Pediatrics Developmental Milestones Complete Study Review
Gross Motor: flexed posture; low tone newborn
Gross Motor: Head up when prone 2 months
Gross Motor: Rolling over 4 months
Gross Motor: Sitting up 6 months
Gross Motor: Pulling to stand 9 months
Gross Motor: Walking 12 months
Gross Motor: Stoop and recover 18 months
Gross Motor: Jump on two feet 24 months
Fine Motor: Whole hand reach 4 months
Fine motor: Whole hand grasp; transfer objects 6 months
Fine motor: Pincer grasp 9 months
Fine motor: Place blocks in cup 12 months
Fine motor: Hold utensils 18 months
Fine motor: Scribble 24 months
Expressive Language: cooing (vowel sounds) 2-3 months
Expressive Language: babbling (consonant sounds) 6 months
Expressive Language: Mama, dada non-specifically 9 months
Expressive Language: Mama, dada specifically 10 months
Expressive Language: First real word 12 months
Expressive Language: 7-10 words 18 months
Expressive Language: speech 50% understandable to
24 months
strangers
Receptive Language: turns to name 6 months
Receptive Language: Joint attention 9 months (impaired in autism)
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Receptive Language: Follows a 1 step direction with ges-
11 months
ture
Receptive Language: Follows a 1 step direction without a
15 months
gesture
Receptive Language: Identifies body parts 18 months
Receptive Language: Understands prepositions, more
30 months
complex sentences
Social: Fixes on face 2 months
Social: Monitors gaze 4 months
Social: Stranger anxiety, peek-a-boo 9 months
Social: Points for requests 12 months
Social: Points to show interest 18 months
Social: Early pretend play 24 months
Head lag >3 months (low muscle tone), Rolling <2-3
Gross Motor Red Flags (Infant, Toddler) months (may be increased muscle tone instead of
strength), not walking by 15-18 months
Fisting > 3 months; hand preference < 18 months (may
Fine Motor Red Flags (Infant, Toddler)
indicate poor hand function rather than preference)
Language Red Flags (Infant, Toddler) <50 words or on 2 word phrases by 2 years
Social-Emotional Red Flags (Infant, Toddler) No pointing, gaze monitoring or pretend play by 2 years
Gross Motor: Pedal Tricycle 3 years
Fine Motor: Copy a circle, cut with scissors 3 years
Gross Motor: Hop on one foot 4 years
Fine Motor: Copy a cross; button and snap 4 years
Gross Motor: Gallop, skip 5 years
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Gross Motor: flexed posture; low tone newborn
Gross Motor: Head up when prone 2 months
Gross Motor: Rolling over 4 months
Gross Motor: Sitting up 6 months
Gross Motor: Pulling to stand 9 months
Gross Motor: Walking 12 months
Gross Motor: Stoop and recover 18 months
Gross Motor: Jump on two feet 24 months
Fine Motor: Whole hand reach 4 months
Fine motor: Whole hand grasp; transfer objects 6 months
Fine motor: Pincer grasp 9 months
Fine motor: Place blocks in cup 12 months
Fine motor: Hold utensils 18 months
Fine motor: Scribble 24 months
Expressive Language: cooing (vowel sounds) 2-3 months
Expressive Language: babbling (consonant sounds) 6 months
Expressive Language: Mama, dada non-specifically 9 months
Expressive Language: Mama, dada specifically 10 months
Expressive Language: First real word 12 months
Expressive Language: 7-10 words 18 months
Expressive Language: speech 50% understandable to
24 months
strangers
Receptive Language: turns to name 6 months
Receptive Language: Joint attention 9 months (impaired in autism)
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Receptive Language: Follows a 1 step direction with ges-
11 months
ture
Receptive Language: Follows a 1 step direction without a
15 months
gesture
Receptive Language: Identifies body parts 18 months
Receptive Language: Understands prepositions, more
30 months
complex sentences
Social: Fixes on face 2 months
Social: Monitors gaze 4 months
Social: Stranger anxiety, peek-a-boo 9 months
Social: Points for requests 12 months
Social: Points to show interest 18 months
Social: Early pretend play 24 months
Head lag >3 months (low muscle tone), Rolling <2-3
Gross Motor Red Flags (Infant, Toddler) months (may be increased muscle tone instead of
strength), not walking by 15-18 months
Fisting > 3 months; hand preference < 18 months (may
Fine Motor Red Flags (Infant, Toddler)
indicate poor hand function rather than preference)
Language Red Flags (Infant, Toddler) <50 words or on 2 word phrases by 2 years
Social-Emotional Red Flags (Infant, Toddler) No pointing, gaze monitoring or pretend play by 2 years
Gross Motor: Pedal Tricycle 3 years
Fine Motor: Copy a circle, cut with scissors 3 years
Gross Motor: Hop on one foot 4 years
Fine Motor: Copy a cross; button and snap 4 years
Gross Motor: Gallop, skip 5 years
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