Developmental milestones

Question 1

What are the four main areas of developmental milestone?

Answer 1

Gross motor skills
Fine motor and vision
Language and hearing
Social and play

Question 2

When should a child be able to sit upright without head lag?

Answer 2

3 months

Question 3

When should a child be able to regard hands in the midline and what category is this?

Answer 3

3 months

Fine motor and vision

Question 4

When should a child be able to grasp toys, transfer from hand to hand and put in mouth and what category is this?

Answer 4

6 months

Fine motor and vision

Question 5

When should a child start babbling or scream when annoyed?

Answer 5

6 months

Question 6

When should a child be able to play peek-a-boo and distinguish strangers?

Answer 6

9 months

Question 7

When should a child be able to play peek-a-boo and distinguish strangers?

Answer 7

9 months

Question 8

When should a child be able to pull themselves to standing or cruise around furniture?

Answer 8

12 months

Question 9

When should a child be able to follow a torch with their eyes?

Answer 9

6 weeks

Question 10

When should a child know their name and be able to respond to it, and make consonant and vowel sounds?

Answer 10

12 months

Question 11

When should a child be able to point with index finger?

Answer 11

9 months

Question 12

When should a child be able to drink from a cup?

Answer 12

12 months

Question 13

What should a child be able to do at 18 months in each of the four categories of development?

Answer 13

Runs/climbs onto adult chair
Builds a tower of 3 blocks/enjoys picture books
Know 5-20 words and points to body parts
Feed with spoon and mimic adults

Question 14

What should a child be able to do at 18 months in each of the four categories of development?

Answer 14

Runs/climbs onto adult chair
Builds a tower of 3 blocks/enjoys picture books
Know 5-20 words and points to body parts
Feed with spoon and mimic adults

Question 15

When should a child be able to bang toys together?

Answer 15

12 months

Question 16

What size of block tower should a child be able to build aged 2 years?

Answer 16

6-7 blocks

Question 17

What size of block tower should a child be able to build aged 3 years?

Answer 17

9 blocks

Question 18

When should a child be able to climb up and down stairs or sit on a trike and steer?

Answer 18

2 years

Question 19

When should a child know 50+ words and be able to follow simple instructions?

Answer 19

2 years

Question 20

When should a child be able to wash hands, have vivid play and understand sharing?

Answer 20

3 years

Question 21

When should a child be able to manage stairs with alternating feet and jump off the bottom step?

Answer 21

3 years

Question 22

When should a child be able to manage stairs with alternating feet and jump off the bottom step?

Answer 22

3 years

Question 23

When should a child be feeding less messily and be able to put on shoes and hat?

Answer 23

2 years

Question 24

What should a child be able to do in each of the four categories of development aged 4 years?

Answer 24

Hops on preferred foot; climbs ladders; walks and runs on tiptoe
Threads beads; copies cross; draws a man with head, legs and trunk
Recounts stories of recent experiences; counts to 20
Dresses and undresses (except laces); washes and dries hands; understands concept of turn taking