 5 to 6 years.

Question 63

At what age do children typically start to understand the concept of time (months of

Answer 63

By 5 to 6 years.