Developmental Milestones

Question 1

1 month

Answer 1

Lifts head, follows moving object and exhibits reflexive stepping, positive support reflex, decreased flexion, hands fisted with indwelling thumb most of the time, reciprocal and symmetrical kicking, and neonatal reaching

Question 2

2 months

Answer 2

lifts head 45 degrees, head lags on pull-to-sitting, smiles, begins prime on elbows with elbows behind shoulders, head bobs in supported sitting

Question 3

3 months

Answer 3

can prop self into prone on elbows with weight on forearms, coos, chuckles, takes weight with toes curled in supported standing, and head elevation to 90 degrees

Question 4

4 months

Answer 4

can prop up head and chest for a long time, head no longer lags in pull-to-sit, sits with support, laughs out loud, rolls prone to side, supine to side, optical and labyrinthian head righting present, and ulnar palmar grasp

Question 5

5 months

Answer 5

can roll from prone to supine, head control in supported sitting, and weight shifting from one forearm to the other in prone

Question 6

6 months

Answer 6

rolls from supine to prone, independent sitting, pulls to stand, and prone on hands with elbows extended while weight shifting from hand to hand

Question 7

7 months

Answer 7

can maintain quadruped, pivots on belly, prone extension position, assumes sitting from quadruped, trunk rotation in sitting, and recognizes tone of voice

Question 8

8-9 months

Answer 8

belly crawls, quadruped creeping, side-sitting, pulls to stand through kneeling, cruises sideways, can stand alone, has pincer grasp with thumb and forefinger, can transfer objects from one hand to the other, moves quadruped to sitting

Question 9

10-15 months

Answer 9

stands and begins to walk unassisted, begins self-feeding, searches for hidden toys, plays patty cake and peek-a-boo, imitates, reaches with supination, neat pincer grasp with release.

Question 10

18-20 months

Answer 10

can walk up and down stairs with assistance, ascends stairs with step-to pattern, sits on a small chair, begins to run more coordinated, jumps off bottoms step, plays make believe,

Question 11

2 years

Answer 11

runs well, can go up stairs one at a time, active, restless, trantrums

Question 12

3 years

Answer 12

goes down stairs reciprocally, rides tricycle, begins to catch a ball, jumps with two feet, understands sharing, stands on one foot briefly

Question 13

3.5 years

Answer 13

hops on one foot, kicks a ball

Question 14

4 years

Answer 14

hops on one foot several times, climbs, throws a ball overhand, stands on tiptoes, and relates to friends

Question 15

5 years

Answer 15

skips, kicks a ball well, dresses and undresses self