Paediatrics developmental milestone

Question 1

Gross motor skills milestone

Answer 1

3 months old: maintain head upright
6 months old: sit upright
9 moths old: crawling
12 months old: walking
18 months old: running way from home
2 yo: jumping
3 yo: tricycle, walk up&down stairs, Catching balls with hands and body
4 yo: hop on one foot. kick and throw balls
6 yo: balance beam

Question 2

Fine Motor Skills milestone

Answer 2

1 yo:
- Grabbing and picking up objects with thumb and one finger (static pincer grip)
- scribble

2 yo:
- draw parallel line

3 yo:
- draw circle
- begin to display a dominant hand
- Adding large beads to a string
- Feeding themselves unassisted

4 yo:
- draw a cross
- Cutting paper using scissors

5 yo:
- draw triangle
- Writing their own name
- Tying their own shoelaces

6 yo:
- Displaying a proper pencil grip
- Colouring in a colouring book, mostly staying within the lines

7 yo:
- Writing mostly legibly, and on the lines

Question 3

Milestone related to dressing

Answer 3

1 yo: remove socks

2 yo (SUPS):
remove SHOES
Attempts to put on SOCKS
pushing down Pants
Put on jackets or open‐front shirts
Unbuttons a large button

3 yo (BEZS):
Able to put on shoes/socks
pull down pants with ELASTIC waist band independently
Able to put on a t‐shirt with a little help
BUTTON large front buttons
Able to ZIP and unzip a jacket if the shank is already connected

4 yo (ZU):
ZIP and UNZIP and separate the shank

5 yo (TYING)
dress independently
Tying their own shoelaces

Question 4

Milestone related to toileting

Answer 4

2.5 yo: Tells someone when having to go to the bathroom; can be on a regular toileting schedule

3 yo: Goes to the bathroom independently; may need assistance wiping after bowel movements

4-5 yo: Independent with toileting, washing hands, and clothing management

Question 5

Gross Motor Skill activities

Answer 5

• Balance and coordination exercises
• Climbing, crawling, and rolling
• Ball skills, including throwing and catching
• Riding a bike or scooter
• Jumping, hopping, and skipping
• vertical surfaces for drawing

Question 6

Fine Motor Skill activities

Answer 6

• Grasping and manipulating objects
• Using utensils for eating
• Writing, coloring, and drawing
• Buttoning, zipping, and tying shoelaces
• Picking up small objects (e.g., beads, coins)
• Adaptive equipment e.g. looped scissors (weak intrinsic muscles)

Question 7

Pencil grasp milestone

Answer 7

1-1.5 yo: Palmer Supinate Grasp
2-3 yo: Digital Pronate Grasp
3-4 yo: Quadrupod Grasp / Static Tripod Grasp
4-7 yo: Dynamic Tripod Grasp