DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

AGE PHYSICAL-NEURO GROSS MOTOR (large muscle skills) CEPHALO-CAUDAL Head lag Dance reflex disappears Closure of posterior fontanels Grasp reflex disappears FINE MOTOR (small muscle skills) PROXIMO-DISTAL Reflex grasp LANGUAGE SIMPLE to COMPLEX cry INTERPERSONAL SOCIAL PLAY FEEDING

Neonate One month Two months Three months Four months Five months Six months Seven months Eight months Nine months Ten months Moro gone Doubles birth weight, dentition

Solitary Games Follows mobiles

Root, suck, swallows Strong extrusion Reflex

Lifts head on prone Hands held open Differential crying Coos and gurgles Laughs aloud Vocalizes displeasure Extends arms to loved person m-m-m when crying

Social smile Recognizes the mother Very talkative Plays with rattle Extrusion reflex fades, drools Attempts to bring lips to cup

Lifts head and chest on prone position/ full head control Rolls over Sits with support, Hitches Bounces, feet in mouth Sits without support Crawls then creeps Moves from prone to sitting, stands with support Cruises, almost ready to walk

Brings hands together 2 hand grasp Holds bottle with 2 hands, (palmar grasp)

Begins solids Coughs to get attention, Begins to fear strangers Height of stranger anxiety Cries when scolded Chews, bites, begins to have food preference

Transfers object from hand to hand

Uses thumb and fingers to hold (Pincer Grasp) Points at objects Puts objects in a container , preference for one hand Throws objects

Combines syllables mama, dada Understands NO Responds to own name

peek-a-boo , pat a cake picks up small objects

Drinks from cup, uses spoon but may spill

Eleven months

Enjoys several

Twelve Months 14- 15 months AGE 18 months

Triples birth weight Babinski disappears Plateau stage

Stands alone Walks with support Walks alone

Attempts 2 tower blocks Names familiar objects FINE MOTOR Attempts 3 tower block Attempts 5 tower block, writes vertical lines Piles 7-8 blocks Uses scissors, copies circles, unbutton buttons Copies squares, laces shoes Copies triangles, prints letters ,draws picture of a man Recognizes and draws all shapes Speaks fluently using longer sentences Exaggerates and boasts Talks / asks constantly 300400 questions/day Fixed speech, may use slang, may swear LANGUGE Uses phrases, 3 words plus mama & dada Uses short sentences

Follows directions

toys, enjoys dropping objects to see where they will go Grasps the spoon

Vocalizes wants

PHYSICAL-NEURO Anterior fontanel closes Terrible twos

GROSS MOTOR Sits self on a chair Jumps crudely, goes up & down stairs with both feet on same step Tiptoes, stands on one foot Walks backward

INTERPERSONALSOCIAL Smears stool, started on bowel training Helps undress himself, bladder trained at daytime

PLAY Has a favorite toy Parallel play, takes favorite toy to bed Rides tricycle, throws ball

FEEDING

2 YEARS 2 YEARS 3 YEARS

20 temporary teeth Trusting three Furious four

4 YEARS 5 YEARS Frustrating five I can and you cant stage Years of expansion of physical and psychological changes Assimilative quieting down period Expansive age. Age of

Jumps and climbs well Runs skillfully

Knows family name, sings simple songs, knows own sex Knows how old he is, names colors Knows relatives, aunts, uncles, cousins Beginning interest in God Enjoys teasing, has high standard for family Normal homosexual

Cooperative/ Associative Games Pedals well

Feeds self well. Begins to have food jags.

6 YEARS

Clumsy movement because of fatigue

7 YEARS

Wiggles loose teeth

Copies a diamond

Competitive Games

8 YEARS

Smoother movement

Writes more than

Counts

9 YEARS 10 YEARS 11- 12 YEARS

Broadening Experience Neither a child nor a youth Age of special talents Pre-adolescent

print Uses both hands independently Takes care of body needs completely Writes legibly Full of energy, constantly active

backwards Tells time correctly Reasons using cause and effect secret language hero worship Well mannered with adults Critical of adults, shares secrets with friends Involved in group activities Joins organizations like scouting

NCM PEDIA file ***2012