Normal Development Flashcards
What are the four areas of development?
Gross motor
Fine motor + vision
Language + hearing
Social behaviour + play
At 6 weeks old, which milestones should be reached?
Head control in vertical
Follows torch with eyes
Stills to voice
Social smile
At 3 months old, which milestones should be reached?
No head lag on pulling to sit
Regards hands held in midline
Localises, laughs + coos
Reacts pleasurably to familiar situations
At 6 months old, which milestones should be reached?
Pushes up on arms in prone, can roll from stomach to back
Transfers objects hand to hand, palmar grasp, mouths objects
Babbles
Plays with feet, still friendly with strangers
At 9 months old, which milestones should be reached?
Sits, stands holding furniture, may crawl
Index finger to point, picks up objects between thumb and hand
Immitates sounds
Anxious around strangers, plays peek-a-boo
At 12 months old, which milestones should be reached?
Cruises around furniture, may take first step
Fine pincer grip, casting toys
Knows + responds to name
Drinks from a cup, waves bye bye
At 18 months, which milestones should be reached?
Runs, climbs onto adult chair
Builds tower of 3-4 bricks
5-20 words, points to body parts
Feeds with spoon, imitates adult activities e.g. sweeping
At 2 years old, which milestones should be reached?
Stairs 2 feet per step, throw ball overhand
Build tower of 6-7 bricks, circular scribble
50+ words, joins 2 words, understands simple instructions
Puts on hat + shoes, developing symbolic play
At 3 years old, which milestones should be reached?
Stairs alternating feet, stands on one foot, pedals tricycle
Tower of 9-10 bricks, copies circle, cuts with scissors
Asks a lot of questions, carries on simple conversation
Washes hands, vivid pretend play, sharing + plays with others
At 4 years old, which milestones should be reached?
Runs up and down stairs, kick/throw/catch ball, hops
Threads beads, copies cross, draws simple person
Recounts stories of recent experiences, counts to 20, sentences 5+ words
Dresses + undresses, understands turn taking
Sits
6-9 months
Runs
18 months
No head lag on pulling to sit
3 months
Pedals tricycle
3 years
Pushes up on arms in prone
6 months
Head control in vertical
6 weeks
Cruises around furniture/takes first steps
12 months
Stairs 2 feet per tread
2 years
Crawl
9 months
Up stairs alternating feet
3 years
Hops
4 years
Stands holding onto furniture
9 months
Can roll from stomach to back
6 months
Transfers objects hand to hand/palmar grasp
6 months
Pincer grip
12 months
Tower of 3-4 bricks
18 months
Follows torch with eyes
6 weeks
Copies circle
3 years
Tower of 6-7 bricks
2 years
Casting toys
12 months
Regards hands held in midline
3 months
Mouths objects
6 months
Index finger to point
9 months
Cuts with scissors
3 years
Knows and responds to name
12 months
Laughs + coos
3 months
Imitates sounds
9 months
5-20 words
18 months
50+ words, joins 2 words
2 years
Stills to voice
6 weeks
Babbles
6 months
Counts to 20
Recounts stories of recent experiences
4 years
Drinks from cup
12 months
Anxious around strangers
9 months
Social smile
6 weeks
Puts on hat + shoes
2 years
Waves bye bye
12 months
Feeds with spoon
18 months
Vivid pretent play
3 years
Dresses + undresses
4 years
Imitates adult activities e.g. sweeping
18 months
Plays peek-a-boo
9 months
Symbolic play e.g. feeding teddy
2 years
What are the primitive motor reflexes?
Sucking + rooting
Palmar + plantar grasp
Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (fencing reflex)
Moro (arms out wide in response to loss of support)
Stepping + placing
