Developmental Milestones

Question 1

What are the 4 functional areas of development?

Answer 1

Gross motor
Vision + fine motor
Hearing, speech + language
Social, emotional + behavioural

Question 2

What gross motor skill should be achieved by 6-8 weeks?

Answer 2

Raises head to 45 degrees in prone

Question 3

What gross motor skill should be achieved by 6 -8 months?

Answer 3

Sits without support

• initially with round back
• later with straight back

Question 4

What is the limit for being able to sit without support?

Answer 4

9 months

Question 5

What gross motor skill should be achieved by 8-9 months?

Answer 5

Crawling

Question 6

What gross motor skill should be achieved by 10 months?

Answer 6

Standing independently

Cruises around furniture

Question 7

What gross motor skill should be achieved by 12 months?

Answer 7

Walks unsteadily

Question 8

What is the limit age for walking unsteadily?

Answer 8

18 months

Question 9

What gross motor skill should be achieved by 15 months?

Answer 9

Walks steadily

Question 10

What gross motor skill should be achieved by 2.5 years?

Answer 10

Runs + jumps

Question 11

What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 6 weeks?

Answer 11

Follows moving object by turning the head (fix + follow)

Question 12

What is the limit age for following a moving object by turning the head?

Answer 12

3 months

Question 13

What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 4 months?

Answer 13

Reaches out for toys

Question 14

What is the limit age for reaching out for toys?

Answer 14

6 months

Question 15

What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 4-6 months?

Answer 15

Palmar grasp

Question 16

What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 7 months?

Answer 16

Transfers toys from one hand to another

Question 17

What is the limit age for transferring toys from one hand to another?

Answer 17

9 months

Question 18

What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 10 months?

Answer 18

Mature pincer grip

Question 19

What is the limit age for a mature pincer grip?

Answer 19

12 months

Question 20

What vision + fine motor skill should be achieved by 16-18 months?

Answer 20

Makes marks with crayons

Question 21

What brick building skill should be achieved by 18 months?

Answer 21

Tower of 3

Question 22

What brick building skill should be achieved by 2 years?

Answer 22

Tower of 6

Question 23

What brick building skills should be achieved by 2.5 years?

Answer 23

Tower of 8

Train with 4 bricks

Question 24

What pencil skill should be achieved by 2 years?

Answer 24

Line

Question 25

What pencil skill should be achived by 3 years?

Answer 25

Circle

Question 26

What pencil skill should be achieved by 3.5 years?

Answer 26

Cross

Question 27

What pencil skill should be achieved by 4 years?

Answer 27

Square

Question 28

What pencil skill should be achieved by 5 years?

Answer 28

Triangle

Question 29

How long before they can independently draw a shape should a child be able to copy it?

Answer 29

6 months

Question 30

What hearing, speech and language development should occur as a newborn?

Answer 30

Startles to loud noise

Question 31

What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 3-4 months?

Answer 31

Vocalises alone or when spoken to Coos and laughs

Question 32

What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 7 months?

Answer 32

Turns to soft sounds out of sight Polysyllabic babble

Question 33

What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 7-10 months?

Answer 33

Sound used indiscriminately - dada - mama

Question 34

What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 12 months?

Answer 34

2/3 words other than dada/mama Understands name

Question 35

What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 18 months?

Answer 35

6-10 words Is able to show 2 parts of the body

Question 36

What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 20-24 months?

Answer 36

Joins 2 or more words to form simple phrase

Question 37

What hearing, speech and language development should be achieved by 2.5-3 years?

Answer 37

Talks constantly in 3-4 words sentence

Question 38

What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 6 weeks?

Answer 38

Smiles responsively

Question 39

What is the limit age for smiling responsively?

Answer 39

8 weeks

Question 40

What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 6-8 months?

Answer 40

Puts food in their mouth

Question 41

What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 10-12 months?

Answer 41

Waves bye Plays peek-a-boo

Question 42

What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 12 months?

Answer 42

Drinks from a cup with 2 hands

Question 43

What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 18 months?

Answer 43

Holds spoon + gets food safely to mouth

Question 44

What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 18-24 months?

Answer 44

Symbolic play

Question 45

What is the limit age for symbolic play?

Answer 45

2-2.5 years

Question 46

What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 2 years?

Answer 46

Toilet training - dry by day Pulls off some clothing

Question 47

What social, emotional and behavioural development should have been achieved by 2.5-3 years?

Answer 47

Parallel play Interactive play evolving Takes turns

Question 48

What can cause global developmental delay?

Answer 48

``` Down's syndrome Fragile X syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome Rett syndrome Metabolic disorders ```

Question 49

What can cause gross motor delay?

Answer 49

``` Cerebral palsy Ataxia Myopathy Spina bifida Visual impairment ```

Question 50

What can cause fine motor delay?

Answer 50

Dyspraxia Cerebral palsy Muscular dystrophy Visual impairment

Question 51

What can cause language delay?

Answer 51

``` Social circumstances Hearing impairment Learning diffiuclties Autism Cerebral palsy ```

Question 52

What are red flags in development?

Answer 52

``` 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 ```