Paediatric development milestones Flashcards
When should you urgently refer a child?
They don’t smile at 10 weeks
Can’t sit unsupported at 12 months
Cannot walk at 18 months
Hand preference before 12 months
what fine motor problem needs urgent referral?
Hand preference before 12 months is abnormal and may indicate cerebral palsy
What are the common differential for a gross motor issue?
Variant of normal
Cerebral palsy
Neuromuscular disorder e.g. Duchenne’s
What should be checked if there is a speech and language issue?
hearing
causes of speech and language problems
Hearing
Environmental Deprivation
General developmental delay
Risk factors for cerebral palsy
HIE
preterm, low birth weight
what delayed motor milestones make cerebral palsy likely?
Not sitting by 8 months (corrected for gestational age)
Not walking by 18 months (corrected for gestational age)
Early asymmetry of hand function (hand preference) before 1 year (corrected for gestational age)
Persistent toe-walking
When do most children become toilet trained?
at or after 3 years
When should children be able to stand on one leg?
3 years
When should children be able to hop?
4 years
what is the limit for walking?
18 months
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 (Refer at 18 months)
Understands simple commands - ‘give it to mummy’
12-15 months
Combine two words
Points to parts of the body
2 years
Vocabulary of 200 words
2½ 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
by what age should they respond to their own name
1 year
motor milestones at 3 months
Little or no head lag on being pulled to sit
Lying on abdomen, good head control
Held sitting, lumbar curve
motor milestones at 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
motor milestones at 7-8 months
Sits without support (Refer at 12 months)
motor milestones at 9 months
Pulls to standing
Crawls
motor milestones at 12 months
Cruises
Walks with one hand held