Developmental Milestones

Question 1

Why do we care about developmental milestones?

Answer 1

If a child missed milestones that can indicate they are developmentally delayed

Question 2

4 months - Developmental Milestones

Answer 2

Lifts Head

(Story: Alarm goes off, you LIFT your HEAD, see its 4 am so you go back to sleep.)

Question 3

6 months - Developmental Milestones

Answer 3

Raises trunk, Reaches, Rolls, Raking Grasp, Hand-Mouth, Sits (Propping)

(Story: Alarm goes off at 6 am, you RAISE your HEAD and TRUNK up, REACH, and RAKE GRAB your phone, ROLLOVER & Give it a KISS for waking you up on time. Then you SIT UP PROPPING with your arms because you’re groggy.)

Question 4

12 months - Developmental Milestones

Answer 4

Lying to Sitting, Sits without Propping, Crawling, Stands (Holding)

(Story: You need to your morning exercises. You do 12 reps of SITUPS with your ARMS FOLDED. You’re so tired you CRAWL to the side of the bed and HOLD onto the bed to STAND UP. You start to WALK, STEADYING YOURSELF on furniture as you go.)

Question 5

18 months - Developmental Milestones

Answer 5

Squats to pickup, walks well, uses cup/spoon

(Story: As you’re walking, you knock your high school diploma - 18 when you got it - off the wall. You SQUAT and PICK IT UP, then remember WALKING across the stage WITHOUT TRIPPING while stirring a CUP OF TEA.)

Question 6

2 years - Developmental Milestones

Answer 6

Climbs up/down furniture, stairs (holding), jumps, runs, kicks

“2 sets of 2” - High/Low & Fast/Slow

Question 7

3 years - Developmental Milestones

Answer 7

Catches large ball, pedals tricycle, dresses min A

“Thr-easy”, Three strikes you’re out, TRIcycle, and 3/4 dressed

Question 8

4 years - Developmental Milestones

Answer 8

Stand 1 foot, begins skip/hop, stairs alternating feet

“FOUR-dinated”

Question 9

5 years - Developmental Milestones

Answer 9

IND toileting, dressing

“High Five for being independent”