Developmental Milestones

Question 1

begins running (gross motor)

Answer 1

2 years

Question 2

Walks up and down stairs (gross motor)

Answer 2

2 years

Question 3

Hand dominance is usual - fine motor

Answer 3

2 years

Question 4

Build an 8 cube tower - fine motor

Answer 4

2 years

Question 5

Aligns cube horizontally - fine motor

Answer 5

2 years

Question 6

Initiates a vertical line - fine motor

Answer 6

2 years

Question 7

• pulls on garment, uses spoon well, opens door turning knob (personal/social)

Answer 7

2 years

Question 8

Toilet training usually begins (personal/social)

Answer 8

2 years

Question 9

Two word phrases, refers to self by name (me, mine), follow simple directions (speech and language)

Answer 9

2 years

Question 10

Runs well, pedal tricycle (3 cycle), walks upstairs alternating foot (gross motor)

Answer 10

3 years

Question 11

Imitates three cube bridge, coples circle, overhand throw (fine motor)

Answer 11

3 years

Question 12

Toilet trained (personal/social)

Answer 12

3 years

Question 13

Pours from the pitcher, unbuttons, parallel play (personal/social)

Answer 13

3 years

Question 14

Three word phrases, give a full name, identify self as boy or girl, uses future tense (speech and language)

Answer 14

3 years

Question 15

Walk down alternating foot, hops on one foot, plantar arches develop (gross motor)

Answer 15

4 years

Question 16

Handles a pencil by finger and wrist like adult

Answer 16

4 years

Question 17

Copies across, draw frog-like person

Answer 17

4 years

Question 18

Underhand throw

Answer 18

4 years

Question 19

Cooperative play, imaginative make-believe play

Answer 19

4 years

Question 20

Dresses and and dresses with supervision

Answer 20

4 years

Question 21

Uses past tenses, adjectives, adverbs

Answer 21

4 years

Question 22

repeats 4 digits

Answer 22

4 years

Question 23

Skips and tiptoe

Answer 23

5 years

Question 24

Tandem walking

Answer 24

5 years

Question 25

Throw with diagonally arm and body rotation

Answer 25

5 years

Question 26

Catches with hands

Answer 26

5 years

Question 27

Creative play, competitive team play

Answer 27

5 years

Question 28

Brushes teeth, dresses with supervision except tying shoelace

Answer 28

5 years

Question 29

Fluent speech, gives a name, address, and age

Answer 29

5 years

Question 30

Rides a bicycle, roller skates

Answer 30

6 years

Question 31

Prints alphabet, letter reversal still acceptable

Answer 31

6 years

Question 32

Mature catch and throw a ball

Answer 32

6 years

Question 33

Teacher is an important authority, plays table games, uses of fork appropriately

Answer 33

6 years

Question 34

Shows mastery of grammar, uses proper articulation

Answer 34

6 years

Question 35

Continuing refining of skills

Answer 35

7 years

Question 36

Eats with a fork and knife, combs hair, responsible for grooming

Answer 36

7 years

Question 37

Language milestone Crying

Answer 37

Birth

Question 38

Language milestone Cooing begins

Answer 38

2 to 4 months

Question 39

Language milestone Understands first word

Answer 39

5 months

Question 40

Language milestone Babbling begins

Answer 40

6 months

Question 41

Language milestone Change from universal linguist to language specific listener

Answer 41

6 to 12 months

Question 42

Language milestone Uses gestures, such as showing and pointing Comprehension of words appears

Answer 42

8 to 12 months

Question 43

Language milestone First word spoken

Answer 43

13 months

Question 44

Language milestone Vocabulary spurt starts

Answer 44

18 months

Question 45

Language milestone Uses to word utterances Rapid expansion of understanding words

Answer 45

18 to 24 months

Question 46

Raise head

Answer 46

2 months

Question 47

Roll over

Answer 47

4 months

Question 48

Sits up

Answer 48

6 months

Question 49

Crawl

Answer 49

9 months

Question 50

Walks

Answer 50

12 months

Question 51

Twinkles (smiles)

Answer 51

2 months

Question 52

Focuses on sound

Answer 52

4 months

Question 53

Stranger anxiety

Answer 53

6 months

Question 54

Name (response)

Answer 54

9 months

Question 55

Told commands (response)

Answer 55

12 months

Question 56

True emotions develop

Answer 56

6 months

Question 57

Ability to regulate, or control, one's emotions is a psychosocial advancement of what life span?

Answer 57

Early childhood

Question 58

True emotions develop

Answer 58

6th month

Question 59

Participate in organized sports

Answer 59

Middle childhood

Question 60

Body image starts to become a concern

Answer 60

Middle childhood

Question 61

Sits without help

Answer 61

4-9 months

Question 62

Stands with help

Answer 62

5-11 months

Question 63

Crawls on hands and knees

Answer 63

5-13 months

Question 64

Walks with help

Answer 64

6-14 months

Question 65

Stands alone

Answer 65

7-17 months