Paediatrics - Developmental milestones Flashcards
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 3 months old?
Little/no head lag when being pulled to sitting
Lying on abdomen, good head control
Held sitting, lumbar curve
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 6 months old?
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
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 7-8 months old?
Sits without support - refer if not achieved by 12 months
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 9 months old?
Pulls to standing
Crawls
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 12 months old?
Cruises
Walks with one hand held
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 13-15 months old?
Walks unsupported (refer if not achieved by 18 months)
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 18 months old?
Squats to pick up a toy
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 2 years old?
Runs
Walks upstairs and downstairs while holding onto a rail
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 3 years old?
Rides a tricycle using pedals
Walks upstairs without holding onto a rail
Gross motor
What gross motor milestones should a child achieve by 4 years old?
Hops on one leg
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 3 months old?
Reaches for objects
Holds rattle briefly if given to hand
Visually alert, particularly to human faces
Fixes and follows to 180 degrees
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 6 months old?
Holds in palmar grasp
Pass objects from one hand to another
Visually insatiable, looking around in every direction
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 9 months old?
Points with finger
Early pincer grip
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 12 months old?
Good pincer grip
Bangs toys together
Hand preference before this age is suggestive of cerebral palsy
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 15 months old?
Tower of 2 bricks
Looks at book, pats page
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 18 months old?
Tower of 3 bricks
Draws circular scribble
Turns pages in a book, several at a time
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 2 years old?
Tower of 6 bricks
Copies vertical line
Turns pages in a book, one at a time
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 3 years old?
Tower of 9 bricks
Copies a circle
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 4 years old?
Copies a cross
Fine motor and vision
What fine motor and vision milestones should a child achieve by 5 years old?
Copies a square and triangle
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 3 months old?
Quietens to parents’ voice
Turns towards sounds
Squeals
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 6 months old?
Double syllables
e.g., “adah”, “erleh”
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 9 months old?
Says “mama” and “dada”
Understands “no”
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 12 months old?
Knows and responds to own name
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 12-15 months old?
Knows 2-6 words (refer if not achieved by 18 months)
Understands simple commands e.g., “give it to mommy”
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 2 years old?
Combines two words
Points to parts of the body
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 2.5 years old?
Vocabulary of 200 words
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 3 years old?
Talks in short sentences
Asks “what” and “who” questions
Identifies colours
Counts to 10
Speech and hearing
What speech and hearing milestones should a child achieve by 4 years old?
Asks “why”, “when” and “how” questions
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 6 weeks old?
Smiles :)
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 3 months old?
Laughs
Enjoys friendly handling
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 6 months old?
Not shy
May put hand on bottle when being fed
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 9 months old?
Shy
Takes everything to mouth
Plays peek-a-boo
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 12 months old?
Waves bye-bye
Plays pat-a-cake
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 12-15 months old?
Drinks from cup and uses spoon (develops over 3 months)
Helps getting dressed and undressed
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 18 months old?
Take off shoes and hat but unable to replace
Plays contentedly alone
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 2 years old?
Competent with spoon, doesn’t spill with cup
Puts on hat and shoes
Plays near others, not with them
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 3 years old?
Uses spoon and fork
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 4 years old?
Can dress and undress independently except for laces and buttons
Plays with other children
Social behaviour and play
What social behaviour and play milestones should a child achieve by 5 years old?
Uses knife and fork
