Paediatrics - Developmental milestones Flashcards

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 3 months old?

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Little/no head lag when being pulled to sitting
Lying on abdomen, good head control
Held sitting, lumbar curve

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 6 months old?

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Lying on abdomen, arms extended
Lying on back, lifts and grasps feet
Pulls self to sitting
Held sitting, back straight
Rolls front to back

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 7-8 months old?

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Sits without support - refer if not achieved by 12 months

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 9 months old?

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Pulls to standing
Crawls

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 12 months old?

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Cruises
Walks with one hand held

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 13-15 months old?

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Walks unsupported (refer if not achieved by 18 months)

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 18 months old?

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Squats to pick up a toy

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 2 years old?

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Runs
Walks upstairs and downstairs while holding onto a rail

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 3 years old?

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Rides a tricycle using pedals
Walks upstairs without holding onto a rail

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Gross motor

What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 4 years old?

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Hops on one leg

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Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 3 months old?

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Reaches for objects
Holds rattle briefly if given to hand
Visually alert, particularly to human faces
Fixes and follows to 180 degrees

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Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 6 months old?

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Holds in palmar grasp
Pass objects from one hand to another
Visually insatiable, looking around in every direction

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13
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Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 9 months old?

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Points with finger
Early pincer grip

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Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 12 months old?

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Good pincer grip
Bangs toys together
Hand preference before this age is suggestive of cerebral palsy

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Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 15 months old?

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Tower of 2 bricks
Looks at book, pats page

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16
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Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 18 months old?

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Tower of 3 bricks
Draws circular scribble
Turns pages in a book, several at a time

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17
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Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 2 years old?

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Tower of 6 bricks
Copies vertical line
Turns pages in a book, one at a time

18
Q

Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 3 years old?

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Tower of 9 bricks
Copies a circle

19
Q

Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 4 years old?

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Copies a cross

20
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Fine motor and vision

What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 5 years old?

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Copies a square and triangle

21
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Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 3 months old?

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Quietens to parents’ voice
Turns towards sounds
Squeals

22
Q

Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 6 months old?

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Double syllables

e.g., “adah”, “erleh”

23
Q

Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 9 months old?

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Says “mama” and “dada”
Understands “no”

24
Q

Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 12 months old?

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Knows and responds to own name

25
Q

Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 12-15 months old?

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Knows 2-6 words (refer if not achieved by 18 months)
Understands simple commands e.g., “give it to mommy”

26
Q

Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 2 years old?

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Combines two words
Points to parts of the body

27
Q

Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 2.5 years old?

A

Vocabulary of 200 words

28
Q

Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 3 years old?

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Talks in short sentences
Asks “what” and “who” questions
Identifies colours
Counts to 10

29
Q

Speech and hearing

What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 4 years old?

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Asks “why”, “when” and “how” questions

30
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 6 weeks old?

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Smiles :)

31
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 3 months old?

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Laughs
Enjoys friendly handling

32
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 6 months old?

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Not shy
May put hand on bottle when being fed

33
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 9 months old?

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Shy
Takes everything to mouth
Plays peek-a-boo

34
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 12 months old?

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Waves bye-bye
Plays pat-a-cake

35
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 12-15 months old?

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Drinks from cup and uses spoon (develops over 3 months)
Helps getting dressed and undressed

36
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 18 months old?

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Take off shoes and hat but unable to replace
Plays contentedly alone

37
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 2 years old?

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Competent with spoon, doesn’t spill with cup
Puts on hat and shoes
Plays near others, not with them

38
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 3 years old?

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Uses spoon and fork

39
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 4 years old?

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Can dress and undress independently except for laces and buttons
Plays with other children

40
Q

Social behaviour and play

What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 5 years old?

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Uses knife and fork