Red Flags in Childhood Development

Question 1

At what age is it a red flag if a child is not smiling?

Answer 1

10 weeks

Question 2

What are the developmental red flags at 3mths?

Answer 2

Lack of head control

Question 3

List the developmental red flags at 6mths

Answer 3

1. Persisting primary reflexes

2. Hand preference

Question 4

What are the developmental red flags at 12mths?

Answer 4

1. Not sitting
2. No pincer grasp
3. No tuneful babble
4. No pointing or other gestures

Question 5

List the developmental red flags at 18mths

Answer 5

1. Not walking
2. Fewer than 6 words
3. Not comprehending single commands

Question 6

What are the developmental red flags at 2yrs?

Answer 6

1. Absence of symbolic play

2. At 2.5yrs no two- to three-worded sentences