Developmental Milestones Flashcards
What developmental milestones should a 1mo child have?
Social Language - Look at you - Follow you with her eyes - Have self-comforting behaviors (bringing hands to mouth) - Becomes fussy when bored - Calmed when picked up or spoken to - Looks briefly at objects Verbal Language - Make brief short vowel sounds - Alert to unexpected sounds - Turn to your voice - Show signs of sensitivity to environment (excessive crying, tremors, or excessive startles) - Have different types of cries for hunger & tiredness Gross Motor - Move both arms and both legs together - Hold her chin up when on stomach Fine Motor - Open fingers slightly when at rest
What developmental milestones should a 2mo child have?
Social Language
- Smile responsively
- Make sounds that let you know she is happy or upset
Verbal Language
- Make short cooing sounds
Gross Motor
- Lift head and UPPER chest when on stomach
- Keep head steady when held in sitting position
Fine Motor
- Open and shut hands
- Briefly bring hands together
What developmental milestones should a 4mo child have?
Social Language - Laugh aloud - Look for you or another caregiver when upset Verbal Language - Turn to voices - Make extended cooing sounds Gross Motor - Support herself on elbows & wrists when on stomach - Roll over from stomach to back Fine Motor - Keep his hands unfisted - Play with fingers in midline - Grasp objects
What developmental milestones should a 6mo have?
Social Language - Pat or smile at his reflection - Look when you call his name Verbal Language - Babble - Make sound like "ga," "ma," or "ba" Gross Motor - Roll over from back to stomach - Sit briefly without support Fine Motor - Pass a toy from one hand to another - Rake small objects with 4 fingers - Bang small objects on surface
What developmental milestones should a 9mo have?
Social Language
- Use basic gestures (holding arms out to be picked up, wave goodbye)
- Look for dropped objects
- Play games like peekaboo or pat-a-cake
- Turn consistently when name is called
Verbal Language
- Say dada or mama nonspecifically
- Look around when you say things like “Where’s your bottle?” or “Where’s your blanket?”
- Copy sounds that you make
Gross Motor
- Sit well without support
- Pull to stand
- Transition well between sitting and lying
- Crawl on hands & knees
Fine Motor
- Pick up food & eat it
- Pick up small objects with 3 fingers & thumb
- Let go of objects intentionally
- Bang objects together
What developmental milestones should a 12mo have?
Social Language - Look for hidden objects - Imitate new gestures Verbal Language - Use 1 word other than mama, dada, or personal names - Follow instructions with gestures (motioning & saying "Give me \_\_\_" Gross Motor - Take first independent steps - Stand without support Fine Motor - Drop an object in a cup - Pick up small object with 2-finger pincer grasp - Pick up food & eat it
What developmental milestones should a 15mo have?
Social Language
- Imitate scribbling
- Drink from cup with little spilling
- Point to ask for something or to get help
- Look around when you say things like “Where’s your ball?” or “Where’s your blanket?”
Verbal Language
- Use 3 words other than names
- Speak in sounds like an unknown language
- Follow directions that do not include a gesture
Gross Motor
- Squat to pick up objects
- Crawl up a few steps
- Run
Fine Motor
- Make marks with crayons
- Drop object in and take object out of container
What developmental milestones should an 18mo have?
Social Language
- Engage with others for play
- Help dress and undress self
- Point to pictures in book
- Point to object of interest to draw your attention to it
- Turn and look at adult if something new happens
- Begin to scoop with spoon
- Use words to ask for help
Verbal Language
- Identify at least 2 body parts
- Name at least 5 familiar objects (ball or milk)
Gross Motor
- Walk up with 2 feet per step with hand held
- Sit in small chair
- Carry toy while walking
Fine Motor
- Scribble spontaneously
- Throw small ball a few feet while standing
What developmental milestones should a 2yo have?
Social Language - Play alongside other children (parallel play) - Take off some clothing - Scoop well with a spoon Verbal Language - Use 50 words - Combine 2 words into short phrase or sentence - Follow 2-step command - Name at least 5 body parts (nose, hand, stomach) - Have speech that is 50% understandable to strangers Gross Motor - Kick a ball - Jump off the ground with 2 feet - Run with coordination - Climb up a ladder at a playground Fine Motor - Stack objects - Turn book pages - Use his hands to turn objects like knobs, toys, and lids - Draw lines
What developmental milestones should a 30mo have?
Social Language - Urinate in a potty or toilet - Spear food with a fork - Wash and dry hands - Engage in imaginary play, such as with dolls and toys - Try to get you to watch by saying, "Look at me" Verbal Language - Use pronouns correctly - Explain the reasons for things (needing a sweater when it's cold) - Name at least 1 color Gross Motor - Walk up steps, alternating feet - Run well without falling Fine Motor - Copy a vertical line - Grasp a crayon with thumb and fingers instead of fist - Catch large balls
What developmental milestones should a 3yo have?
Social Language - Enter bathroom and urinate by herself - Put on coat/jacket/shirt by herself - Eat independently - Engage in imaginative play - Play in cooperation and share Verbal Language - Use 3-word sentences - Speak in words that are 75% understandable to strangers - Tell you a story from a book or TV - Compare things using words like bigger or shorter - Understand simple prepositions (on or under) Gross Motor - Pedal a tricycle - Climb on and off couch or chair - Jump forward Fine Motor - Draw a single circle - Draw a person with head and 1 other body part - But with child scissors
What developmental milestones should a 4yo have?
Social Language
- Enter the bathroom and have a BM by himself
- Brush teeth
- Dress and undress without much help
- Engage in well-developed imaginative play
Verbal Language
- Answer questions like “What do you do when you’re cold?” or “…when you are sleepy?”
- Use 4-word sentences
- Speak in words that are 100% understandable to strangers
- Draw pictures you recognize
- Follow simple rules when playing board or card games
- Tell you a story from a book
Gross Motor
- Skip on 1 foot
- Climb stairs, alternating feet, without support
Fine Motor
- Draw a person with at least 3 body parts
- Draw a simple cross
- Unbutton and button medium-sized buttons
- Grasp pencil with thumb and fingers instead of fist
Name the progression of Social Language Milestones from 1mo-12mo.
1mo: Look at you; follow you with her eyes; have self-comforting behaviors (bringing hands to mouth); becomes fussy when bored; calmed when picked up or spoken to; looks briefly at objects
2mo: Smile responsively; make sounds that let you know she is happy or upset
4mo: Laugh aloud; look for you or another caregiver when upset
6mo: Pat or smile at his reflection; look when you call his name
9mo: Use basic gestures (holding arms out to be picked up, wave goodbye); look for dropped objects; play games like peekaboo or pat-a-cake; turn consistently when name is called
12mo: Look for hidden objects; imitate new gestures
Name the progression of Social Language Milestones from 15mo-4yo.
15mo: Imitate scribbling; drink from cup with little spilling; point to ask for something or to get help; look around when you say things like “Where’s your ball?” or “Where’s your blanket?”
18mo: Engage with others for play; help dress and undress self; point to pictures in book; point to object of interest to draw your attention to it; turn and look at adult if something new happens; begin to scoop with spoon; use words to ask for help
24mo: Play alongside other children (parallel play); take off some clothing; scoop well with a spoon
30mo: Urinate in a potty or toilet; spear food with a fork; wash and dry hands; engage in imaginary play, such as with dolls and toys; try to get you to watch by saying, “Look at me”
3yo: Enter bathroom and urinate by herself; put on coat/jacket/shirt by herself; eat independently; engage in imaginative play; play in cooperation and share
4yo: Enter the bathroom and have a BM by himself; brush teeth; dress and undress without much help; engage in well-developed imaginative play
Name the progression of Verbal Language Milestones from 1mo-12mo.
1mo: Make brief short vowel sounds; alert to unexpected sounds; turn to your voice; show signs of sensitivity to environment (excessive crying, tremors, or excessive startles); have different types of cries for hunger and tiredness
2mo: Make short cooing sounds
4mo: Turn to voices; make extended cooing sounds
6mo: Babble; make sound like “ga,” “ma,” or “ba”
9mo: Say dada or mama nonspecifically; look around when you say things like “Where’s your bottle?” or “Where’s your blanket?;” copy sounds that you make
12mo: Use 1 word other than mama, dada, or personal names; follow instructions with gestures (motioning & saying “Give me ___”
