Developmental Milestones babies

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Developmental

MilestonesBy Aishath Almas and Fathimath Luha



What is child development ?

Development and growth are two different things.

A child improving their skills from simple to comple.



What is included in a child!s

development

"ross motor

Fine motor

Language

#ognitive or thinking skills

$ocial



Developmental milestones.

Age specific tasks that your child can do at different ages.

%his can vary from child to child since every child is different.



First two years



First month

Makes &erky' (uivering arm thrusts.

Focuses )*+,inches away.

-ecognies some sounds.

/refers sweet smell

Avoids 0itter and acidic smells



By the end of third month

-aises head and chest when lying on stomach

$tretches legs out and kicks

1pen and shut hands

Brings hand to mouth

%akes swipes at dangling o0&ects with hands

"rasps and shakes toys

Watches faces intently



By the end of third month

Follows moving o0&ects

$tarts using hands and eyes in coordination

-ecognie familiar o0&ects and sound

Begins to 0a00le

%urns head toward the direction of the sound

Develops emotionally



By the end of seven months

-olls 0oth ways

$its with and then without the support of their hands or 0ack

$upports the child2s whole weight on their legs

-eaches with one hand

%ransfers o0&ects from hand to hand

Develops full color vision




Distance vision matures

"ains the a0ility to track moving o0&ects

-esponds to own name

-esponds to 3no4

Distinguishes emotions

Makes sounds in response

5se voices to epress &oy




Finds partially hidden o0&ects

6plores with hands and mouth

7nterested in mirror images

6n&oys social play



6nd of twelve months

$hy and anious with strangers

#ries when mother or father leaves

6n&oys imitating people

Learns to 0e fearful in some situations

%ests parental response to their 0ehavior

/refers the regular care giver over all others

Finger feeds himself




8elps in getting dressed

Learns to sit and stand on their own

#rawls forward in 0elly

May walk two or three steps

Walks holding on furniture

-esponds to simple ver0al re(uests

5ses simple gestures




Ba00les with inflection

6plores o0&ects in many different ways

Finds hidden o0&ects easily

Begins to use o0&ects correctly

7dentifies the image when told ver0ally



6ighteen months

Like to pull push and dump things

/ull of hats' socks and shoes

%urn pages

$cri00le with crayons walk without help

-un stiffly with eyes on the ground

Develops secondary thinking skills



%wo years

Drink with straw

Feeds himself

8elp in washing hands

%oss and roll large 0all

1pen ca0inets and drawers and 0oes

Walks up steps using help

6plore surroundings



%wo years

8ave a voca0ulary of several hundred words

$ay names of toys

8um or try to sing

Like to imitate parents

#omfort a distressed friend or parent

Asks for information of the o0&ects



%hree years



6nd of three years

#lim0s well

Walks up and down the stairs

-uns easily

/edals tricycle

Bends over easily without falling



6nd of three years

7mproves hand and finger skills

Follows, or 9 component commands

-ecognies all common o0&ects

#an say name age and se

5nderstands most of the sentences

$trangers can understand most of their words Makes mechanical toys



6nd of three years

$orts o0&ects 0y color and shape

/lays make 0elieve with dolls

#ompletes pule with 9 : ; pieces

5nderstands the concepts of mine and his

6presses affection openly and in a wide range



Four and five yeas



6nd of four years

8ops and stands on one foot

<icks 0alls forward

%hrows 0all overhand

#atches 0ounced 0alls most of the times

5ses scissors

Draw circles and s(uares Begins to copy some capital letters



6nd of four years

5nderstands the concept of same and different

Masters some 0asic rules of grammar

$peaks in sentences of five to si words

%ell stories

#orrectly name some colors

5nderstands the concept of counting -ecalls parts of story



6nd of four years

7nterested in new eperience

#ooperates with other children plays

Dresses and undresses

More independent

8as imaginations



6nd of five years

$tands on one foot for a longer time

$wings and clim0s

May 0e a0le to skip

#opies geometric patterns draws persons with 0ody

5se fork and spoon properly

"oes to the toilet alone



6nd of five years

5ses future tense

%ells longer stories

$ays name and address

#an count += or more o0&ects

Better understands the concept of time

<nows a0out things used daily at their home



6nd of five years

Wants to please friends

Wants to 0e like their friends

More likely to agree to rules

Likes to sing' dance and act

Aware of seuality

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