Growth Development Chart Flashcards
Social/Emotional
Reflexive smile-nonresponsive
4
weeks
Language
Throaty sounds
4
weeks
Cognitive
1. Fixes on face
2. Reflexes-Moro, palmar, plantar, fencer
4
weeks
Motor
1. Lifts head when prone
2. Holds hands tightly fisted
4
weeks
Physical
Weight gain 5-7 ounces per week
Length increase 1 inch per month until 6 months
4
weeks
Social/Emotional
1. Attempts to look at parent
2. Social Smile
3. Console self – brings hands to midline
2 -3
months
Language
1. Coos
2. Differentiated crying
2 -3
months
Cognitive
1. Crying to indicate boredom
2. Diminishing newborn reflexes
3. Tracks past midline
2 -3
months
Motor
1. Holds chest up when prone
2. Improving head control
3. Symmetric movements of head, arms and legs
4. Hands unfisted ½ time
5. Grasps objects
2 -3
months
Physical
Posterior fontanelle closed (6-8 weeks)
2 -3
months
Social/Emotional
1. Social interactive-laughs out loud, coos responsively
2. Starting to recognize familiar faces
4 -5 months
Language
1. Babbling – VOWELS
2. Beginning to recognize name
3. Sounds –ahh, goo
4 -5 months
Cognitive
1. Using visual exploration to learn about environment, also using vocal exploration
2. Localizes sounds
3. Mouths objects
4. Shakes rattle
4 -5 months
Motor
1. Rolling over front to back and back to front
2. Scooting backwards
3. Diminished head lag when pulled to sit
4. + Head control
4 -5 months
Social/Emotional
1. Socially interactive
2. Recognize familiar faces
3. Discriminates strangers
6-8 months
Language
1. String of Vowels together
2. Combining consonant sounds
3. Imitates speech
6-8 months
Cognitive
1. visual and oral exploration of environment
2. Looks for dropped object
6-8 months
Motor
1. Rolling over well
2. Sitting with support –tripod progresses to independent
3. Rocking back and forth on all fours
4. Transfers objects between hands
5. Raking motion
6-8 months
Physical
1. Weight doubled by 6 months
2. Tooth eruption
6-8 months
Social/Emotional
1. Separation anxiety
2. Seeks parent for play and comfort
9 -11
months
Language
1. Uses wide variety of consonants and vowels
2. Pointing out objects
3. Mama/dada inappropriately
9 -11
months
Cognitive
1. Develops object permanence
2. Learning interactive games – peek a boo, so big
3. Looks at books
9 -11
months
Motor
1. Rapidly expands motor skills – crawling, sets to sitting, pull to stand
2. Pincer grasp
9 -11
months
Social/Emotional
1. Plays interactive games
2. Hands you a book to read
12 months
Language
1. Waves bye bye
2. Has strong attachment to caregiver
3. Shows distress on separation
4. PRODECLARATIVE POINTING – points to an object and watches to see if a parent sees it
5. Speaks 2-3 words appropriately
6. Jabbers with inflection
12 months
Cognitive
1. Follows SIMPLE (one step) directions
1. Identifies familiar person on request
12 months
Motor
1. Stands alone, walks
2. Tower 2 blocks
12 months
Physical
1. Triples birth weight
2. Doubles length
3. Anterior fontanelle closes 12-18 months
12 months
Social/Emotional
1. Listens to story
2. Imitates activities
15 months
Language
1. Indicates what they want by pointing, grunting
2. RECIPROCAL INTERCHANGE – brings objects over to show you
3. Says 3-4 words
15 months
Cognitive
1. Understands and follows simple commands
15 months
Motor
1. Walks well, stoops and recovers
2. Takes steps backwards
3. Puts blocks in a cup
15 months
Social/Emotional
1. Laughs in response to others
2. Spontaneous with affection
3. Friendly or aggressive – biting, hitting etc.
18 months
Language
1. Vocalizes and gestures
2. Speaks 6-10 words
3. Points to indicate what they want
18 months
Cognitive
1. Points to one body part
2. Follows simples commands without gestures cues
3. Shows interest in doll, stuffed animal
18 months
Motor
1. Walks up steps, runs
2. Stacks 2-3 blocks
3. Scribbles
4. Uses a spoon
5. Throws ball
18 months
Physical
1. Weight quadrupled
2. Between 1-2 years weight gain 3-6 pounds and 3 inch increase length
3. Growth sporadic
18 months
Social/Emotional
1. Imitates adults
2. Increases pretend play
3. Parallel play
4. Refers to self – Me me me
5. Attachment to objects
2 years
Language
1. Vocabulary of at least 50 words and is 50% understandable
2. 2 word phrases
3. Asks parent to read a book
2 years
Cognitive
1. Follows 2 step commands
2. Names animals, pictures in a book
3. Completes sentences with rhymes in a book
4. Corrects you if you read a book wrong the they know
2 years
Motor
1. Stacks 5-6 blocks
2. Makes horizontal and circular strokes with crayon
3. Turns book pages
4. Throws ball overhead
5. Goes up and down stairs one step at a time
6. Kicks a ball
7. Jumps up
2 years
Physical
1. Height ½ adult final height
2. HC increases 1 inch per year until 5 years
2 years
Social/Emotional
1. Has self care skills
2. Imaginative play
3. Interactive play
3 years
Language
1. Carries on a conversation with 2-3 sentences
2. 75% understandable to stranger
3. Names a friend
4. Hundreds of words
3 years
Cognitive
1. Identifies objects
2. Identifies self as boy or girl
3. Gives first and last name
3 years
Motor
1. Builds tower of 6-8 blocks
2. Rides a tricycle
3. Walks up stairs alternating feet
4. Balances on 1 foot for 1 second
5. Copies a circle
6. Draws a person with 2 body parts
7. Toilet trained in day time
8. Throws ball overhand
3 years
Physical
2-3 inch increase in height per year between 3- 5 years
4-5 pound weight gain per year between 3-5 years
3 years
Social/Emotional
1. Describes features of himself – gender, age, interests and strengths
2. Fantasy play
4 years
Language
1. Sings a song from memory
2. Clearly understandable speech
3. Knows what to do if cold, hot etc.
4 years
Cognitive
1. Names 4 colors
2. Is aware of gender, self and others
3. Draws a person with 3 parts
4. Makes predictions
4 years
Motor
1. Hops on one foot
2. Balances on one foot for 2 seconds
3. Builds a tower of 8 blocks
4. Copies a cross
5. Brushes own teeth
6. Dresses Self
4 years
