Pediatrics | Reference | Developmental Milestones

Ref: Developmental Milestones
6 weeks
  • Gross motor: Lifts chin occasionally when prone.
  • Social: Social smile.
2 months
  • Gross motor: Arms extend forward when prone.
  • Fine motor: Pulls at clothes.
  • Speech: Cooing sounds.
3 months
  • Gross motor: Monro reflex gone.
4 months
  • Gross motor: Rolls from front to back.
  • Fine motor: Reachespulls objects to mouth.
  • Speech: Responds to human voice.
6 months
  • Gross motor: When pronecan put weight on hands.
  • Fine motor: Ulnar grasping.
  • Speech: Responds to name. Babbling starts.
  • Social: Stranger anxiety.
9 months
  • Gross motor: Pulls to stand.
  • Fine motor: Finger-thumb grasping.
  • Speech: 'MammaDadda'.
  • Social: Separation anxiety.
12 months
  • Gross motor: Walks under support.
  • Fine motor: Pincer grasp. Throws. Babinski begins to disappear.
  • Speech: 2 words beyond 'MamaDadda'.
  • Social: Drinks with cup.
15 months
  • Gross motor: Walks without support.
  • Fine motor: Draws line.
  • Speech: Jargon
  • Social: Points to needed items.
18 months
  • Gross motor: Climbs steps with support
  • Fine motor: Scribbling.
  • Speech: Says own name. 10 words.
  • Social: Uses spoon.
2 years
  • Gross motor: Runs. Kick ball. Climb 2 steps.
  • Fine motor: Undresses.
  • Speech: 2 word sentenceswith pronouns. Favorite word is 'No'.
  • Social: Parallel play.
3 years
  • Gross motor: Ride tricycle.
  • Fine motor: Copies a circle.
  • Speech: Prepositions.
  • Social: All dress/undress except buttons.
4 years
  • Gross motor: Hop on 1 foot.
  • Fine motor: Copies a cross.
  • Speech: Tells story.
  • Social: Cooperative play. Toilet trained. Buttons clothes.
5 years
  • Gross motor: Skip. Catch ball.
  • Fine motor: Copies a squarePrints own name. Ties shoelaces.
  • Speech: Alphabet. Future tense.
  • Social: Oedipus complex.
6 years
  • Gross motor: Rides bicycle.
  • Fine motor: Copies a triangle.
  • Speech: Begins reading.
  • Social: Develops right vs. wrong sense.
Mnemonics

By year:

  • 1 year:
    • Single words.
  • 2 years:
    • Climb 2 steps.
    • 2 word sentences.
    • "Parallel" requires 2 things.
  • 3 years:
    • Tricycle.
    • Repeats 3 digits.
  • 4 years:
    • Copies a square [4 sides].

Shape copying:

  • Shapes are in alphabetical order: Circle(3yr)Cross(4yr)Square(5yr)Triangle(6yr).
  • The shapes are also in order clockwise around a PlayStation padstarting at the 3:00position and 3 years.

 

       

 

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