Developmental Milestones Flashcards
what is development assessed using?
developmental milestones
what is a developmental milestone?
key stages when a new skill should have developed
what is median age in terms of developmental milestones?
age 50% of the population have achieved the skill
what is limit age in terms of developmental milestones?
age when the skill should have been developed by 97.5% of children (2SD)
what are the four areas of development/ milestones?
- gross motor
- fine motor and vision
- language and hearing
- social behaviour and play
when do gross motor milestones develop?
when primitive reflexes are lost e.g. sucking and rooting
which condition may not lose primitive reflexes?
cerebral palsy
head control
3 months
sitting balance
6 months
crawling
9 months
standing
12 months
running
18 months
stairs- 2 feet/tread
24 months
stairs- alternate feet
36 months
hops
48 months
hand regard in midline
3 months
palmar grasp of toy
6 months
scissor grasp
9 months
pincer grasp
12 months
tower 3-4 bricks
18 months
tower 6-7 bricks/ scribble
24 months
tower of 9 bricks/ copies circle
36 months
draw simple man
48 months
vocalise
3 months
babbles
6 months
imitates sound
9 months
knows name
12 months
2 body part/ 5-20 words
18 months
simple instruction/ 50+ words
24 months
complex instructions/ ask questions
36 months
can tell stories of experiences
48 months
social smile
6 weeks
pleasure on friendly handling
3 months
plays with feet/ friendly with strangers
6 months
plays peek-a-boo/ stranger awareness
9 months
drinks from cup/ waves bye-bye
12 months
feeds with spoon
18 months
symbolic play/ puts on clothes
24 months
pretend interactive play/ toilet trained
36 months
understands turn-taking/ dresses fully
48 months
