1
Q
Involuntary grasp
A
newborn
2
Q
grasp reflex disappears
A
2-3 months
3
Q
Brings hands to midline
A
2 months
4
Q
Voluntary grasp (no release)
A
4-5 months
5
Q
Raking objects
A
6 months
6
Q
Transfers objects between hands
A
6 months
7
Q
Uses thumb to grasp cube
A
6-8 months
8
Q
Mature cube grasp (fingertip and distal thumb)
A
10-12 months
9
Q
Plays “pat-a-cake”
A
9-10 months
10
Q
Tower of 2 cubes
A
13-15 months
11
Q
Scribbles
A
15 months
12
Q
Vertical lines
A
18 months
13
Q
Tower of 4 cubes
A
18 months
14
Q
Uses cup well
A
15-18 months
15
Q
Uses spoon well
A
2 years
16
Q
Uses fork well
A
4 years
17
Q
Large buttons
A
3 years
18
Q
Tie shoes
A
6 years
19
Q
Stacks 6 blocks
A
24 months
20
Q
Stacks 8 blocks
A
30 months
21
Q
3 block bridge
A
3 years
22
Q
5 block gate
A
4 years
23
Q
Moro disappears by
A
3-4 months
24
Q
Parachute appears by
A
6-9 months
25
When lying down, can lift head momentarily by
1 month
26
When lying down, can lift head to 45 degrees/can lift head off table by
2 months
27
When lying down, can lift head to 90 degrees/ can lift chest by
4 months
28
When pull to sitting, has complete head lag
newborn
29
When pull to sitting, has no head lag
4 months
30
When pull to sitting, lifts head off of table in anticipation of being lifted
6 months
31
Rolls front to back
4-5 months
32
Rolls back to front
5-6 months
33
Sits with support
6 months
34
Sits without support
7 months
35
Pulls to stand
9 months
36
Walks holding onto furniture
11 months
37
Walks without help
13 months
38
Walks well
15 months
39
Runs well
24 months
40
Runs stiffly
18 months
41
Can climb up & down stairs, 2 feet on each step
2 years
42
Can climb up & down stairs, 1 foot per step each way
4 years
43
Jumps off ground with 2 feet up
2.5 years
44
Hops on 1 foot
4 years
45
Skips
5-6 years
46
Balances on 1 foot for 2-3 seconds
3 years
47
Balances on 1 foot for 6-10 seconds
4 years
48
Social smile
1-2 months
49
Smiles at mirror
4 months
50
Separation anxiety
6-12 months
51
Waves bye-bye
10 months
52
Shows or offers toy to adult
11 months
53
Dresses self (except buttons in back)
3 years
54
Ties shoe laces
5 years
55
Symbolic play
12 months
56
Parallel play, empathy
24 months
57
Fantasy play
36 months
58
Cooperative play
3-4 years
59
Can tell fantasy from reality
5 years
60
Games with rules
6 years
61
Coos
2-4 months
62
Squeals
4 months
63
Babbles
6 months
64
Mama/dada: nonspecifically, polysyllabic babbling
9 months
65
First words: mama/dada specifically
9-12 months
66
Understands 1-step commands
15 months
67
Uses > 5 words
18 months
68
Follows simple commands
18 months
69
Can identify 4 body parts
18 months
70
Vocabulary of 10-50 words
13-18 months
71
2-word sentences
18-24 months
72
100-200 words in vocabulary
24 months
73
50% of speech is understood by stranger
24 months
74
Uses personal pronouns
24 months
75
Identifies 6 body parts
24 months
76
Understands prepositions
30 months
77
Speaks in 3-4 word sentences
36 months
78
Knows hundreds of words
36 months
79
75% of speech is understood by stranger
36 months
80
Can use plurals
36 months
81
Can identify 2 colors
36 months
82
Understands what/who questions
36 months
83
100% of speech is understood by stranger
4 years
84
Speaks in paragraphs
4 years
85
Uses past/present tense
4 years
86
Identifies gender
4 years
87
Identifies 5-6 colors
4 years
88
Uses "why" questions
4 years
89
Operational thinking
6 years
90
Birth weight is regained by
10-14 days
91
Birth weight doubles by
4 months
92
Birth weight triples by
12 months
93
Birth weight quadruples by
24 months
94
Birth length doubles by
4 years
95
Birth length triples by
13 years
96
Birth length increases by how much by 12 months?
50%
97
After age 2, average annual height increase is?
2" per year
98
After age 2, average annual weight gain is?
5 lbs per year
99
Head circumference growth in first 2 months
0.5 cm/week
100
Head circumference growth in first year
1 cm/month
101
Imitates a horizontal stroke when drawing
2 years
102
Draws a person with a head and 1 body part
3 years
103
Draws a person with 6 body parts
5 years
104
Draws a person with 12-14 parts
6 years
105
Draws a person with 18 parts
7 years
106
Pedals a tricycle
3 years
107
Can catch a bounced ball
4 years
108
Hops on 1 foot 2-3 times
4 years
109
Rides a bike without training wheels
6 years
110
Can write part of their first name
4 years
111
Throws a ball overhand
4 years
112
Can write their name
5 years
113
Can hop on 1 foot 15 times
5 years
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