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Developmental Milestones Flashcards

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Newborn - gross motor

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Primitive reflexes - step, place, Moro, Babinski, ATNR, flexor posture

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Newborn - fine motor

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Primitive reflexes - grasp

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New born - language

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Primitive reflexes - root, suck
Alert to sound
Startles to loud sounds
Variable cries

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Newborn - cognitive

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Fix and follow slow

Prefers contrast, colours, high pitched voice

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Newborn - social/emotional

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Bonding (parent to child)

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2 months - gross motor

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Heady steady when held

Head up 45 prone when on tummy

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2 months - fine motor

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Hands open half of time

Bats at objects

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2 months - language

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Turns to voice

Cooing

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2 months - cognitive

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Prefers usual caregiver
Attends to moderate novelty
Follows past midline

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2 months - social/emotional

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Attachment (child to parent)

Social smile

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4 months - gross motor

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Sits with support
Head up 90 degrees when on tummy, arms out
Rolls front to back

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4 months - fine motor

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Palmar grasp
Reaches and obtains items
Brings objects to midline

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4 months - language

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Laugh
Razz
Ga
Squeal

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4 months - cognitive

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Anticipates routine

Purposeful sensory exploration of objects

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4 months - social/emotional

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Turn-taking conversations

Explores parent’s face

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6 months - gross motor

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Postural reflexes
Sits tripod
Rolls both ways

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6 months - fine motor

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Raking grasp

Transfers hand to hand

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6 months - language

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Babble

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6 months - cognitive

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Stranger anxiety
Looks for dropped or partially hidden object
Bringing things to mouth (foods being introduced)

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6 months - emotional

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Expresses emotions - happy, sad, mad

Memory lasts 24 hours

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9 months - gross motor

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Sits well with hands free
Pulls to stand
Crawls on hands and knees

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9 months - fine motor

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Inferior pincer grasp (3 fingers)

Pokes at objects

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9 months - language

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“Mamma”, “Dadda”

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9 months - cognitive

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Object permanence

Uncovers toy “peek-a-boo”

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9 months - emotional

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Waves bye-bye
Plays pat-a-cake
?Separation anxiety

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12 months - gross motor

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Walks a few steps alone
Wide-based gait
Throws object

27
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12 months - fine motor

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Superior pincer grip (2 fingers)

Finger-feeds self

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12 months - language

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1 word with meaning (besides mamma, dadda)
Follows 1-step command with gesture
Responds to own name

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12 months - cognitive

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Imitates actions and gestures and sounds

Uses objects functionally, e.g. rolls toy car

30
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12 months - emotional

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Separation anxiety
Points at wanted items
Narrative memory begins

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15 months - gross motor

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Walks well

32
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15 months - fine motor

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Uses spoon

Tower of 2 blocks

33
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15 months - language

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5 word vocab
Jargoning
Follows 1-step command with no gesture

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15 months - cognitive

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Looks for moved object if saw it being moved

Experiments with toys to make them work

35
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15 months - emotional

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Shared attention - points at interesting things to show parent
Brings toys to parent

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18 months - gross motor

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Runs

Stoops and recovers

37
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18 months - fine motor

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Carries toys while walking
Removes clothing
Tower of 4 blocks
Scribbles, fisted pencil

38
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18 months - language

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10-25 word vocab
Labels familiar objects
Points to objects

39
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18 months - cognitive

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Imitates housework

Symbolic play with doll or bear

40
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18 months - emotional

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Parallel play

41
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2 years - gross motor

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Walks up/down stairs (bruises on legs)

Jumps on 2 feet

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2 years - fine motor

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Tower of 6 blocks
Handedness established
Uses fork

43
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2 years - language

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Follows 2-step commands
Uses 2-word phrases
50+ word vocab

44
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2 years - cognitive

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Searches for hidden object after multiple displacements

45
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2 years - emotional

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Tantrums, tests limits
Negativism (“no!”)
Possessive (“mine!”)

46
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3 years - gross motor

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Rides tricycle

Climbs up stairs with alternating feet

47
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3 years - fine motor

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Undresses
Toilet trained (2.5 - 3.5 yrs)
Draws a circle and cross
Turns pages of book

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3 years - language

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Follows 3-step commands
200+ word vocab
75% intelligible
3-4 word phrases

49
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3 years - cognitive

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Identifies shapes
Compares 2 items
Brushes teeth with help
Washes, dries hands

50
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3 years - emotional

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Separates easily
Sharing, empathy
Co-operative play
Role play

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4 years - gross motor

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Hops on one foot

52
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4 years - fine motor

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Draws X, draws square
Cuts shape with scissors
Does buttons

53
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4 years - language

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Sentences
100% intelligible
Tells a story
Uses past tense

54
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4 years - cognitive

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Identifies some colours and numbers

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4 years - emotional

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Has preferred friend

Elaborate fantasy play

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5 years - gross motor

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Skips 10 seconds
Walks backwards for long distances
Balances on 1 foot

57
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5 years - fine motor

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Copies a triangle
Tripod pencil grip
Prints name, copies letters
Ties shoelaces
Knows left and rights
58
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5 years - language

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5000+ word vocab
Uses future tense
Uses 5 word sentences

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5 years - cognitive

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Counts to 10 accurately
Recites ABCs by rote learning
Recognises some letters
Pre-literacy and numeracy skills

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5 years - emotional

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Has group of friends
Follows group rules
Games with rules
Domestic role playing
Dress-ups

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