Developmental Milestones and Patterns

Flashcards covering developmental milestones, the cephalocaudal pattern, and various motor skills based on the provided lecture notes.

Fours areas of development

Gross motor, Fine motor, Language, Social.

Cephalocaudal development

Development that proceeds from head to toe, with control of the head developing before the trunk and lower limbs.

Age of head control

$3$ months.

Age of rolling over

$4$ months.

Age of sitting in tripod posture

$6$ months.

Tripod posture

Sitting while supporting the body with both hands placed forward.

Age of sitting without support

$8$ months.

Age of crawling and creeping

$8$ months.

Crawling

Movement where the abdomen touches the floor.

Creeping

Movement where the abdomen is off the floor and the child moves on hands and knees.