Infant to Preschool Milestones Flashcards
A mother expresses worry about her child who recently started cruising along furniture. “I worry he’ll knock something onto himself!” What is the most likely age of her child?
9-12 months
What are motor expectations of a 7-9 month old infant?
sitting up,crawling, pulling up on furniture, pincer grasp
What are motor expectations of a 10-12 month old infant?
cruising, dropping toys in a bin, turning pages, clapping
What are the motor expectations of a 13-18 month old infant?
walking, squatting, standing, holds cup, scooping spoon
What are the motor expectations of an 18-24 month old infant?
2-step stairs, scribbles, stripping, six blocks, turns pages
What are the motor expectations of a two year old?
2-step stairs, draws circle, kicks ball, jumps in place, pouring
What are the motor expectations of a three year old?
tricycling, start using scissors, copy shapes, marching
What are the motor expectations for four year olds
Plays with others, plays catch, heel-toes backwards, draws people with 4 features
At what age can a child be understood by everyone?
5 years old
At what age can a child understand 2-part commands?
2 years old
At what age can a child perform simple commands like “wave”?
7-9 months
At what age can a child understand what, where, and why? Hint: the child will likely ask these questions constantly
2-3 years old
At what age may children use but not really understand pronouns?
19-24 months ( “me want” )
By ____ babies start to understand pronouns and mimic new words.
16-18 months
By ___, head circumference and chest circumference should be equal.
1-2 years
The nurse knows education was successful when a father says: “So, my toddler will grow ___cm every year and will weigh ___ her birthweight by age 3?”
7.5, 4x
Which reflexes are gone by 9 months?
step, rooting, Moro, palmar, tonic neck, plantar
When does the tonic neck / fencer position reflex go away?
6 months
At what age can baby start exploring solids?
6 months
The anterior fontanel closes by ____.
12-18 months
Baby teeth start to come in around ___.
6 months
When should all of baby’s teeth be in?
33 months
The child chooses when to potty train, but they should start potty training around ___.
3 years old
Preschool age children should grow ___cm per year and gain __ kg.
6.5-9cm, 2-3kg
