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Developmental Milestones Flashcards

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What are the four functional areas of developmental milestones?

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

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At what median age do children typically sit without support?

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Around 6 months.

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

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By 9 months.

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When do children usually start walking independently?

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Median age is 12 months.

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

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18 months.

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

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Around 10 months.

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

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Around 6 months.

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

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By 3 months.

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At what age do children typically start babbling?

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Around 6 months.

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When do children usually start saying single words with meaning?

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Around 12 months.

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

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By 2 years.

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At what age do children typically start smiling responsively?

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Around 6 weeks.

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When do children usually develop stranger anxiety?

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Around 9 months.

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

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By 12 months.

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At what age do children typically start showing hand preference?

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Around 2 years.

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When do children usually begin to run?

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Around 18 months.

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

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By 18 months.

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

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Around 2 years.

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When do children usually begin to draw circles?

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Around 3 years.

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

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By 3 years.

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

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Around 3 years.

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

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Around 3 to 4 years.

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

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By 4 years.

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

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Around 3 years.

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When do children usually begin to recognise colours?

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Around 3 years.

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

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By 4 years.

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At what age do children typically start using complex sentences?

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Around 4 years.

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

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Around 4 years.

29
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By what age should a child be able to draw a person with three parts?

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By 4 years.

30
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At what age do children typically start playing cooperatively with peers?

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Around 4 years.

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

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Around 5 years.

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

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By 5 years.

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

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Around 4 to 5 years.

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

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Around 5 years.

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

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By 5 years.

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

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Around 5 years.

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When do children usually begin to have a best friend?

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Around 5 years.

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

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By 5 years.

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

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Around 5 years.

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When do children usually begin to read simple words?

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

46
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When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (hours, days)?

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

55
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When do children usually begin to understand the concept of time (seasons, months)?

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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Around 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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

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By 5 to 6 years.

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