Developmental Milestones Flashcards
What are the 4 functional areas of development?
Gross motor
Vision + fine motor
Hearing, speech + language
Social, emotional + behavioural
What gross motor skill should be achieved by 6-8 weeks?
Raises head to 45 degrees in prone
What gross motor skill should be achieved by 6 -8 months?
Sits without support
- initially with round back
- later with straight back
What is the limit for being able to sit without support?
9 months
What gross motor skill should be achieved by 8-9 months?
Crawling
What gross motor skill should be achieved by 10 months?
Standing independently
Cruises around furniture
What gross motor skill should be achieved by 12 months?
Walks unsteadily
What is the limit age for walking unsteadily?
18 months
What gross motor skill should be achieved by 15 months?
Walks steadily
What gross motor skill should be achieved by 2.5 years?
Runs + jumps
What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 6 weeks?
Follows moving object by turning the head (fix + follow)
What is the limit age for following a moving object by turning the head?
3 months
What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 4 months?
Reaches out for toys
What is the limit age for reaching out for toys?
6 months
What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 4-6 months?
Palmar grasp
What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 7 months?
Transfers toys from one hand to another
What is the limit age for transferring toys from one hand to another?
9 months
What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 10 months?
Mature pincer grip
What is the limit age for a mature pincer grip?
12 months
What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 16-18 months?
Makes marks with crayons
What brick building skill should be achieved by 18 months?
Tower of 3
What brick building skill should be achieved by 2 years?
Tower of 6
What brick building skills should be achieved by 2.5 years?
Tower of 8
Train with 4 bricks
What pencil skill should be achieved by 2 years?
Line
What pencil skill should be achived by 3 years?
Circle
What pencil skill should be achieved by 3.5 years?
Cross
What pencil skill should be achieved by 4 years?
Square
What pencil skill should be achieved by 5 years?
Triangle
How long before they can independently draw a shape should a child be able to copy it?
6 months
What hearing, speech and language development should occur as a newborn?
Startles to loud noise
What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 3-4 months?
Vocalises alone or when spoken to
Coos and laughs
What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 7 months?
Turns to soft sounds out of sight
Polysyllabic babble
What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 7-10 months?
Sound used indiscriminately
- dada
- mama
What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 12 months?
2/3 words other than dada/mama
Understands name
What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 18 months?
6-10 words
Is able to show 2 parts of the body
What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 20-24 months?
Joins 2 or more words to form simple phrase
What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 2.5-3 years?
Talks constantly in 3-4 words sentence
What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 6 weeks?
Smiles responsively
What is the limit age for smiling responsively?
8 weeks
What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 6-8 months?
Puts food in their mouth
What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 10-12 months?
Waves bye
Plays peek-a-boo
What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 12 months?
Drinks from a cup with 2 hands
What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 18 months?
Holds spoon + gets food safely to mouth
What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 18-24 months?
Symbolic play
What is the limit age for symbolic play?
2-2.5 years
What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 2 years?
Toilet training - dry by day
Pulls off some clothing
What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 2.5-3 years?
Parallel play
Interactive play evolving
Takes turns
What can cause global developmental delay?
Down's syndrome Fragile X syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome Rett syndrome Metabolic disorders
What can cause gross motor delay?
Cerebral palsy Ataxia Myopathy Spina bifida Visual impairment
What can cause fine motor delay?
Dyspraxia
Cerebral palsy
Muscular dystrophy
Visual impairment
What can cause language delay?
Social circumstances Hearing impairment Learning diffiuclties Autism Cerebral palsy
What are red flags in development?
Lost developmental milestones Unable to hold object at 5 months Unbale to sit unsupported at 12 months Unable to stand independently at 18 months Unable to walk independently at 2 years Unable to run at 2.5 years No words at 18 months No interest in others at 18 months
