Development Milestones
Development Milestones Check List For Children Aged 0 – 19 Years
0 – 3 years
Months Motor Skills Social & Emotional Skills Speech & Language Skills
0 - 3 • Can lift Head
• Limb Movement uncoordinated
• Sucks vigorously
• Follows moving object with eyes for a few seconds
• Spends most of the time asleep • Appears most content when in care or close proximity of mother
• Development of attachment and close bonding is necessary
• Presence of mother/main carer appears to be sensed
• Main carers face is constantly watched by the infant
• Mood swings can change quite quickly from happy to sad • Cooing
• Cry’s to communicate needs
• Cooing sounds to show pleasure
3 - 6 • Kicks and pushes feet against a firm surface
• Waves arms in a controlled manner
• Can hold head steadily
• Rolls from back to side
• Lying on stomach can push up with arms to lift head
• Watches hands and fingers, clasps hands
• Sleeps approximately 16 hours a day • Gets great pleasure form being held or cuddled
• Smiles and shows pleasure
• Rapid mood swings are still prevalent • Cry’s to communicate needs
• Cooing sounds to show pleasure
6 - 9 • Can sit unsupported for short periods but supported for longer periods
• Arms move purposefully
• Rolls from back to stomach
• Can pull themselves to a standing position if aided
• Grasps using whole hand, taking every object to the mouth
• Hands and eyes coordinate
• Starts making different sounds
• First tooth may appear
• Strangers could make them feel anxious
• Everything that is going on around them they are interested in and keen to see
• When with mother, family or friendly people generally, vocalises, laughs and chuckles
• Appears angry when removal of toys/play things but easily changes when distracted • Babbling
• Babbling makes up 50% of non-crying sounds
• Blends of constantans and vowels make strings of sounds
• Later with intonation which copies the pattern of adult speech
• By the end of this stage
0 – 3 years
Months Motor Skills Social & Emotional Skills Speech & Language Skills
0 - 3 • Can lift Head
• Limb Movement uncoordinated
• Sucks vigorously
• Follows moving object with eyes for a few seconds
• Spends most of the time asleep • Appears most content when in care or close proximity of mother
• Development of attachment and close bonding is necessary
• Presence of mother/main carer appears to be sensed
• Main carers face is constantly watched by the infant
• Mood swings can change quite quickly from happy to sad • Cooing
• Cry’s to communicate needs
• Cooing sounds to show pleasure
3 - 6 • Kicks and pushes feet against a firm surface
• Waves arms in a controlled manner
• Can hold head steadily
• Rolls from back to side
• Lying on stomach can push up with arms to lift head
• Watches hands and fingers, clasps hands
• Sleeps approximately 16 hours a day • Gets great pleasure form being held or cuddled
• Smiles and shows pleasure
• Rapid mood swings are still prevalent • Cry’s to communicate needs
• Cooing sounds to show pleasure
6 - 9 • Can sit unsupported for short periods but supported for longer periods
• Arms move purposefully
• Rolls from back to stomach
• Can pull themselves to a standing position if aided
• Grasps using whole hand, taking every object to the mouth
• Hands and eyes coordinate
• Starts making different sounds
• First tooth may appear
• Strangers could make them feel anxious
• Everything that is going on around them they are interested in and keen to see
• When with mother, family or friendly people generally, vocalises, laughs and chuckles
• Appears angry when removal of toys/play things but easily changes when distracted • Babbling
• Babbling makes up 50% of non-crying sounds
• Blends of constantans and vowels make strings of sounds
• Later with intonation which copies the pattern of adult speech
• By the end of this stage