Summary of Milestones

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Dr Tom Leach

GROSS VISION + FINE HEARING + SOCIAL

MOTOR MOTOR SPEECH

NEWBORN Limbs flexed Startles to loud

Symmetrical noises
posture
Head lag

6 WEEKS Follows Smiles

moving object Responsively
or face by
turning head.
(3M)

6–8 Raises head to

WEEKS 45˚

3–4 Head control Reaches out Vocalises alone

MONTHS for toys (6m) or coos, and
laughs when
spoken to (7m)

6–8 Sits without Puts food into

MONTHS support. mouth
-6m round
back
-8m straight
back (9m)

7 MONTHS Transfers toys Turns to soft

from one hand sounds out of
to another. sight
(8m)

8–9 Crawling
MONTHS

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7 – 10 7m – sounds
MONTHS used
indescriminantly
10m – sounds
used
discriminantly to
parents

10 Stands Mature pincer Fears

MONTHS independently grip strangers
Walks around (10m)
furniture
(12m)

10 – 12 Waves bye –
MONTHS bye
Plays peek a
boo

12 Walks 2 or 3 words Drinks from

MONTHS unsteadily other than cup with both
with broad mama and dada hands
gait and
hands apart

15 Walks alone
MONTHS steadily (18m)

16 – 18 Immature
MONTHS pencil grip
Makes marks
with crayons

18 Builds a tower 6 – 10 words Holds spoon

MONTHS of 3 bricks points to 4 parts and gets food
of body into mouth
safely (18m)
Begins to help
dressing self

18 M – 2 Builds a tower Symbolic play

YRS of 6 bricks

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20 – 24 2 or more words Dry by day
MONTHS to make simple Pulls off some
phrases (2yrs) clothing

2 YRS Able to draw a

line with pencil

2 ½ YRS Runs and Builds a tower

jumps of 8 bricks or a
train with 4
bricks

2 ½ – 3YRS Talks constantly

in 3-4 word
sentences (3yrs)
Understands
commands

4YRS Builds bridge Parallel play

from seen Interactive
model play
Draws circle Takes turns
with pencil

5YRS Draws squares

and triangles
with pencil

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