At Par with Developmental Milestones

Wow a year has already gone by since my nephew/godson Aiden was born. According to the old adage, "they grow up so fast".... tru dat.... it has been a privilege to observe his development over the past year, so in honour of Aiden hitting the big 0-1... let's discuss developmental milestones in pediatrics:

By 6 weeks:
lifts chin intermittently when prone (gross motor development)
social smile (adaptive and social development)

By 2 months:
arms extended forward when prone (gross motor development)
pulls at clothes (fine motor development)
coos (speech and language development)
By 4 months:
lifts head and chest in prone position (gross motor development)
rolls over front to back (gross motor development)
no head lag (gross motor development)
reach and grasp (fine motor development)
objects to mouth (fine motor development)
responds to voice (speech and language development)
By 6 months:
weight on hands when prone (gross motor development)
tripod sit (gross motor development)
rolls over back to front (gross motor development)
ulnar grasp (fine motor development)
begins to babble (speech and language development)
responds to name (speech and language development)
stranger anxiety (social and adaptive development)
By 9 months:
pulls to stand (gross motor development)
sits alone back straight (gross motor development)
creeps/crawls (gross motor)
"walks" with hands held (gross motor)
finger thumb grasp (fine motor development)
"mama" "dada" (speech and language)
imitates 1 word (speech and language)
plays games (social and adaptive)
separation anxiety (social and adaptive)By 12 months:
walks with support, "cruises" (gross motor development)
pincer grasp (fine motor development)
throws (fine motor development)
one or more words (speech and language)
plays peek-a-boo (social and adaptive)
drinks from cup (social and adaptive)By 15 months:
walks without support (gross motor development)
draws a line (fine motor development)
uses jargon (speech and language)
points to needs (social and adaptive)

Happy Birthday little buddy!TECHNORATI TAGS: developmental milestones, pediatrics