Milestones Flashcards
Smiles
6 weeks (refer at 10w)
Laughs
Enjoys friendly handling
3 months
Not shy
6 months
Shy
Takes everything to mouth
9 months
May put hand on bottle when being fed
6 months
Drinks from cup + uses spoon, develops over 3 month period
12-15 months
Competent with spoon, doesn’t spill with cup
2 years
Uses spoon and fork
3 years
Uses knife and fork
5 years
Helps getting dressed/undressed
12-15 months
Takes off shoes, hat but unable to replace
18 months
Puts on hat and shoes
2 years
Can dress and undress independently except for laces and buttons
4 years
Plays ‘peek-a-boo’
9 months
Waves ‘bye-bye’
Plays ‘pat-a-cake’
12 months
Plays contentedly alone
18 months
Plays near others, not with them
2 years
Plays with other children
4 years
Little or no head lag on being pulled to sit
Lying on abdomen, good head control
Held sitting, lumbar curve
3 months
Lying on abdomen, arms extended Lying on back, lifts and grasps feet Pulls self to sitting Held sitting, back straight Rolls front to back
6 months
Sits without support
7 -8 months (refer at 12m)
Pulls to standing
Crawls
9 months
Cruises
Walks with one hand held
12 months
Walks unsupported
13-15 months (refer at 18m)
Squats to pick up a toy
18 months
Runs
Walks upstairs and downstairs holding on to rail
2 years
Rides a tricycle using pedals
Walks up stairs without holding on to rail
3 years
Hops on one leg
4 years
Reaches for object
Holds rattle briefly if given to hand
Visually alert, particularly human faces
Fixes and follows to 180 degrees
3 months
Holds in palmar grasp
Pass objects from one hand to another
Visually insatiable, looking around in every direction
6 months
Points with finger
Early pincer
9 months
Good pincer grip
Bangs toys together
12 months
Tower of 2 bricks
15 months
Tower of 3 bricks
18 months
Tower of 6 bricks
2 years
Tower of 9 bricks
3 years
Circular scribble
18 months
Copies vertical line
2 years
Copies circle
3 years
Copies cross
4 years
Copies square and triangle
5 years
Looks at book, pats page
15 months
Turns pages, several at time
18 months
Turns pages, one at time
2 years
Quietens to parents voice
Turns towards sound
Squeals
3 months
Double syllables ‘adah’, ‘erleh’
6 months
Says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’
Understands ‘no’
9 months
Knows and responds to own name
12 months
Knows about 2-6 words
Understands simple commands - ‘give it to mummy’
12-15 months
Refer at 18 months
Combine two words
Vocabulary of 20-50 words
Points to parts of the body
2 years
Vocabulary of 200 words
2.5 years
Talks in short sentences (e.g. 3-5 words)
Asks ‘what’ and ‘who’ questions
Identifies colours
Counts to 10 (little appreciation of numbers though)
3 years
Asks ‘why’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ questions
4 years
Toilet trained
3 years
Hand preference established < 12 months
Abnormal
- indicated cerebral palsy
