Developmental Milestones (1-24 months) & Red Flags

1 month:

raise head from prone position

2 months:

• what does baby love doing

• what can they do with their head?

-posterior fontanelle closes

-SOCIAL SMILE and vocalizing cooing

-love sleeping for 15-16 hrs

-hold head midline, raises chest off the table

3 months:

-supports on forearms, chest totally off the floor.

-holds objects

-babbles, coos, gurgles, laughs

-regonize mom

4 months:

rolls over front to back

6 months

-sit unsupported and begin to crawl

-babinski still here, while other reflexes gone

-object permeance: know a object is still here even tho you hide it from them so they will look for it

-stranger anxiety

9 months:

-starting to pull up to STAND, cruising

11 months:

walking with assistance

12 months:

walking alone

say 1-2 words meaning

15 months

use a spoon & cup

24 months

walk up and down steps alone

what visual milestone is concerning if absent and for how long?

lack of eye muscle control after 4-6 months

what happens if no social smile and what’s the range?

no social smile by 2-3 months could indicate neurological impairment like cerebral palsy

what motor milestone is abnormal if it occurs too early (before 3 months)?

rolling over before 3 months indicate abnormal muscle tone

what does perisistence of primitive reflexes indicate?

neuro problems

what’s on top of your head?

poor head control at 4 months

when should reaching for objects begin?

around 5 months=failure=red flag

when should babbling began?

by 5-6 months

when should independent sitting occur?

by 7 months, if not something is wrong

when should walking occur at the latest?

by 12-18 months, but if not walking by 24 months=RED FLAG

what missing social or motor skills at 9-10 months are concerning?

no wave bye bye. does not bang 2 objects together

why is failure to develop protective reflexes concerning?

could have motor & neuro problems, this can increase for injury