Gross Motor
First steps happen around this age.
What is 12 months (1 year old)?
Fine pincer grasp and picking up cheerios happen at this age.
This is the age that kids have 1 word with meaning, responds to their own name, and can do a 1-step command with a gesture.
This is the age that many kids learn object permanence and play “peek-a-boo.”
What is 9 months old?
At this terrible age, children have negativisim (‘no!’) and are possessive (‘mine!’) as defining features.
What is 24 months (2 years old)?
**Terrible 2's!**
At 4 months, babies do this skill one way.
By 6 months, they can go both ways.
What is rolling?
At 18 months, many kids will start doing this skill with a pencil/crayon.
What is scribbling?
At two years old, a child should have about this many words.
What is 50 words (or more)?
At 6 months when someone new approaches, this is the typical reaction (also with tears).
Two kids playing beside (not with) each other is this type of play.
What is parallel play?
This age is when kids start to jump on two feet.
What is 24 months (2 years old)?
**Think 2 years jumps on 2 feet**
At this age, many children declare themselves as a lefty or righty (handedness).
What is age 24 months (2 years old)?
**Before 18 months, need to investigate cause of handedness**
Babbling happens around this age.
What is 6 months?
Children start to understand cause & effect toys at this age (e.g., pop-up).
What is 12 months old (1 year old)?
**Think 1 finger (1 year) to activate pop-up**
Smiling at a 2-month-old baby and them smiling back to you is this developmental milestone.
What is a social smile?
In this newborn reflex, babies will rapidly extend their arms and legs, then bring them back in.
What is the moro reflex?
Drawing circles and crosses, turning pages of a book, and toilet training occur at this age.
What is 36 months (3 years old)?
This is the age where children can use future tense.
What is 5 years old?
**Think telling what will happen tomorrow when home from Kindergarten**
Identifying simple time concepts, shapes and comparing items, happens at this age.
What is 36 months (3 years old)?
Kids start to have elaborate fantasy play at this age.
What is age 4 years?
**Think of the Fantastic Four**
This common ‘developmental milestone’ isn’t true milestone – many kids don’t do it and have no other gross motor concerns!
What is crawling?
At 15 months, a child can make a tower of 2 blocks. At 18 months, they can make a tower of 4 blocks. At this age, they can make a tower of 6 blocks.
What is 24 months (2 years)?
At this age, children will play gesture games (like “pattycake”).
What is 9 months old?
Symbolic play with a doll or bear (e.g., give teddy a drink) happens at this age.
What is 18 months?
Turn-taking conversations (with baby vocalizing back to caregiver) happen at this age.
What is 4 months old?