Paed - Developmental milestones Flashcards
Fine motor and vision 3 months
Reaches for object
Holds rattle briefly if given to hand
Visually alert, particularly human faces
Fixes and follows to 180 degrees
Gross motor 3 months
Little or no head lag on being pulled to sit
Lying on abdomen, good head control
Held sitting, lumbar curve
Gross motor: 6 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
Gross motor: 7-8 months (refer when?)
Sits without support (Refer at 12 months)
Gross motor: 9 months
Pulls to standing
Crawls
Gross motor: 12 months
Cruises
Walks with one hand held
Gross motor: 13-15 months (when to refer)
Walks unsupported (refer at 18 months)
Gross motor: 18 months
Squats to pick up toy
Gross motor:2 years
Runs
Walks upstairs and downstairs holding on to rail
Gross motor: 3 years
Rides a tricycle using pedals
Walks up stairs without holding on to rail
Gross motor: 4 years
Hops on one leg
Speech and hearing 3 months
Quietens to parents voice
Turns towards sound
Squeals
Speech and hearing 6 months
Double syllables ‘adah’, ‘erleh’
Speech and hearing 9 months
Says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’
Understands ‘no’
Speech and hearing 12 months
Knows and responds to own name
Speech and hearing 12-15 months (refer when)
Knows about 2-6 words (Refer at 18 months)
Understands simple commands - ‘give it to mummy’
Speech and hearing 2 years
Combine two words
Points to parts of the body
Speech and hearing 2 1/2 years
Vocabulary of 200 words
Speech and hearing 3 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)
Speech and hearing 4 years
Asks ‘why’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ questions
Social behaviour and play: 6 months general - refer
Smiles (refer at 10 weeks)
Social behaviour and play: General 3 months
Laughs
Enjoys friendly handling
Social behaviour and play: general 6 months
Not shy
Social play and behaviour: General 9 months
Shy
Takes everything to mouth
Social behaviour and play: feeding 6 months
May put hand on bottle when being fed
Social behaviour and play: feeding 12-15 months
Drinks from cup + uses spoon, develops over 3 month period
Social behaviour and play: feeding 2 years
Competent with spoon, doesn’t spill with cup
Competent with spoon, doesn’t spill with cup 3 years
Uses spoon and fork
Uses spoon and fork 5 years
Uses knife and fork
Social behaviour and play: Dressing 12-15 months
Helps getting dressed/undressed
Social behaviour and play: Dressing 18 months
Takes off shoes, hat but unable to replace
Social behaviour and play: Dressing 2 years
Puts on hat and shoes
Social behaviour and play: Dressing 4 years
Can dress and undress independently except for laces and buttons
Social behaviour and play: 9 months
plays ‘peek-a-boo’
Social behaviour and play: 12 months
Waves ‘bye-bye’
Plays ‘pat-a-cake’
Social behaviour and play: 18 months
Plays contentedly alone
Social behaviour and play: 2 years
Plays near others, not with them
Social behaviour and play: 4 years
Plays with other children
fine motor and vision 6 months
Holds in palmar grasp
Pass objects from one hand to another
Visually insatiable, looking around in every direction
fine motor and vision 9 months
Points with finger
Early pincer
fine motor and vision 12 months
Good pincer grip
Bangs toys together
Fine motor and vision:Bricks 15 months
Tower of 2
Fine motor and vision:Bricks 18 months
Tower of 3
Fine motor and vision:Bricks 2 years
Tower of 6
Fine motor and vision:Bricks 3 years
Towers of 9
Fine motor and vision:Drawing 18 months
Circular scribble
Fine motor and vision:Drawing 2 years
Copies vertical line
Fine motor and vision:Drawing 3 years
Copies cirle
Fine motor and vision:Drawing 4 years
Copies cross
Fine motor and vision:Drawing 5 years
Copies square and triangle
Fine motor and vision:Book 15 months
Looks at book, pats page
Fine motor and vision:Book 18 months
Turns pages, several at time
Fine motor and vision:Book 2 years
Turns pages, one at time
Fine motor and vision:Hand preference
Hand preference before 12 months is abnormal and may indicate Cerebral palsy