Developmental milestones 2

Question 1

2 months:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 1

Parents Little Baby: looks up to sound, smiles because he sees both his parents, one on either side of midline

lift head 45 degrees (when laying on face), turns to sound, follows objects past midline, social smile

Question 2

4 months:
-3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 2

Fat Happy Baby: baby is rolling and laughing and cooing because he just discovered midline and is reaching for cake that he will cram into his mouth

lift head 90 degrees/raise up to chest, roll over, find midline, reach for objects, puts objects in mouth, coos (these are vowel sounds), and laughs

Question 3

6 months:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 3

Street-Corner Baby: sitting up on sidewalk, transferring a rake from hand to hand while babbling at people he thinks he recognizes

sit up with no head lag, raking grasp, transfer objects between hands, babbles (consonants), recognizes familiar faces

Question 4

9 months:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 4

Watch Dog Baby: crawls to window, pulls to stand to see out, points at stranger in yard and says mama to get attention of parents.

Crawl, pull to stand, point, specific babbling (mama, dada), stranger anxiety

Question 5

12 months:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 5

Playful Zombie Baby: walking at you, snapping pincers, repeating one word over and over (brrraaaaains), and just wants to play patacake and peekaboo before waving bye bye.

Walk, pincer grasp, 1 word, patacake, bye bye, peekaboo

Question 6

15 months:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 6

Little Sister Baby: wants to be just like big sister, walks confidently to the blocks and imitates making a 2 block tower

walks well, imitates, controlled release of blocks (can stack 2)

Question 7

18 months:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 7

Sir Charming Baby: needs to get note to Rapunzel so scribbles note on paper to throw into high 4 block tower, catapult has cup on end, shoves note in with spoon, and throws note at tower, hitting Rapunzel in the face

Throw, scribble, 4 block tower, 1 step command, uses spoon/cup, points to parts of body

Question 8

2 years:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 8

Bad Twins: mom gives two commands to twin boys to run to the stairs, then walk up the 25 stairs. Each walks up the 25 stairs not helping the other.

Run, stairs (1 foot at a time), 20-50 words, 2 step command, parallel play

Question 9

3 years:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 9

James Bond Baby: springs into action . . . jumps into 3-piece suit, stands in front of mirror and says full name, jumps on tricycle. You.Me. I, is his pickup line.

Jump, Tricycle, dresses self (shirt, pants, shoes), full name, you, me, I

Question 10

4 years:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 10

Bedtime Story Baby: really wants story time, so runs up stairs, hops on one foot to undress, so she and mom can read a story together. A Wrinkle in Time.

Stairs (alternating feet), hop, undresses, 1 foot (4 seconds), 4 word phrases (complete sentences), cooperative play

Question 11

5 years:
- 3 words
- how to remember
- what they can do

Answer 11

Oz Baby: ties ruby shoes, skips down Yellow Brick Road back to Kansas

Skip, Tie shoes, Difference between reality/fantasy