Child Development Milestones – Growth, Physical & Mental Development of Babies

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Child Development

Child Development

Normal Developmental Milestones

Development

The principles of development are summarised as follows:

Development is a continuous process from conception to maturity.
The sequence of development is the same in all children, but the rate of development varies from child to child.
Development is intimately related to the maturation of the nervous system.
Generalised mass activity is replaced by specific individual responses.
Development is in the cephalocaudal direction.

The developmental milestones that a child attains are a good reflection of its physical and neurological maturity.

Child Development

Age	Gross Motor	Fine Motor	Social	Language
1 Month	-	Grasp reflex	Looks at person speaking	Quietens on sound
2 Months	-	Hands closed	Social smile	Smiles when spoken to
3 Months	Head held up slightly	Hands open	Recognises mother	Coos and babbles
4 Months	Stable head control	Reaches for objects	Laughs aloud	Continuous sounds
6 Months	Sits with support	Transfers rattle	Smiles at mirror	Speaks “ba”, “ma”
8 Months	Sits without support	-	-	-
9 Months	Stands with support	Pincer grasp	Waves bye-bye	“Mama”, “Papa”
10 Months	Walks with support	-	-	-
12 Months	Stands alone	Fine pincer grasp	Plays ball	2–3 meaningful words
15 Months	Walks alone	Builds cube tower	-	Jargon speech
18 Months	Runs, throws ball	Uses spoon	Imitates household work	7–10 words
2 Years	Jumps, walks backward	Turns pages	Asks for food/toilet	2–3 word sentence
3 Years	Rides tricycle	Dresses self	Knows name & age	Normal speech
4 Years	Walks downstairs	Buttons clothes	Plays in group	Tells story
5 Years	Skips	Ties shoelace	Helps in house work	Very talkative

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