Developmental Milestones- Groups Flashcards
1 month- fine motor
hands fisted near face
1 month- self help
sucks well
1 month- gross motor
chin up when prone, turns head when supine
1 month- problem solving
gazes at black & white, follows face
1 month- social/emotional
discriminates mom’s voice, cries when distressed
1 month- receptive language
startles to sound/voice
1 month- expressive language
throaty noises
2 months- gross motor
chest up when prone, head bobs when sitting
2 months- fine motor
hands unfisted 50%, retains rattle if placed in hand, holds hands together
2 months- self help
opens mouth at sight of breast/bottle
2 months- problem solving
visual threat, follows large high-contrast objects, recognizes mom
2 months- social/emotional
reciprocal smile, responds to adult voice/smile
2 months- receptive language
alerts to sound/voice
2 months- expressive language
coos, social smile (6wks), vowel-like noises
3 months- gross motor
props on forearms when prone, rolls to side
3 months- fine motor
inspects fingers, bats at objects
3 months- self help
brings hands to mouth
3 months- problem solving
reaches for face, follows object in circle when supine, regards toys
3 months- social/emotional
expression of disgust, visually follows person walking across room
3 months- receptive language
regards speaker
3 months- receptive language
chuckles, vocalizes when spoken to
4 months- gross motor
sits w/trunk support, no head lag, props on wrists, rolls front to back
4 months- fine motor
hands mostly open, clutches at clothes, reaches persistently, plays w/rattle
4 months- self help
briefly holds breast/bottle
4 months- problem solving
mouths objects, stares longer at new faces than familiar, shakes rattle, reaches for ring/rattle
4 months- social/emotional
smiles spontaneously at pleasurable sight/sound, stops crying at parent’s voice, to & fro alternating vocalizations
4 months- receptive language
orients head toward voice, stops crying to soothing voice
4 months- expressive language
laughs out loud, vocalizes when alone
5 months- gross motor
sits w/pelvic support, rolls back > front, anterior protection, sits w/arms supporting trunk
5 months- fine motor
palmar grasps cube, transfers hand > mouth > hand, holds hands together, reaches/grasps dangling ring
5 months- self help
gums/mouths puréed food
5 months- problem solving
turns head looking for dropped spoon, regards pellet or small cracker
5 months- social/emotional
visually recognizes caregiver, attachment to caregiver
5 months- receptive language
begins to respond to name
5 months- expressive language
“ah-goo”, razzes, squeals, expresses anger w/sounds other than crying
6 months- gross motor
sits momentarily propped on hands, pivots when prone, up on 1 hand when prone
6 months- fine motor
transfers hand > hand, rakes pellet, holds 2 objects at once, reaches w/1 hand
6 months- self help
feeds self crackers, places hands on bottle
6 months- problem solving
touches reflection and vocalizes, removes cloth on face, bangs/shakes toys
6 months- social/emotional
stranger anxiety
6 months- receptive language
stops momentarily to “no”, gestures for “up”
6 months- expressive language
reduplicative babble with consonants, listens then vocalizes when adult stops, smiles/vocalizes to mirror
7 months- gross motor
bounces when supported, sits w/o support, lateral protection, puts arms to sides for balance
7 months- fine motor
radial palmar grasp
7 months- self help
refuses excess food
7 months- problem solving
explores different aspects of toy, observes cube in each hand, finds partially hidden object
7 months- social/emotional
looks between object and parent when wanting help
7 months- receptive language
looks at familiar object when named, attends to music
7 months- expressive language
increasing variety of syllables
8 months- gross motor
gets to sitting, commando crawls, pulls to sitting/kneeling
8 months- fine motor
bangs spoon after demonstration, scissor grasp of cube, takes cube out of cup, pulls out peg
8 months- self help
holds own bottle, finger-feeds Cheerios, etc
8 months- problem solving
seeks object after it falls (silently)
8 months- social/emotional
lets parents know when happy/unhappy, gaze monitoring (follows adult gaze when adult looks away)
8 months- receptive language
responds to “come here”, looks for family members when asked “where’s _____?”
8 months- expressive language
non-specific dada, echolalia (8-30mos), shakes head for no
9 months- gross motor
“stands” on feet & hands, begins creeping, pulls to stand, bear walks (all 4 limbs straight)
9 months- self help
bites/chews cookie
9 months- fine motor
radial digital grasp, bangs 2 cubes together
9 months- problem solving
inspects bell, rings bell, pulls string to obtain ring
9 months- social/emotional
uses sound to get attention, separation anxiety, follows a point to look at something, visually recognizes familiar people
9 months- receptive language
gesture games, orients to name, orients to bell
9 months- expressive language
nonspecific mama, nonreduplicative babble, imitates sounds
10 months- gross motor
creeps well, cruises w/2 hands, stands w/1 hand held, walks w/2 hands held
10 months- fine motor
clumsy release of cube, inferior pincer grasp, isolated index finger/pokes
10 months- self help
drinks from cup when held by adult
10 months- problem solving
uncovers toy under cloth, pokes at pellet in bottle, tries to put cube in cup
10 months- social/emotional
experiences fear, looks preferentially when name called
10 months- receptive language
peek-a-boo, waves bye-bye
10 months- expressive language
specific dada
11 months- gross motor
pivots when sitting, cruises w/1 hand, stands for a few seconds, walks w/1 hand held
11 months- fine motor
throws objects, stirs w/spoon
11 months- self help
cooperates w/dressing
11 months- problem solving
finds toy under cup, looks at pictures in book
11 months- social/emotional
gives objects to adult if needs help