Paediatrics - Developmental Milestones

Front 1

Gross motor

Back 1

Chin up (1 m)
Lifts head (4 m)
Rolls—prone to supine (4 m)
Rolls—supine to prone (5 m)
Sits unsupported (8 m)
Pulls to stand (9 m)
Cruises (10 m)
Walks alone (13 m)
Walks up stairs (20 m)
Kicks ball forward (24 m)
Walks up stairs—alternate feet (30 m)
Rides tricycle (36 m)
Two-wheeler bike (36 m)
Hops on one foot (60 m)

Front 2

Fine motor

Back 2

Unfisting (3 m)
Reach and grasp (5 m)
Transfer (6 m)
Thumb-finger grasp (9 m)
Tower of 2 cubes (16 m)
Handedness (24 m)
Scribbles (24 m)
Tower of 4 cubes (26 m)
Tower of 8 cubes (40 m)

Front 3

Social/self-help

Back 3

Social smile (6 weeks)
Recognises mother (3 m)
Stranger anxiety (9 m) Finger feeds (10 m)
Uses spoon (15 m)
Uses fork (21 m)
Assists with dressing (12 m)
Pulls off socks (15 m)
Unbuttons (30 m)
Buttons (48 m)
Ties shoelaces (60 m)
Dresses without supervision (60 m)

Front 4

Expressive language

Back 4

Coos (3 m)
Babbles (6 m)
Da-Da—inappropriate (8 m)
Da/Ma—appropriate (10 m)
First word (11 m)
Two to six words (15 m)
Two-word phrases (21 m)
Speech all understandable (27 m)
Names one colour (30 m)
Uses plurals (36 m)
Names four colours (42 m)
Gives first and last names (44 m)
Names two opposites (50 m)
Strings sentences together (60 m)

Front 5

Receptive language

Back 5

Gesture games (9 m)
Understands ‘no’ (9 m)
Follows one-step command (12 m)
Points to animal pictures (19 m)
Points to 6 body parts (20 m)
Follows two-step command (24 m)

Front 6

Cognitive

Back 6

Shows anticipatory excitement (3 m)
Plays with rattle (4 m)
Plays peek-a-boo (8 m)
Finds hidden object (9 m)
Pulls string to obtain toy (14 m)
Activates mechanical toy (20 m)
Pretend play (24 m)
Seeks out other for play (36 m)