Developmental Milestones 6mo - 5yrs

Question 1

What milestones should be expected by 6months? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 1

Gross: sits +/- support
fine motor/vision: palmar grasp, transfers
hearing/speech: laughs, vocalizes, responds to own name
social: hand and foot regard, mouths objects

Question 2

What milestones should be expected by 9months? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 2

Gross:Crawls,
fine motor/vision:pincer grasp,
hearing/speech: polysyllabic babbling,
social: plays peek-a-boo (object permanence)
*putting objects in mouth should disappear by now

Question 3

What milestones should be expected by 12months? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 3

Gross: pulls to stand, cruises
fine motor/vision: points to objects, casts, holds 2 objects
hearing/speech: turns to sound of name, understands several words, ‘mama, dada’
social: drinks from a cup, waves, plays pat-a-cake

Question 4

What milestones should be expected by 15months? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 4

Gross: walks backward
fine motor/vision: 2 blocks
hearing/speech: three words
social: help in house
***should have hand preference by now

Question 5

What milestones should be expected by 18months? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 5

Gross: Walks unaided, climbs onto a chair +/- stairs.
fine motor/vision: scribbles, turns pages, builds a 3-block tower
hearing/speech: obeys simple instructions, 3 or more words, jabbers
social: holds a spoon, takes off shoes and socks

Question 6

What milestones should be expected by 24months? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 6

Gross: run, kick a ball
fine motor/vision: 6 blocks
hearing/speech: points to pictures
social: brush teeth with help, wash/dry hair

Question 7

What milestones should be expected by 2.5 (30 months) years? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 7

Gross: throw ball overhead, climbs and descends stairs, jumps, kicks a ball
fine motor/vision: 8-block tower, draws lines
hearing/speech: plurals, knows own name
social: plays alone, dresses, dry by day

Question 8

What milestones should be expected by 3 years? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 8

Gross: Runs, stands on 1 foot briefly, rides tricycle
fine motor/vision: draws circle, threads beads
hearing/speech: sentences, knows age
social: uses knife and fork, toilets alone

Question 9

What milestones should be expected by 4 years? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 9

Gross: hops, heel-to-toe, climbs ladders
fine motor/vision: draws cross, square, basic man
hearing/speech: counts to 10, knows name, age, address, and colours
social: shares toys, brushes teeth

Question 10

What milestones should be expected by 5 years? (Gross, fine motor/vision, hearing/speech, social)

Answer 10

Gross: catches a ball
fine motor/vision: draws triangle, detailed man
hearing/speech: clear speech
social: comforts others, group play