|
Age |
Gross Motor |
Fine Motor |
|
1 month |
Lying on stomach
(prone); head up |
Hands in fists |
3 months
|
Good head control; rest
on forearms when in prone position |
Hands not fisted;
starts to look at own fingers |
6 months
|
Roll over; sit
with support, bear weight on both legs when supported |
Reach out for object;
put object to mouth; begin to transfer from hand to hand |
9 months
|
Commando crawl, sit
without support; get into sitting position from prone or supine;
pull to stand |
Grasp with palm;
developing immature pincer grip |
12 months
|
Crawl on all fours,
stand without support; cruise; walk with aid |
Point with index
finger; clap ; wave bye bye; able to give up object upon
request |
18 months
|
Walk well; walk
backwards; throw a ball while standing |
Build tower of 4 cubes;
scribbles spontaneously; show hand preference |
22 months
|
Walk upstairs with
help; jump in one place; kick a ball |
Build tower of 6 cubes;
imitate vertical strokes; enjoy picture book; turn pages singly |
24 months
|
Run well; jump with two
feet |
Imitate horizontal
line; draw circle |
3 years
|
Walk up steps with alternating feet; walk down steps two feet to a
step; ride tricycle; stand momentarily on one foot |
Imitate cross; draw a
man with head and one or two other parts; know 3 primary colors;
cut with scissors |
4 years
|
Walk/run up and
downstairs; catch a ball |
Hold and use pencil
with good control; draw man with head, legs, trunk, arm and fingers |
5 years
|
Skip; hop; swing
skillfully |
Copy square and
triangle; write letters; draw house with a door window and roof;
color picture neatly within outlines |
|
Age |
Receptive |
Expressive |
|
1 month |
Alert to sound |
Cry |
|
2 months |
Look at familiar faces |
Smile; coo; vocalize |
3 months
|
- |
Chuckle; echo; cry discriminately due to hunger,
pain and so on |
4 months
|
- |
Laugh; response when spoken to |
|
6 months |
Localize source of sound (ear level) |
Babbles (baba, dada) |
|
8 months |
Play peek-a-boo |
Mimic sounds |
|
10 months |
Understand ‘no’; answer to name when called |
Say ‘dada’ and ‘mama’ specifically |
|
12 months |
Able to follow simple command |
Say first word; imitate sounds, use immature jargon |
|
14 months |
Look appropriately when asked ‘where is
(object)?’ |
Say two or three words |
|
18 months |
Point to three body parts; point to self;
understand simple instructions |
Know 10-25 words including ‘thank you’, ‘let’s go’,
‘I want’ |
|
24 months |
Understand 2-step instructions, understand me/you
|
Know more than 150 words; use 2- or 3-word
sentences; refer to self by name, know full name |
3 years
|
Listen to stories, know nursery rhymes |
Able to give full name and sex; carry out simple
conversation; ask many questions, count up to 10 |
4 years
|
Able to enjoy jokes |
Sing nursery rhymes; tell imaginative stories;
count up to 20 |
|
5 years |
Enjoy riddles |
Speak fluently |
|
Age |
Behavior |
5-6 weeks
|
Smile; stop crying when picked up or spoken to;
show responsive vocalization |
3 months
|
Gaze on mother’s face during nursing; smile; coo;
show excited movement to familiar situations like feeding or
bathing |
|
6 months |
Grasp small toys; put everything into mouth; shake
a rattle; may start to show stranger anxiety |
|
9 months |
Stranger anxiety,
play peek-a-boo |
|
12 months |
Drink from cup; help with dressing; stop putting
things to mouth; give up toy upon request; wave bye-bye |
18 months
|
Take off shoes and socks; may have bowel control;
still wet; imitate simple daily activities such as water the plant |
24 months
|
Attempt to spoon-feed self; indicate toilet need;
dry by day; curious and demanding for attention; temper tantrums;
little awareness of danger |
3 years
|
Feed self without much spillage; wash and dry
hands; dry by day and night; put on pants, shoes and socks; is
active in make-belief play |
4 years
|
Brush teeth; dress with minimal help; independent
and strong-willed |
5 years
|
Bathe/shower without assistance; understand rules
for games; understand time |
