Developmental Milestones Flashcards
Supine position, remains flexed
Neonate
Fisted hands
Neonate
Facial features preference
Neonate
Dolls’ eyes
Neonate
Moro reflex
Neonate
Grasp reflex
Neonate
Clears surface in prone position
1 month
Relaxed while supine
1 month
Follows objects 90 degrees
1 month
Smiles spontaneously
1 month
Head and neck elevated when prone
2 months
Head bobbing when sitting
2 months
Follows past midline
2 months
Attends to noise
2 months
Coos, vocalizes single vowels
2 months
Single night feed
2 months
Rests on forearm when prone
3 months
Bats at objects / holds objects for short period
3 months
Hands unfisted >50% of time
3 months
Chuckles, echoes speaker, cry varies
3 months
At this age, persistent fisting is a red flag
3 months
Up on hands in prone position
4 months
Rolls prone to supine
4 months
Hands to midline
4 months
No head lag
4 months
Extinguished moro
4 months
Obtains and retains rattle
4 months
Recognizes parents, attachment
4 months
Orients to voice, laughs, “ah-goo”, listens
4 months
Unfisted 100% of the time
5 months
Rolls supine to prone
5 months
Palmar grasp of large objects w/thumb adducted
5 months
Smiles at mirror
5 months
At this age, poor head control is a red flag
5 months
At this age, failure to reach for objects is a red flag
5 months
Sits w/o support
6-7 months
Lateral protection
6-7 months
Commando crawl
6-7 months
Radial - palmar grasp of large objects
6-7 months
Rakes small objects
6-7 months
Transfers hand-to-hand
6-7 months
Looks for dropped objects
6-7 months
Babbles, consonants
6-7 months
Stranger anxiety
6-7 months
At this age, W-sitting or bunny hopping is red flag
6-7 months
Cruises
9 months
Immature pincer grasp
9 months
Holds bottle
9 months
uncovers objects
9 months
peek-a-boo
9 months
“Mama” “Dada” non-specifically
9 months
Waves bye
9 months
Anterior parachute
9 months
At this age, persistence of primitive reflexes is red flag
9 months
Independent steps / posterior protection
12 months
Fine pincer grasp
12 months
Tower of two
12 months
Removes lid for toy
12 months
2-3 words
12 months
orients to name
12 months
follows command w/gesture
12 months
shyness, empathy, sharing
12 months
At this age, lack of social relatedness is red flag
12 months
Walks alone
15 months
Imitates, scribbles
15 months
Points to body part
15 months
5 words
15 months
indicates wants by pointing
15 months
At this age, lack of consonant production is red flag
15 months
Stoops and recovers
18 months
Runs stiffly
18 months
Throws ball overhand
18 months
Stacks 4 cubes
18 months
Points to 3 body parts
18 months
10-50 words
18 months
At this age, clear hand preference is red flag
18 months
Runs well, up and down stairs with rail
2 years
Intelligible speech: 50%
2 years
Turns single page
2 years
Stacks 6 cubes
2 years
Parallel play
2 years
Assists in dressing
2 years
Draws intersecting lines
2 years
Absence of symbolic play is red flag at what age
2 years
Up stairs, alternating feet
2.5 years
Stacks 8 cubes
2.5 years
Interactive play
2.5 years
Stands on 1 foot for 1 second
3 years
3 hops in place
3 years
Pedals tricycle
3 years
Alternates feet going downstairs
3 years
Copies circle
3 years
Counts to 3
3 years
Knows age, sex
3 years
3-4 word sentences
3 years
Draws a person
3 years
Intelligible speech: 75%
3 years
Stands on 1 foot for 5-6 seconds
4 years
Buttons
4 years
Draws person with 4 parts
4 years
Counts to 4
4 years
Tells stories
4 years
Group play
4 years
Copies cross
4 years
4-5 word sentences
4 years
Intelligible speech: 100%
4 years
Stands on 1 foot for 10 seconds
5 years
Skips
5 years
Copies triangle
5 years
Draws person with 8-10 parts
5 years
SPEECH: 2 months
Vowel sounds
SPEECH: 6 months
consonant sounds/babbling
SPEECH: 9 months
jargoning
SPEECH: 12-14 months
single words/jargon
SPEECH: 15 months
5 words / 1 body part
SPEECH: 18 months
10-50 words / 3 body parts
SPEECH: 2 years
2-3 word phrases; 50% intelligible
SPEECH: 3 years
3-4 word sentences (75% intelligible)
SPEECH: 4 years
4-5 word sentences (100% intelligible)