Ref: Developmental Milestones
- 6 weeks
- 2 months, 3 months, 4
months
- 6 months, 9 months, 12
months, 15 months, 18 months
- 2 years, 3 years, 4
years, 5 years, 6 years
- Mnemonics
- Gross motor: Lifts chin occasionally when prone.
- Social: Social smile.
- Gross motor: Arms extend forward when prone.
- Fine motor: Pulls at clothes.
- Speech: Cooing sounds.
- Gross motor: Monro reflex gone.
- Gross motor: Rolls from front to back.
- Fine motor: Reaches, pulls objects to mouth.
- Speech: Responds to human voice.
- Gross motor: When prone, can put weight on hands.
- Fine motor: Ulnar grasping.
- Speech: Responds to name. Babbling starts.
- Social: Stranger anxiety.
- Gross motor: Pulls to stand.
- Fine motor: Finger-thumb grasping.
- Speech: 'Mamma, Dadda'.
- Social: Separation anxiety.
- Gross motor: Walks under support.
- Fine motor: Pincer grasp. Throws. Babinski begins to disappear.
- Speech: 2 words beyond 'Mama, Dadda'.
- Social: Drinks with cup.
- Gross motor: Walks without support.
- Fine motor: Draws line.
- Speech: Jargon
- Social: Points to needed items.
- Gross motor: Climbs steps with support
- Fine motor: Scribbling.
- Speech: Says own name. 10 words.
- Social: Uses spoon.
- Gross motor: Runs. Kick ball. Climb 2 steps.
- Fine motor: Undresses.
- Speech: 2 word sentences, with pronouns. Favorite word is 'No'.
- Social: Parallel play.
- Gross motor: Ride tricycle.
- Fine motor: Copies a circle.
- Speech: Prepositions.
- Social: All dress/undress except buttons.
- Gross motor: Hop on 1 foot.
- Fine motor: Copies a cross.
- Speech: Tells story.
- Social: Cooperative play. Toilet trained. Buttons clothes.
- Gross motor: Skip. Catch ball.
- Fine motor: Copies a square, Prints own name. Ties shoelaces.
- Speech: Alphabet. Future tense.
- Social: Oedipus complex.
- Gross motor: Rides bicycle.
- Fine motor: Copies a triangle.
- Speech: Begins reading.
- Social: Develops right vs. wrong sense.
By year:
- 1 year:
- 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 pad, starting at the 3:00
position and 3 years.