Child Development Milestones
The development milestone guide is a chart or a format that ideally depicts the child’s skills within a very specific time line.
These specifics are usually calculated based on the average growth rate mentally and physically by census taken from similar age groups around the globe.
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The development milestone guide is a chart or a format that ideally depicts the child’s skills within a very specific time line. These specifics are usually calculated based on the average growth rate mentally and physically by census taken from similar age groups around the globe.
However the parent should also be aware that these guidelines on the expected milestones are just that, guide lines, and there is really no need to panic should the child in question be a little late in a particular area of development.
It is possible that some children will develop at their own pace thus there is no real need for the parent to be over anxious over the matter. However if the development is significantly later than expected, a doctor’s advice should be sought.
The following is a very general guide of the expected milestone of what the child’s development should be:
- A few months after birth, the newborn will be expected to be able to respond to physical and visual stimulation. The bond with the prime caregiver will be established and evident in small ways such as a smile or the clutching with its fingers.
The baby will also usually be able to cry according to its needs and will respond to any high pitch sound easily.
- Following this period of growth the now 4 month old baby will be able to grasp at object and squeal with pleasure while also being able to react to familiar voices and routines.There will also be evidence of the baby taking a keener interest in its surroundings and sounds.
- At 6 months most babies will be able to lift their head and move shoulders. They will also be able to better decipher things and its required responses. Some will even be able to make one syllable sounds.
- At 7 months the child should be able to: sit without support, climb on all fours, understand what “no” is by the tone of your voice, play pika-boo, hold objects in each hand and able to strike them against each other.
- At 8 months the child should be able to : play sitting, pick up small objects from the surface with thumbs and forefingers, pronounce “mum/mom” or “dad”, stand by himself/herself holding onto the support, understand word “no”, wave bye-bye, clap the hands and play with toys.
- At 9 months the child should be able to: scroll through the thick pages of the cardboard book, play the ball and roll it back to you, drink from the cup without help, pronounce “dad” and “mom/mum”, respond with a gesture to a short command, such as “Give it to me”, move holding onto support, sit well, lying down from the sitting position and sitting down from the lying position.
- At 10 months the child should be able to: stand without support, but not for long, to walk holding both hands, sit from the standing position, to imitate gestures, facial expressions, sounds, use infant sounds (aka baby language), respond to a “give it to me request”, open and close things, assemble the pyramid or simple toy.
- At 11 months the child should be able to: stand or walk on his/her own, easily pick up objects from the surface, know at least 3 words, know the names of some items.
- At 12 months the child should be able to: understand the word “no”, perform simple requests, know his/her name, walk, sit down, stand up, say 10 more words (except mom/mum or dad), build pyramid, play with cubes, actively draw doodles with pencil or chalk, recognise the items on the picture, bite off and chew solid food, use spoon and the cup, and be independent
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