Typical Childhood Developent

Question 1

outline the gross motor, fine motor, language and social milestones at 3 months

Answer 1

• Gross motor: raise head/chest when prone, pushes with legs
• Fine motor: hand to mouth, attempts to reach/grasp
• Language: turns to sound, begins to babble
• Social: watches faces, smiles at familiar voices, cries when playing stops
• Primitive reflexes: fading

Question 2

outline the gross motor, fine motor, language and social milestones at 6 months

Answer 2

• Gross motor: roll over both ways, sit with support, weight on legs
• Fine motor: pass hand to hand, mouth toys, rake grasp
• Language: “babababa”, voice expresses joy/displeasure
• Social: watch family, turn to name, enjoy mirror

Question 3

outline the gross motor, fine motor, language and social milestones at 12 months

Answer 3

• Gross motor: pull to stand, cruising or walking
• Fine motor: finger feed, pincer grasp, pointer finger, objects in/out

• Language: first words, simple commands, “no”

• Social: mimic language sounds and gestures, shy with strangers, cries
when caregiver leaves,” tests” reactions

Question 4

when does pull to stand start to develop?

Answer 4

12 months

Question 5

when should you be concered if child is not sitting independently

Answer 5

by 9 months.

Question 6

outline the gross motor, fine motor, language and social milestones that should be completed by 18 months

Answer 6

• Gross motor: stairs
• Fine motor: scribble
• Language: min 10word, point to body parts
• Social: pretend play, mimicking emerges

Question 7

if a kid doesn’t start walking independently by __ months, when should ou be concerned?

Answer 7

by 18 months

Question 8

outline the gross motor, fine motor, language and social milestones that should be completed by 2yo

Answer 8

• Gross motor: run, tiptoes, pulls/carries toys, up/down stairs with
support

• Fine motor: clothes off, scribbles, hand preference

• Language: 2 words together, >50 word vocab, follow directions, point
to pictures, repeats words

• Social: imitative play, increasing independence, interest in other
children

Question 9

outline the gross motor, fine motor, language, and social milestones at 3yo

Answer 9

• Gross motor: pedals, stairs no support, kick/throw ball
• Fine motor: clothes on, toileting, draw circle/face

• Language: sentences, majority clear to stranger, colors/shapes, three-
part commands, same v different • Social: turn taking, cooperation, fantasy play, solve conflicts

• Toilet learning

Question 10

when should a kid be able to take clohtes off? put clothes on?

Answer 10

clohtes off at 2, clothes on at 3+

Question 11

when should a kid draw a face or circle?

Answer 11

3yo (not good, just kinda there)

Question 12

when might a kid learn to pedal on a tricylce?

Answer 12

3yo (tri)

Question 13

when might a kid be able to follow 1 step commands (“no”)? 3 step commands?

Answer 13

1 step at 1, 2 step commands at 2, 3 step commands at 3.

Question 14

when might a kid learn to role play and take turns

Answer 14

3yo

Question 15

at this age, a kid doesn’t learn how to take turns, and instead enages in possessive tantrums.

Answer 15

2 yo

Question 16

when should hand dominance be evident?

Answer 16

normally at 2, but if its before they might be compensating for another body part not working–> think crerebral palsy

Question 17

when should you be concered if the head is not steady in sitting position?

Answer 17

4 months