Milestones

Question 1

Gross motor 3 months:

Answer 1

• little or no head lag to sit
• lying on abdomen
• good head control
• held sitting with lumbar curve

Question 2

Gross motor 6 months:

Answer 2

• lying on abdomen with arms extended
• lying on back, grasping feet
• pulling self to sit
• held sitting with back straight
• rolling front to back

Question 3

Gross motor 7-8 months:

Answer 3

sits without support

Question 4

At what age should you refer not being able to sit without support?

Answer 4

12 months

Question 5

Gross motor 9 months:

Answer 5

• pulls to stand

- crawls

Question 6

Gross motor 12 months:

Answer 6

• cruises

- walks with one hand held

Question 7

Gross motor 13-15 months:

Answer 7

walks unsupported

Question 8

At what age should you refer inability to walk unsupported?

Answer 8

18 months

Question 9

Gross motor 18 months:

Answer 9

squatting to pick up toy

Question 10

Gross motor 2 years:

Answer 10

• runs

- walks upstairs and downstairs using rail

Question 11

Gross motor 3 years:

Answer 11

• tricycle

- walking up stairs without rail

Question 12

Gross motor 4 years:

Answer 12

hopping on one leg

Question 13

Fine motor and vision 3 months:

Answer 13

• reaches for object
• holds rattle given
• visually alert (especially faces)
• fixes and follows to 180 degrees

Question 14

Fine motor and vision 6 months:

Answer 14

• holds in palmar grasp
• passes object form one hand to another
• visually insatiable

Question 15

Fine motor and vision 9 months:

Answer 15

• points with finger

- early pincer

Question 16

Fine motor and vision 12 months:

Answer 16

• good pincer grip

- bangs toys together

Question 17

Fine motor and vision 15 months:

Answer 17

• tower of 2

- looks at book and pats page

Question 18

Fine motor and vision 18 months:

Answer 18

• tower of 3
• circular scribble
• turns pages, several at time

Question 19

Fine motor and vision 2 years:

Answer 19

• tower of 6
• copies vertical line
• turns pages one at a time

Question 20

Fine motor and vision 3 years:

Answer 20

• tower of 9

- copies circle

Question 21

Fine motor and vision 4 years:

Answer 21

copies cross

Question 22

Fine motor and vision 5 years:

Answer 22

copies square and triangle

Question 23

Hand preference before what age is abnormal?

Answer 23

12 months - may indicate cerebral palsy

Question 24

Social behaviour and play 6 weeks:

Answer 24

smiles (refer at 10 weeks)

Question 25

Social behaviour and play 3 months:

Answer 25

- laughs | - enjoys friendly handling

Question 26

Social behaviour and play 6 months:

Answer 26

- not shy | - may put hand on bottle when being fed

Question 27

Social behaviour and play 9 months:

Answer 27

- shy - everything to mouth - peek a boo

Question 28

Social behaviour and play 12-15 months:

Answer 28

- drinks from cup and uses spoon, develops over 3 months - helps getting dressed and undressed - 12 months - bye bye and pat a cake

Question 29

Social behaviour and play 2 years (and 18 months):

Answer 29

- competent with spoon and does not spill cup - puts on hat and shoes - 18 months: plays alone, takes off shoes and hat but unable to replace

Question 30

Social behaviour and play 3 years:

Answer 30

uses spoon and fork

Question 31

Social behaviour and play 4 years:

Answer 31

- can dress and undress independently except laces and buttons - plays with other children

Question 32

Social behaviour and play 5 years:

Answer 32

uses knife and fork

Question 33

Speech and hearing 3 months:

Answer 33

- quietens to parents voice - turns towards sound - squeals

Question 34

Speech and hearing 6 months:

Answer 34

double syllables

Question 35

Speech and hearing 9 months:

Answer 35

- mama and dada | - understands no

Question 36

Speech and hearing 12 months:

Answer 36

knows and responds to own name

Question 37

Speech and hearing 12-15 months:

Answer 37

- 2-6 words (refer at 18 months) | - understands simple commands

Question 38

Speech and hearing 2 years:

Answer 38

- combine two words | - points to parts of the body

Question 39

Speech and hearing 2.5 years:

Answer 39

vocabulary 200 words

Question 40

Speech and hearing 3 years:

Answer 40

- short sentences - what and who questions - identifies colours - counts to 10

Question 41

Speech and hearing 4 years:

Answer 41

asking why, when and how questions