Pediatric Developmental Milestone

Question 1

What are a 2 month Social and Emotional status?

Answer 1

Begins to smile at people
Can briefly calm himself (may bring hands to mouth and suck on hand)
Tries to look at parent

Question 2

What are a 2 month Language/Communication status?

Answer 2

Coos, makes gurgling sounds

Turns head toward sounds

Question 3

What are a 2 month Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 3

Pays attention to faces
Begins to follow things with eyes and recognize people at a distance
Begins to act bored (cries, fussy) if activity doesn’t change

Question 4

What are a 2 month Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 4

Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy

Makes smoother movements with arms and legs

Question 5

What are a 4 month Social and Emotional status?

Answer 5

Smiles spontaneously, especially at people
Likes to play with people and might cry when playing stops
Copies some movements and facial expressions, like smiling or frowning

Question 6

What are a 4 month Language/Communication status?

Answer 6

Begins to babble
Babbles with expression and copies sounds he hears
Cries in different ways to show hunger, pain, or being tired

Question 7

What are a 4 month Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 7

Lets you know if she is happy or sad
Responds to affection
Reaches for toy with one hand
Uses hands and eyes together, such as seeing a toy and reaching for it
Follows moving things with eyes from side to side
Watches faces closely
Recognizes familiar people and things at a distance

Question 8

What are a 4 month Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 8

Holds head steady, unsupported
Pushes down on legs when feet are on a hard surface
May be able to roll over from tummy to back
Can hold a toy and shake it and swing at dangling toys
Brings hands to mouth
When lying on stomach, pushes up to elbows

Question 9

What are a 6 month Social and Emotional status?

Answer 9

Knows familiar faces and begins to know if someone is a stranger
Likes to play with others, especially parents
Responds to other people’s emotions and often seems happy
Likes to look at self in a mirror

Question 10

What are a 6 month Language/Communication status?

Answer 10

Responds to sounds by making sounds
Strings vowels together when babbling (“ah,” “eh,” “oh”) and likes taking turns with parent while making sounds
Responds to own name
Makes sounds to show joy and displeasure
Begins to say consonant sounds (jabbering with “m,” “b”)

Question 11

What are a 6 month Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 11

Looks around at things nearby
Brings things to mouth
Shows curiosity about things and tries to get things that are out of reach
Begins to pass things from one hand to the other

Question 12

What are a 6 month Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 12

Rolls over in both directions (front to back, back to front)
Begins to sit without support
When standing, supports weight on legs and might bounce
Rocks back and forth, sometimes crawling backward before moving forward

Question 13

What are a 9 month Social and Emotional status?

Answer 13

May be afraid of strangers
May be clingy with familiar adults
Has favorite toys

Question 14

What are a 9 month Language/Communication status?

Answer 14

Understands “no”
Makes a lot of different sounds like “mamamama” and “bababababa”
Copies sounds and gestures of others
Uses fingers to point at things

Question 15

What are a 9 month Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 15

Watches the path of something as it falls
Looks for things he sees you hide
Plays peek-a-boo
Puts things in her mouth
Moves things smoothly from one hand to the other
Picks up things like cereal o’s between thumb and index finger

Question 16

What are a 9 month Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 16

Stands, holding on
Can get into sitting position
Sits without support
Pulls to stand
Crawls

Question 17

What are a 12 month Social and Emotional status?

Answer 17

Is shy or nervous with strangers
Cries when mom or dad leaves
Has favorite things and people
Shows fear in some situations
Hands you a book when he wants to hear a story
Repeats sounds or actions to get attention
Puts out arm or leg to help with dressing
Plays games such as “peek-a-boo” and “pat-a-cake”

Question 18

What are a 12 month Language/Communication status?

Answer 18

Responds to simple spoken requests
Uses simple gestures, like shaking head “no” or waving “bye-bye”
Makes sounds with changes in tone (sounds more like speech)
Says “mama” and “dada” and exclamations like “uh-oh!”
Tries to say words you say

Question 19

What are a 12 month Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 19

Explores things in different ways, like shaking, banging, throwing
Finds hidden things easily
Looks at the right picture or thing when it’s named
Copies gestures
Starts to use things correctly; for example, drinks from a cup, brushes hair
Bangs two things together
Puts things in a container, takes things out of a container
Lets things go without help
Pokes with index (pointer) finger
Follows simple directions like “pick up the toy”

Question 20

What are a 12 month Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 20

Gets to a sitting position without help
Pulls up to stand, walks holding on to furniture (“cruising”)
May take a few steps without holding on
May stand alone

Question 21

What are a 18 month Social and Emotional status?

Answer 21

Likes to hand things to others as play
May have temper tantrums
May be afraid of strangers
Shows affection to familiar people
Plays simple pretend, such as feeding a doll
May cling to caregivers in new situations
Points to show others something interesting
Explores alone but with parent close by

Question 22

What are a 18 month Language/Communication status?

Answer 22

Says several single words
Says and shakes head “no”
Points to show someone what he wants

Question 23

What are a 18 month Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 23

Knows what ordinary things are for; for example, telephone, brush, spoon
Points to get the attention of others
Shows interest in a doll or stuffed animal by pretending to feed
Points to one body part
Scribbles on his own
Can follow 1-step verbal commands without any gestures; for example, sits when you say “sit down

Question 24

What are a 18 month Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 24

Walks alone 
May walk up steps and run
Pulls toys while walking
Can help undress herself
Drinks from a cup
Eats with a spoon

Question 25

What are a 2 year old Social and Emotional status?

Answer 25

Copies others, especially adults and older children
Gets excited when with other children
Shows more and more independence
Shows defiant behavior (doing what he has been told not to)
Plays mainly beside other children, but is beginning to include other children, such as in chase games

Question 26

What are a 2 year old Language/Communication status?

Answer 26

Points to things or pictures when they are named
Knows names of familiar people and body parts
Says sentences with 2 to 4 words
Follows simple instructions
Repeats words overheard in conversation
Points to things in a book

Question 27

What are a 2 year old Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 27

Finds things even when hidden under two or three covers
Begins to sort shapes and colors
Completes sentences and rhymes in familiar books
Plays simple make-believe games
Builds towers of 4 or more blocks
Might use one hand more than the other
Follows two-step instructions such as “Pick up your shoes and put them in the closet.”
Names items in a picture book such as a cat, bird, or dog

Question 28

What are a 2 year old Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 28

Stands on tiptoe
Kicks a ball
Begins to run
Climbs onto and down from furniture without help
Walks up and down stairs holding on
Throws ball overhand
Makes or copies straight lines and circles

Question 29

What are a 3 year old Social and Emotional status?

Answer 29

Copies adults and friends
Shows affection for friends without prompting
Takes turns in games
Shows concern for crying friend
Understands the idea of “mine” and “his” or “hers”
Shows a wide range of emotions
Separates easily from mom and dad
May get upset with major changes in routine
Dresses and undresses self

Question 30

What are a 3 year old Language/Communication status?

Answer 30

Follows instructions with 2 or 3 steps
Can name most familiar things
Understands words like “in,” “on,” and “under”
Says first name, age, and sex
Names a friend
Says words like “I,” “me,” “we,” and “you” and some plurals (cars, dogs, cats)
Talks well enough for strangers to understand most of the time
Carries on a conversation using 2 to 3 sentences

Question 31

What are a 3 year old Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 31

Can work toys with buttons, levers, and moving parts
Plays make-believe with dolls, animals, and people
Does puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces
Understands what “two” means
Copies a circle with pencil or crayon
Turns book pages one at a time
Builds towers of more than 6 blocks
Screws and unscrews jar lids or turns door handle

Question 32

What are a 3 year old Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 32

Climbs well
Runs easily
Pedals a tricycle (3-wheel bike)
Walks up and down stairs, one foot on each step

Question 33

What are a 4 year old Social and Emotional status?

Answer 33

Enjoys doing new things
Plays “Mom” and “Dad”
Is more and more creative with make-believe play
Would rather play with other children than by himself
Cooperates with other children
Often can’t tell what’s real and what’s make-believe
Talks about what she likes and what she is interested in

Question 34

What are a 4 year old Language/Communication status?

Answer 34

Knows some basic rules of grammar, such as correctly using “he” and “she”
Sings a song or says a poem from memory such as the “Itsy Bitsy Spider” or the “Wheels on the Bus”
Tells stories
Can say first and last name

Question 35

What are a 4 year old Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 35

Names some colors and some numbers
Understands the idea of counting
Starts to understand time
Remembers parts of a story
Understands the idea of “same” and “different”
Draws a person with 2 to 4 body parts
Uses scissors
Starts to copy some capital letters
Plays board or card games
Tells you what he thinks is going to happen next in a book

Question 36

What are a 4 year old Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 36

Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds
Catches a bounced ball most of the time
Pours, cuts with supervision, and mashes own food

Question 37

What are a 5 year old Social and Emotional status?

Answer 37

Wants to please friends
Wants to be like friends
More likely to agree with rules
Likes to sing, dance, and act
Shows concern and sympathy for others
Is aware of gender
Can tell what’s real and what’s make-believe
Shows more independence (for example, may visit a next-door neighbor by himself [adult supervision is still needed])
Is sometimes demanding and sometimes very cooperative

Question 38

What are a 5 year old Language/Communication status?

Answer 38

Speaks very clearly
Tells a simple story using full sentences
Uses future tense; for example, “Grandma will be here.”
Says name and address

Question 39

What are a 5 year old Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) status?

Answer 39

Counts 10 or more things
Can draw a person with at least 6 body parts
Can print some letters or numbers
Copies a triangle and other geometric shapes
Knows about things used every day, like money and food

Question 40

What are a 5 year old Movement/Physical Development status?

Answer 40

Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer
Hops; may be able to skip
Can do a somersault
Uses a fork and spoon and sometimes a table knife
Can use the toilet on her own
Swings and climbs

Question 41

At what age can a child draw a shape? (3,4,5,6yrs)

Answer 41

3yr circle
4 yr cross
5yr square
6yr triangle