Milestones

Question 1

1 Month

Answer 1

• Normal Physiological flexion (pelvis high, head low, arm & legs tucked in)
• In Prone (able to lift head briefly)
• Turns head side to side (prone & supine)
• Orients to faces, sounds & touch
• Grasp Reflexively (Palmar Grasp Reflex)
• Hands open & close but often clench in first few months
• Eyes cross as they are learning to work togethers (black, white & shades of grey)
• Lots of reflexive movements (ATNR, rooting reflex, suck swallow, plantar grasp reflex, babinski)

Question 2

2 Months

Answer 2

• Pelvis comes down & arms move out to sides (baby appears floppy & disorganized with less head control)
• Smiles & Coos
• Turns heads to sounds, begin to follow obj with toys
• holds head up
• follows things with eyes
• Stepping reflex, moro reflex

Question 3

3-4 Months

Answer 3

• improved head control, trunk strengthening & stability
• strong symmetry & sense of midline by 4 M
• Babbles, copies sound heard
• reaches for toys
• hold head up steady independently
• pushes up to elbows when on tummy
• Landau (superman) reflex emerges

Question 4

5-6 Months

Answer 4

• Time of increased dynamic postural stabilty & mobility
• prone on extended arms
• Takes turns making sounds & stringing vowels together
• babbling– “ah, eh, oh “
• Toys to mouth
• Rolls to both sides (front to back)
• Begins to sit without support
• Supporting weight on legs when standing

Question 5

Sitting up right: prop sitting with arms forward with wide base of support & legs flexed (tooples over easily)

Answer 5

5 M

Question 6

Sitting up right without toppling over & good head stabilty

Answer 6

6 M

Question 7

8-9 Months

Answer 7

• “Mamama, Bababa”
• Points to things, experimentation, trying different movements & positions
• Quadruped position (getting on hands & knees)
• Rocking on hands & knees, prepares baby for creeping (crawling on hands & knees)
• Stands holding onto things
• sits without supports

Question 8

creeping

Answer 8

8 M

Question 9

Pincer Grasp

Answer 9

9 M

Question 10

Crawls

Answer 10

10 M

Question 11

1 year

Answer 11

• Pretend play
• several single words
• points for wants/needs interests
• scribbles
• walks alone
• helps undress
• good with cup, spoon

Question 12

2 year

Answer 12

• Excited to play with other kids
• independent/ defiant behaviors
• 2-4 word sentences
• pointing at named pictures (cat/dog)
• sorting cards/ shapes
• kicks a ball
• walks up/downstairs holding on
• 4 block towers

Question 13

3 years

Answer 13

• turn taking games
• shows corner/ affection
• dress/ undress independently
• 2-3 sentence conversation
• “I”, “me”, “we” statements
• 3-4 puzzle levers, buttons, screws
• 6 block towers
• imaginary play
• tricycle
• alternates feet when walking up/downstairs
• runs/ climbs well

Question 14

4 Years

Answer 14

• Playhouse/ make believe play
• Talks about interests
• tells stories & knows songs by memory
• colors, numbers, counting
• draws person with 2-4 body parts
• stands on 1 foot for 2 seconds
• can catch bounced ball

Question 15

5 Years

Answer 15

• wants friends & to be like friends
• tells simple story with full sentences
• counts to 10
• draw person with 6+ body parts
• copies shapes & prints some letters & #’s
• hops/stands on 1 foots for 10 seconds
• uses fork & spoon