Developmental Milestones and Childhood Age Ranges

Question 1

2 months (Gross motor, Fine motor, speech, socialization)

Answer 1

GM: Lift Head
FM: tracks past mid
Sp: coos
So: social smile

Question 2

4 months (Gross, Fine, Speech, Socialization)

Answer 2

GM: Roll Over
FM: Clumsy grasp
Sp: laugh/squeal
So: looks around

Question 3

6 months (Gross, Fine, Speech, Socialization)

Answer 3

GM: Sit up
FM: brings hands together
Sp: babbles
So: stranger anxiety

Question 4

9 months (Gross, Fine, Speech, Socialization)

Answer 4

GM: stand and crawl
FM: raking
Sp: baba/dada sounds

Question 5

12 months (Gross, Fine, Speech/Socialization)

Answer 5

GM: cruising/walking
FM: pincher grasp
Sp: 1 word (mama/dada)

Question 6

15/18 months (Gross, Fine, Speech)

Answer 6

GM: walking improvement
FM: put 1 cube on another
Speech 3-5 words, 10 words

Question 7

2 years (Gross, Fine, Speech)

Answer 7

GM: walk up steps, run
FM: n/a
Sp: 100 words, 2 word phrases, 50% understood by strangers

Question 8

3 years (Gross, Fine, Speech)

Answer 8

GM: jumps up, ride trike
FM: circle
Sp: 3 word phrases, 75% understood by stranger

Question 9

4 years (Gross, Fine, Speech)

Answer 9

GM: balance on each foot briefly
FM: copy a cross
Sp: 4 word phrases

Question 10

5 years (Gross, Fine, Speech)

Answer 10

GM: skip
FM: triangle
Sp: 5 word phrases

Question 11

What age should children recognize colors/shapes?

Answer 11

18-24 months

Question 12

What age should children start to have separation anxiety?

Answer 12

9 months

Question 13

Age range for “babies?”

Answer 13

0-12 months

Question 14

Age range for “toddler?”

Answer 14

1-3 years

Question 15

Age range for “preschooler?”

Answer 15

3-5 years

Question 16

Age range for “gradeschooler?”

Answer 16

5-12 years

Question 17

Age range for “teen?”

Answer 17

12-18 years

Question 18

Age range for “young adult?”

Answer 18

18-21 years