Growth Development Chart Flashcards by Joselyn Rodriguez

Social/Emotional
Reflexive smile-nonresponsive

4
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Language
Throaty sounds

4
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Cognitive
1. Fixes on face
2. Reflexes-Moro, palmar, plantar, fencer

4
weeks

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Motor
1. Lifts head when prone
2. Holds hands tightly fisted

4
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Physical
Weight gain 5-7 ounces per week
Length increase 1 inch per month until 6 months

4
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Social/Emotional
1. Attempts to look at parent
2. Social Smile
3. Console self – brings hands to midline

2 -3
months

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Language
1. Coos
2. Differentiated crying

2 -3
months

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Cognitive
1. Crying to indicate boredom
2. Diminishing newborn reflexes
3. Tracks past midline

2 -3
months

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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

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Physical
Posterior fontanelle closed (6-8 weeks)

2 -3
months

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Social/Emotional
1. Social interactive-laughs out loud, coos responsively
2. Starting to recognize familiar faces

4 -5 months

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Language
1. Babbling – VOWELS
2. Beginning to recognize name
3. Sounds –ahh, goo

4 -5 months

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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

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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

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Social/Emotional
1. Socially interactive
2. Recognize familiar faces
3. Discriminates strangers

6-8 months

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Language
1. String of Vowels together
2. Combining consonant sounds
3. Imitates speech

6-8 months

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Cognitive
1. visual and oral exploration of environment
2. Looks for dropped object

6-8 months

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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

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Physical
1. Weight doubled by 6 months
2. Tooth eruption

6-8 months

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Social/Emotional
1. Separation anxiety
2. Seeks parent for play and comfort

9 -11
months

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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