PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

AGE PHYSICAL-NEURO GROSS MOTOR FINE MOTOR LANGUAGE INTERPERSONAL PLAY FEEDING
(large muscle skills) (small muscle skills) SIMPLE to SOCIAL
CEPHALO-CAUDAL PROXIMO-DISTAL COMPLEX
Reflex grasp cry Root, suck, swallows
Neonate Head lag “UNANGYAKAP”
Dance reflex Solitary Games Strong extrusion
One month disappears Follows mobiles Reflex
Closure of posterior Lifts head on prone Social smile
Two months fontanels Begins to have head control
Turns to sides Hands held open/ Differential crying Recognizes the Plays with rattle Extrusion reflex fades,
Three months palmar grasp gone Coos and gurgles mother drools
Lifts head and chest Brings hands Very talkative Attempts to bring
Four months on prone position/ full head together Laughs aloud lips to cup
control
Rolls over 2 hand grasp Vocalizes
Five months Moro gone displeasure
Sits with support, Holds bottle with 2 Extends arms to Begins solids/ uses
Six months Doubles birth weight, Hitches (backward hands, (palmar loved person trainer or “sippy-cup”
dentition locomotion in sitting grasp) to drink
position)
Coughs to get Chews, bites, begins
Seven Bounces, feet in mouth m-m-m when attention, Begins to Transfers object to have food
months crying fear strangers from hand to hand preference
Eight Height of stranger
months Sits without support anxiety
Uses thumb and Combines syllables Cries when scolded
Nine months Crawls then creeps fingers to hold mama, dada
(Pincer Grasp)
Moves from prone to sitting, Understands “NO” “peek-a-boo” , “pat a Drinks from cup, uses
Ten months stands with support Points at objects Responds to own cake” picks up small spoon but may spill
name objects
preference for one
Eleven Cruises, almost ready to hand
months walk
Puts objects in a Enjoys several toys,
Twelve Triples birth weight Stands alone container , Follows directions enjoys dropping
Months Babinski disappears Walks with support Throws objects objects to see where
Attempts 2 tower they will go
blocks
14- 15 months Plateau stage Walks alone Names familiar Vocalizes wants Grasps the spoon
objects
 AGE PHYSICAL-NEURO GROSS MOTOR FINE MOTOR LANGUGE INTERPERSONAL- PLAY FEEDING
SOCIAL
Smears stool,
18 months Anterior fontanel Sits self on a chair Attempts 3 tower Uses phrases, 3 started on bowel Has a favorite toy
closes TOILET TRAINING BEGINS block words plus mama & training
dada
Jumps crudely, goes up & Attempts 5 tower Uses short Helps undress Parallel play, takes
2 Terrible twos down stairs with both feet on block, writes vertical sentences himself, bladder favorite toy to bed
YEARS same step lines trained at daytime
2½ Tiptoes, stands on one foot Piles 7-8 blocks Rides tricycle,
YEARS 20 temporary teeth throws ball
Uses scissors, copies Speaks fluently Knows family Cooperative/ Feeds self well.
3 YEARS Trusting three Walks backward circles, unbutton using longer name, sings simple Associative Games Begins to have food
buttons sentences songs, knows own Pedals well jags.
sex
Furious four Copies squares, laces Exaggerates and Knows how old he
4 YEARS Jumps and climbs well shoes boasts is, names colors
Frustrating five Copies triangles, Talks / asks Knows relatives,
5 YEARS I can and you can’t Runs skillfully prints letters ,draws constantly 300-400 aunts, uncles,
stage picture of a man questions/day cousins
Years of expansion of Recognizes and Fixed speech, may
6 YEARS physical and Clumsy movement because draws all shapes use slang, may Beginning interest
psychological of fatigue swear in God
changes
Assimilative quieting Enjoys teasing, has
7 YEARS down period Wiggles loose teeth Copies a diamond high standard for Competitive Games
family
Expansive age. Age Normal
8 YEARS of Broadening Smoother movement Writes more than print Counts backwards homosexual
Experience
Neither a child nor a Uses both hands Takes care of body
9 YEARS youth independently needs completely Tells time correctly “hero worship”
Age of special talents Reasons using Well mannered with Involved in group
10 YEARS Writes legibly cause and effect adults activities
11- 12 YEARS Pre-adolescent Full of energy, constantly “secret language” Critical of adults, Joins organizations
active shares secrets with like scouting NCM 101 PEDIA file
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