Table: Developmental milestones |
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Age (months) |
Gross motor |
Fine motor & vision |
Language & hearing |
Social |
3 |
Raises head to 90o when prone, head control when supine | Fixes and follows through 180o | Turns head to sound, coos | Smiles socially |
6 |
Sits unsupported, rolls front to back | Voluntary grasp of objects, transfers objects between hands | Babbles | Holds bottle when feeding |
9 |
Crawls, pulls to stand | Immature pincer grasp, throws objects | Says mama, dada indiscriminately | Finger feeds, waves bye-bye |
12 |
Cruises between objects, walks | Mature pincer grip, bangs objects together | Use 2 words, understands "no" and name | Stranger awareness, imitates, claps hands |
15 |
Walks stably | Scribbles in imitation, mature pincer grip | 4-6 words, follows one-step command | Uses spoon and cup |
18 |
Runs unstably, carries toy whilst walking | Scribbles spontaneously, turns 2-3 pages at a time | 7-10 words, points to named body parts, | Copies parents task (sweeping), plays around other children |
24 |
Walks up and down steps without help, runs stably | Removes shoes, pants, imitates stroke with pencil, turns single pages of a book | 50-word vocabulary, two-word sentence, follows 2 step command | Parallel play, plays alone |
36 |
Can alternate feet when going up steps | Copies circle, undresses completely, unbuttons | 250+ words, 3-4 word sentences | Plays well with others, shares, takes turns, |
48 |
Hops, skips | Copies a square, buttons clothing, dresses completely, catches ball | Knows colours, sings songs, asks questions, counts to 10 | Plays cooperatively with group of children |
60 |
Alternates feet going down steps | Copies a triangle, writes name | Counts to 20 | Chooses own friends, role play |