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MILESTONES IN PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
Motor Skills
Average age
Age range
Can hold head steady
6 weeks
3 weeks-4 months
When lying prone can lift themself by their arms
2 months
3 weeks-4 months
Rolls from side to back
2 months
3 weeks-5 months
Grasps objects
3 ½ months
2 – 7 months
Rolls from back to side
4 ½ months
2 – 7 months
Sits alone
7 months
5-9 months
Crawls
7 months
5-11 months
Pulls to stand
8 months
5-12 months
Plays pat-a-cake
9 ½ months
7 -15 months
Stands alone
11 months
9-16 months
Walks alone
11 ½ months
9-17 months
Builds tower of two cubes
11 ½ months
10-19 months
Scribbles vigorously
14 months
10-21 months
Walks up stairs with help
16 months
12-23 months
Jumps
23 ½ months
17-30 months
Balance improves-walking becomes more
coordinated
24 months
17-30 months
Uses a spoon effectively
24 months
17-30 months
Walks on tiptoe
25 months
16-30 months
Uses scissors
36 months
25-40 months
Skipping appears
5 – 6 years
Shows maturity in throwing and catching
5 – 6 years
Ties shoes, draws more complex pictures, uses an
adult like pencil grip, and writes name
5 – 6 years
Drawings become more detailed
6 – 8 years
Adolescent growth spurt occurs for girls
9 – 11 years
Gross motor skills improve with better
coordination
9 – 11 years
Reaction time improves contributing to motor
development
9 – 11 years
Puberty begins
Around 11 years
MILESTONES IN COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
Average age range
Engages in imitation of adult’s facial expressions
Birth – 6 months
Recognition memory for people, places objects improve
Birth – 6 months
Engages in intentional, or goal- directed behaviour.
7 – 12 months
Finds objects hidden in a place
7 – 12 months
Engages in imitation of adults’ actions with objects
7 – 12 months
Recall memory for people, places and objects further improves
7 – 12 months
Solves simple problems
7 – 12 months
Sustained attention improves
13 – 18 months
Memory becomes less dependent on context
13 – 18 months
Engages in make-believe play
19 – 24 months
Sorts objects into categories more effectively
19 – 24 months
Recall memory for people, places and objects improves further
19 – 24 months
Make–believe becomes less dependent on realistic toys, less selfcentered, and more complex
2 – 3 years
Can take the perspective of others in simple situations
2 – 3 years
Recognition memory is well developed
2 – 3 years
Attention becomes more sustained and planful
3 – 4 years
Aware of some meaningful features of written language
3 – 4 years
Aware of some meaningful features of written language
3 – 4 years
Attention continues to improve
5 – 6 years
Counts on and counts down, engaging in simple addition and
subtraction
5 – 6 years
Understanding of spatial concepts improves such as being able to give
directions
6 – 8 years
Attention further improves
6 – 8 years
Long-term knowledge base grows larger
9 – 11 years
Becomes more self-conscious and self-focused
11 – 14 years
Becomes more idealistic and critical
11 – 14 years
Is likely to show reasoning on familiar tasks
14 – 21 years
Becomes better at everyday planning and decision making
14 – 21 years
MILESTONES IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Average age range
Engages in cooing and, by the end of this period babbling
Birth – 6 months
Establishes joint attention with caregiver
Birth – 6 months
Babbling expands to include sounds of spoken languages and
the child’s language community
7 – 12 months
Activity takes turns in games
13 – 18 months
Uses preverbal gestures to influence other’s behaviour
13 – 18 months
Says first word
13 – 18 months
Vocabulary increases to 200 words
19 – 24 months
Combines two words
19 - 24 months
Displays effective conversational skills
2 – 3 years
Understands many culturally accepted ways of adjusting speech
to fit age, sex, and social status of speakers and listeners
3 – 4 years
Vocabulary reaches about 10,000 words
5 – 6 years
Vocabulary increases rapidly
6 – 8 years
Word definitions are concrete, referring to functions and
appearance
6 – 8 years
Adapts messages to the needs of listeners in complex
communication situations
9 – 11 years
Narratives about past become longer and more complex
9 – 11 years
Conversational strategies become more refined
9 – 11 years
Grasps irony, sarcasm, and figurative language, such as proverbs
11 – 14 years
Can make subtle adjustments in speech style, depending on the
situation.
11 – 14 years
Can read and interpret adult literary works
14 – 21 years
MILESTONES IN SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Average age range
Social smile and laughter emerge.
Birth – 6 months
Matches adults’ emotional expressions during face-to-face interaction
Birth – 6 months
Anger and fear increase in frequency and intensity
7 – 12 months
Stranger anxiety and separation anxiety appear
7 – 12 months
Shows clear-cut attachment to familiar caregivers.
7 – 12 months
Joins in play with familiar adults, siblings, and peers
13 – 18 months
Me-self emerges; recognises image of self in mirror and on videotape.
13 – 18 months
Begins to realise others’ emotional reactions may differ from one’s own
13 – 18 months
Self-conscious emotions emerge
19 – 24 months
Acquires a vocabulary of emotional terms
19 – 24 months
Begins to tolerate caregiver’s absences more easily
19 – 24 months
Uses own name or personal pronoun to label image of self.
19 – 24 months
Begins to develop a self-concept and self-esteem
2 – 3 years
Cooperation and instrumental aggression appear
2 – 3 years
Understands causes, consequences, and behavioural signs of basic
emotions
2 – 3 years
Emotional self-regulation improves
3 – 4 years
Experiences self-conscious emotions more often
3 – 4 years
Non-social activity declines and interactive play increases.
3 – 4 years
Forms first friendship
3 – 4 years
Bases understanding of people’s intentions on a wider range of social cues
5 – 6 years
Ability to interpret, predict, and influence other’s emotional reactions
improves
5 – 6 years
Becomes better at social problem solving
5 – 6 years
Self-conscious emotions of pride and guilt are governed by personal
responsibility
6 – 8 years
Understands that access to different information often causes people to
have a different perspective
6 – 8 years
Becomes more responsible and independent
6 – 8 years
Able to regulate emotions
9 – 11 years
Moodiness and parent-child conflict increase
11 – 14 years
Strives for autonomy, spending less time with parents and siblings
11 – 14 years
Conformity to peer pressure increases
11 – 14 years
Self-esteem tends to rise
14 – 21 years
Is likely to be searching for an identity
14 – 21 years