Developmental Milestones Flashcards
What are the four categories of development milestones?
Gross motor
Fine motor
Speech and language
Social skills
At what age should a baby be smiling in response?
6 weeks old
When should a baby first start vocalising cooing sounds e.g. “oooh ahhh”
3 months
At ___ months old a baby should be double babbling e.g. dadada bababa etc
8 months
When pulling a baby to sit, its head control should begin to develop at age?
6 weeks
At what age should a child no longer have head lag in a pull to sit motion?
4 months
At 4 months old what specific milestones should a baby have reached?
Gross motor - Lifting head with shoulders and weight on forearms during tummy time. No head lag n pull to sit
Fine motor: Can hold a rattle and shake it
Social development: Laughing out loud
At what age should a child be able to reach for things and use whole hand grasping?
5 months
What stage does stranger anxiety beging?
7 months
When should a baby begin crawling or bum shuffling?
7 - 10 months
At six months a baby should be able to stand without support - true or false?
False
They can stand but require support
At what age will a child be able to pull themselves to standing and have the ability to point?
10 months
What milestones are reached at 9 months?
Gross motor - Capable of getting into a sitting position unaided
Fine motor - immature pincer grasp
Social Development - Peek a boo and waving bye bye
At what age should a child be able to say 2-3 words of sense and know their own name?
12 months
What social development milestone should a child reach at 15 months?
Drinking from a cup
By 18 months how many words roughly should a child have in their vocabulary?
6-20 words
By what age should a child be able to walk independently and bend over to pick things up?
15 months
At what age will a child have developed a mature pincer grasp?
12 months
What are specific development needs that are used to asses fine motor skills?
Grasping and reaching
Manipulation
Building blocks
Pencil skills
At what age should a child begin to spoon feed themselves?
18 months
At 24 months what stage of development should a child’s speech be at?
Able to string at least two words together.
At what age should a child be able to build a tower of 3-4 bricks and scribble with a pencil?
18 months
What is Global developmental delay?
This is when a child is significantly delayed in 2 or ore areas of development. It affects 1-3% of children <5 years old.
What % of global developmental delay is a result of genetics?
5-20%
What are the red flags of delayed developemnt?
Regression / loss of skill Being unable to sit unsupported by 12 months Asymmetry from early age Not reaching for objects by 6 months No speech by 18 months Unable to walk by 18 months
When a child is showing an inability to walk within the expected timeframe, what test would be suitable and why?
Creatinine Kinase
Checking for duchennes muscular dystrophy
