At what age do infants typically begin showing readiness for solids, including sitting with support and good head control?
A. 0-3 months
B. 4-6 months
C. 9-12 months
D. 18-24 months
B. 4-6 months
When do children typically begin to understand and follow simple one-step directions with a gesture, such as "Give it to me" while holding out your hand?
A. Around 6–9 months
B. Around 9–12 months
C. Around 15–18 months
D. Around 24–30 months
B. Around 9–12 months
When do infants typically begin producing canonical babbling, such as “ba-ba” or “da-da”?
A. Around 0–2 months
B. Around 4–6 months
C. Around 8-10 months
D. Around 12-14 months
B. Around 4–6 months
When do infants typically begin showing social smiles in response to people?
A. Around 0–2 months
B. Around 6–9 months
C. Around 15–18 months
D. Around 30–36 months
A. Around 0–2 months
What early play behavior is typically expected around 0–3 months?
A. Engaging in sensory exploration
B. Watching faces and briefly attending to toys held nearby
C. Pretending to feed a doll
D. Stacking with blocks
B. Watching faces and briefly attending to toys held nearby
What feeding milestone is typically expected around 6–9 months?
A. Drinking independently from an open cup without spilling
B. Beginning to manage soft mashed or lumpy foods and bringing food to the mouth
C. Using a mature rotary chew pattern
D. Eating all family foods without modifications
B. Beginning to manage soft mashed or lumpy foods and bringing food to the mouth
At what age do children typically understand basic body parts and can point to them when asked?
A. Around 12–18 months
B. Around 18-24 months
C. Around 24–30 months
D. Around 30-36 months
A. Around 12–18 months
What expressive communication milestone is typically expected around 9–12 months?
A. Cooing
B. Using gestures such as pointing, waving, or reaching to communicate
C. Using first words
D. Naming every familiar object
B. Using gestures such as pointing, waving, or reaching to communicate
When do infants typically begin showing early joint attention behaviors, such as shifting attention between an object and a caregiver?
A. Around 0–3 months
B. Around 5-7 months
C. Around 9–12 months
D. Around 18–24 months
C. Around 9–12 months
What play milestone is typically expected around 6–9 months?
A. Watching faces and briefly attending to toys held nearby
B. Engaging in pretend play
C. Building a complex block structure from a model
D. Exploring objects by reaching, grasping, banging, and mouthing them
D. Exploring objects by reaching, grasping, banging, and mouthing them
What feeding skill is typically expected around 12–18 months?
A. Taking bites from a soft table food and beginning to use a spoon with assistance
B. Sucking only from a bottle
C. Using a mature rotary chew pattern with all textures
D. Eating independently with adult-sized utensils
A. Taking bites from a soft table food and beginning to use a spoon with assistance
When do children typically begin to respond to inhibitory words like "no" or "stop"?
A. Around 3–6 months
B. Around 9–12 months
C. Around 15–18 months
D. Around 24–30 months
B. Around 9–12 months
When do children typically say their first meaningful words?
A. Around 4-6 months
B. Around 7-9 months
C. Around 10–12 months
D. Around 13-15 months
C. Around 10–12 months
What social communication milestone is typically expected around 12–18 months?
A. Pointing to share interest or request help
B. Maintaining a conversation with several turns
C. Understanding sarcasm
D. Consistently sharing toys without adult support
A. Pointing to share interest or request help
When do children typically begin using familiar objects functionally, such as pretending to talk on a toy phone or feed a doll?
A. Around 6–9 months
B. Around 12–18 months
C. Around 24-30 months
D. Around 30–36 months
B. Around 12–18 months
What is the recommended timeline for discontinuing bottle use and weaning from the pacifier?
A. Discontinue bottle use and pacifier use by 6 months
B. Discontinue bottle use by 18–24 months and pacifier use by 3–4 years
C. Discontinue bottle use by 12–18 months and pacifier use by 12 months
D. Discontinue bottle use and pacifier use by 24 months
C. Discontinue bottle use by 12–18 months and pacifier use by 12 months
At what age do children typically begin to answer simple "what" and "where" questions?
A. Around 9–12 months
B. Around 18–24 months
C. Around 24–30 months
D. Around 36–42 months
C. Around 24–30 months
What expressive language milestone is typically expected around 18–24 months?
A. Combining two words, such as “more juice” or “Daddy go”
B. Producing first words
C. Using fully developed adult grammar
D. Telling detailed stories about several events
A. Combining two words, such as “more juice” or “Daddy go”
At what age do children typically begin to consistently respond to their name?
A. Around 4 months
B. Around 9 months
C. Around 18 months
D. Around 24 months
B. Around 9 months
At what age do children typically begin engaging in container play, such as putting objects in and dumping them out of containers?
A. Around 0-3 months
B. Around 5-7 months
C. Around 9–12 months
D. Around 18–24 months
C. Around 9–12 months
At what age does a more mature rotary chew pattern typically begin to develop?
A. Around 0–6 months
B. Around 6–9 months
C. Around 10-12 months
D. Around 18-24 months
D. Around 18-24 months
When do children typically begin following two-step directions?
A. Around 6-9 months
B. Around 9–12 months
C. Around 12–18 months
D. Around 24-30 months
D. Around 24-30 months
How many words should a typically developing 3-year-old be able to say?
A. About 3,000-4,000 words
B. About 50–100 words
C. About 200–300 words
D. About 1,000–1,500 words
D. About 1,000–1,500 words
What social communication skill is typically developing by 24–36 months?
A. Responding only through facial expressions
B. Use of words only for labeling
C. Engaging in longer back-and-forth conversation and using language for a variety of social purposes
D. Consistently sharing toys without adult support
C. Engaging in longer back-and-forth conversation and using language for a variety of social purposes
What early play and development milestone is typically developing by 24–36 months?
A. Combining objects and actions in simple pretend play sequences, such as feeding a doll and putting it to bed
B. Remaining interested only in sensory exploration
C. Primarily interested in letters and numbers
D. Following formal game rules
A. Combining objects and actions in simple pretend play sequences, such as feeding a doll and putting it to bed