Infant developmental milestones Flashcards
Newborn motor
Ventral suspension: head drops, hips flexed, limbs hang
Moro + palmar + plantar reflex present
Marked head lag
Newborn fine motor/vision
Hands fisted
Closed eyes to bright light
Newborn hearing and speech
Stills to sound
Startles to sudden loud sounds
Newborn social/personal
Alternate drowsy and alert
Newborn warning signs
Hyper/hypotonia
Asymmetrical reflexes
++head lag
Poor sucking
6 weeks motor
Some head control
Prone: head to side, buttocks mod high
Moro reflex
Ventral suspension: head in midline with body and hips, hips semi-extended
6 weeks fine motor/vision
Strares
Follows horizontally to 90 degrees places hand in mouth
6 weeks hearing and speech
Startle response
Coos to mother
Turns to look at sound
6 weeks social
Smiles at mother
6 weeks red flags
No visual fixation/following Asymmetry of tone Floppy \++head lag Failure to smile No response to sound
3 month motor
Pulls to sit: little or no head lag Prone: support on forearms, lifts head, buttocks flat Reflex standing when held Rolls over Moro begins to disappear
3 month fine motor/vision
Follows through to 180
Holds rattle
watches own hand
Pulls up clothes
3 month hearing and speech
Coos and chuckles
Quieting with familiar sound
3 month personal/social
Gets excited when fed
Reacts to familiar situations
3 month red flags
As for earlier
++startling to visual stimuli- does not hear well
Absent vocalisation
6 month motor
Pull to sit: braces shoulder. Support sit
Prone: Lifts head and chest wall
Supports on extended arms
Can support with one arm while grabbing with the other
Supine: lifts legs->plays with feet, feet to mouth
6 month fine motor/vision
Reaches for object with palm and grasps with all fingers
Can transfer between hands
Radical approach to toys
Shadow reaction in opposite hand
6 month hearing and speech
Babbling begins about 4 months
Vowel, repetitive
Turn to mother voice across room
Laughs aloud
6 month personal/social
Takes everything to mouth
Responds to mirror image
Starts holding bottles
6 month red flags
Floppiness Failure to use both hands Squint Xresponding to sound Poor response to people Meagre vocalisation
9 month motor
Sits without support Can move body without losing balance Rolls Attempts to crawl Rocks on all fours Pulls to stand
9 month fine motor/vision
Immediately reached out
Grab cube in each hand, flexed finger approach
Removes peg man
Points
9 month hearing and speech
Vocalises purposely
Babbles, imitates sound
Understands bye bye and no
9 month personal/social
Stranger anxiety
Holds bottle or cup
9 month red flag
Unable to sit Hand preference Fisting Squint Persistence of primitive reflexes Monotonous vocalisations
10 month motor
Pulls to stand Lifts one foot Walks with both hands held May cruise furniture Sitting: begin protective backward extension of arms
10 month fine motor and vision
Picks up small objects with thumb and index finger
Voluntary release begins
10 month hearing and speech
Shakes head for no
Waves bye bye
10 month personal and social
Paces peek a boo with mother