Developmental Milestones

Question 1

what is development assessed using?

Answer 1

developmental milestones

Question 2

what is a developmental milestone?

Answer 2

key stages when a new skill should have developed

Question 3

what is median age in terms of developmental milestones?

Answer 3

age 50% of the population have achieved the skill

Question 4

what is limit age in terms of developmental milestones?

Answer 4

age when the skill should have been developed by 97.5% of children (2SD)

Question 5

what are the four areas of development/ milestones?

Answer 5

1. gross motor
2. fine motor and vision
3. language and hearing
4. social behaviour and play

Question 6

when do gross motor milestones develop?

Answer 6

when primitive reflexes are lost e.g. sucking and rooting

Question 7

which condition may not lose primitive reflexes?

Answer 7

cerebral palsy

Question 8

head control

Answer 8

3 months

Question 9

sitting balance

Answer 9

6 months

Question 10

crawling

Answer 10

9 months

Question 11

standing

Answer 11

12 months

Question 12

running

Answer 12

18 months

Question 13

stairs- 2 feet/tread

Answer 13

24 months

Question 14

stairs- alternate feet

Answer 14

36 months

Question 15

hops

Answer 15

48 months

Question 16

hand regard in midline

Answer 16

3 months

Question 17

palmar grasp of toy

Answer 17

6 months

Question 18

scissor grasp

Answer 18

9 months

Question 19

pincer grasp

Answer 19

12 months

Question 20

tower 3-4 bricks

Answer 20

18 months

Question 21

tower 6-7 bricks/ scribble

Answer 21

24 months

Question 22

tower of 9 bricks/ copies circle

Answer 22

36 months

Question 23

draw simple man

Answer 23

48 months

Question 24

vocalise

Answer 24

3 months

Question 25

babbles

Answer 25

6 months

Question 26

imitates sound

Answer 26

9 months

Question 27

knows name

Answer 27

12 months

Question 28

2 body part/ 5-20 words

Answer 28

18 months

Question 29

simple instruction/ 50+ words

Answer 29

24 months

Question 30

complex instructions/ ask questions

Answer 30

36 months

Question 31

can tell stories of experiences

Answer 31

48 months

Question 32

social smile

Answer 32

6 weeks

Question 33

pleasure on friendly handling

Answer 33

3 months

Question 34

plays with feet/ friendly with strangers

Answer 34

6 months

Question 35

plays peek-a-boo/ stranger awareness

Answer 35

9 months

Question 36

drinks from cup/ waves bye-bye

Answer 36

12 months

Question 37

feeds with spoon

Answer 37

18 months

Question 38

symbolic play/ puts on clothes

Answer 38

24 months

Question 39

pretend interactive play/ toilet trained

Answer 39

36 months

Question 40

understands turn-taking/ dresses fully

Answer 40

48 months