Normal child development Flashcards
Median age of development
Age when 50% of the population achieve a skill
Limit age of development
Age when a skill should have been acquired by 97.5% of children
Which direction does child development occur in?
Cephalocaudal direction (start at head control and then work down to the feet)
Name the 4 areas of child development
Gross motor (walking)
Fine motor and vision
Language and hearing
Social behaviour and play
Median age for social smile
6 weeks
Limit age for social smile
8 weeks
Median age for crawling
10 months
Median age for walking
12 months
Limit age for walking
18 months
When is asymmetric tonic neck reflex (ATNR) lost?
6 months
Gross motor - head control
3 months
Gross motor - sitting balance
6 months
Gross motor - crawling
9 months
Gross motor - standing / first steps
12 months
Gross motor - running
18 months
Gross motor - walking up and down stairs 2 feed per tread
24 months