Childhood milestones

Question 1

By what time should the child be able to lift their head?

Answer 1

1 month

Question 2

By what time should the child be able to track with their eyes?

Answer 2

1 month

Question 3

By what time should the child be able to coo?

Answer 3

1 month

Question 4

By what time should the child be able to recognize their parents?

Answer 4

1 month

Question 5

By what time should the child be able to sit up?

Answer 5

6 months

Question 6

By what time should the child be able to exert a raking grasp?

Answer 6

6 months

Question 7

By what time should the child be able to babble?

Answer 7

6 months

Question 8

By what time should the child be able to develop stranger anxiety?

Answer 8

6 months

Question 9

By what time should the child be able to walk?

Answer 9

12 months

Question 10

By what time should the child be able to use a two finger grasp?

Answer 10

12 months

Question 11

By what time should the child be able to say mama/dada?

Answer 11

12 months

Question 12

By what time should the child be able to imitate parents?

Answer 12

12 months

Question 13

If a child is not able to walk by 1 year delayed?

Answer 13

Not necessarily

Question 14

By what time should the child be able to walk with assistance?

Answer 14

9 months

Question 15

By what time should the child be able to use a three fingered grasp?

Answer 15

9 months

Question 16

By what time should the child be able to ware bye-bye or play pat a cake?

Answer 16

9 months

Question 17

What are important questions to ask about a mother’s pregnancy history?

Answer 17

Number of all pregnancies
Health of living children
Deceased children and why

Question 18

What are pertinent questions about child SHx?

Answer 18

• School adjustment
• nail biting/thumb sucking
• bed wetting/constipation
• parental occupation/education//marital status
• home conditions

Question 19

What are the components of the HEADDS exam?

Answer 19

Home/health
Education
Activities
Drugs
Diet/depression
Suicide/sexuality/social media

Question 20

What do you always start the HPI with for a child?

Answer 20

Age

Question 21

How should an HPI be written? (order of importance, severity, chronologically, or relevance to current symptoms?)

Answer 21

Chronologically

Question 22

What is the best way to document growth?

Answer 22

Using percentiles

Question 23

What is the best way to document development?

Answer 23

Compare to expected.

Question 24

What are relevant questions to ask about regrading a child’s pregnancy?

Answer 24

Duration of pregnancy
Place of delivery
Labor details
Delivery details
Immediate condition of the child
Birth weight

Question 25

What are relevant questions for the child's neonatal period?

Answer 25

Congenital abnormalities, First month of life Degree of early bonding, especially in the NICU

Question 26

When is a child able to hold their head erect while sitting?

Answer 26

4-7 months

Question 27

When is a child able to roll over from front to back and back to front?

Answer 27

4-7 months

Question 28

When is a child able to sit alone or unsupported?

Answer 28

4-7 months

Question 29

When is a child able to stand with support? Alone?

Answer 29

8-12 months

Question 30

When is a child able to walk with support? Walk alone?

Answer 30

8-12 months, 15ish months

Question 31

When is a child able to combine words?

Answer 31

2 years old

Question 32

When is a child's speech understandable?

Answer 32

3 years old.

Question 33

When is a child able to dress them self?

Answer 33

4 years old.