Growth and Development Flashcards
As a newborn, what gross motor milestones/baseline would we expect?
- Limbs flexed
- Symmetrical posture
- Head lag
In terms of hearing and speech, what milestone/baseline would we expect at birth?
Startling at loud noises.
At six weeks, what social milestone would we look for?
Smiling responsively
At six weeks, what fine milestone would we look for?
Follows moving object/face (right in front of them) by turning head
At 6-8 weeks, what gross motor milestone would we look for?
Raising head to 45 degrees.
At 3-4 months, what gross motor milestone would we look for?
Head control
At 3-4 months, what vision and fine motor milestone would we look for?
Reaching out for toys/objects
At 3-4 months, what hearing/speech milestone would we look for?
- Vocalise alone/coos
- Laughs when spoken to
At 6-8 months, what social milestone would we look for?
Putting food to mouth
At 6-8 months, what gross motor milestones would we look for?
Sitting without support, initially with a straight round back, progressing to a straight back.
At 7 months, what fine motor/visual milestone would we look for?
Transferring objects from one hand to another
At 7 months, what hearing and speech milestone would we look for?
Turning to look for soft sounds out of sight
When would we expect a child to start crawling by?
8-9 months
At 10 months, what social milestone might we expect a child to reach?
Fearing strangers
When would we expect an infant to develop a mature pincer grip?
Around 10 months
Between 10 and 12 months, what gross motor milestone is going to develop?
Standing independently and furniture walking -> walking with broad gait (unsteady)
How many words should a 12 month old be able to say:
a) in one go
b) in total
a) one
b) 2 or 3 including mama/dada
When would we expect a child to be able to walk alone steadily?
12-15 months
At 18 months, what is the expected fine motor milestone?
Building a tower of 3 bricks
What would you expect a 2 year old to be able to draw?
A line with a pencil
What shape would you expect a 4 year old to be able to draw?
A circle
What shape would you expect a 5 year old to be able to draw?
Squares and triangles
In terms of speech milestones, how should a 7 month old and a 10 month old differ?
7 month old should use sounds indescriminantly.
10 month old should use sounds discriminantly to their parents.
A 10 month - 12 month old should be able to do what social interactions?
Wave bye bye and play peek a boo
At twelve months, how would you expect a child to drink?
From a cup using both hands
A 16-18 month old should be able to meet which fine motor milestone?
Immature pencil grip and making marks with crayons
How many words should an 18 month old be able to say?
6-10 words and point to/identify 4 parts of the body
Which social milestones should an 18 month old be meeting?
Holding a spoon and getting food into their mouth safely with it.
They can begin to start helping dress themselves.
At 2 years, which fine motor milestone should a child have reached?
Building a tower of 6 bricks
When should a child start doing symbolic play? And what even is symbolic play?
18 months - 2 years
Using objects to represent other things e.g. a block pushed along the floor to represent a car
Which social milestones are looked for in 20 months - 2 year olds?
Staying dry by day (daytime toileting)
Pulls off some items of clothing
When should a child be able to form 2 or more words into simple phrases?
At around 2 years
What gross motor milestones do we look for at 2.5 years?
Running and jumping
Which fine motor milestones do we look for in 2.5 year olds?
Building a tower of 8 bricks or a train with 4 bricks
What speech and visual milestones should a child be reaching at 2.5-3 years of age?
Talks in 3-4 word sentences consistently and understand commands
What kind of playing (social milestones) should a 4 year old be doing?
Parallel play - children playing next to each other but not trying to influence each other.
Interactive play - playing with others and learning social skills
Taking turns with others
How can a child’s weight by age be roughly estimated? How accurate does this tend to be?
APLS formula -> weight = (age + 4) x 2
In developed countries it tends to underestimate the weight of a child.
