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Tracking Your Child’s Developmental Milestones

At the Center of Developmental Pediatrics, we believe every milestone is a stepping stone to your child’s success. Understanding and tracking these developmental milestones helps us ensure that your child is growing and thriving at each stage. From infancy to early childhood, we provide the guidance and support needed to navigate these critical developmental phases. Explore our comprehensive guide to developmental milestones and see how we can support your child’s journey to success.

Gross Motor Developmental Milestones

By the age of 6 months, a child should be able to:

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  • Independently hold their head steady when sitting with support
  • Reach toward and grasp objects with both hands
  • Play with their toes
  • Pull themselves to a sitting position by grasping your hands
  • Sit with little support
  • Roll over from back to stomach and vice versa
  • Push up onto hands and knees in a crawling position
  • Pivot on their stomach in a circle to reach a toy placed out of reach

By the age of 12 months, a child should be able to:

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  • Sit without support while playing with toys
  • Achieve a sitting position independently
  • Move from sitting to their hands and knees for crawling or to their stomach
  • Crawl on hands and knees
  • Sit with little support
  • Pull themselves to a standing position
  • Cruise along furniture
  • Briefly stand independently
  • Walk with one hand being held
  • May begin taking steps without help

By the age of 18 months, a child should be able to:

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  • Walk independently
  • Pull and push toys
  • Carry small toys
  • Begin to run with stiff legs and eyes focused on the ground

By the age of 2 years, a child should be able to:

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  • Stand up from a squat position without falling
  • Walk up steps with help
  • Take steps backward
  • Stand on their tiptoes
  • Toss or roll a large ball
  • Kick a ball
  • Climb on and off furniture without help                             

By the age of 3 years, a child should be able to:

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  • Throw a ball overhead
  • Attempt to catch a large ball
  • Walk up steps, alternating feet
  • Walk on tiptoes
  • Walk in a straight line
  • Kick a ball forward
  • Jump with two feet
  • Pedal a tricycle                                                                                  

By the age of 4 years, a child should be able to:

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  • Hop on one foot
  • Stand on one foot for five seconds
  • Catch a bounced ball consistently
  • Move forward and backward without losing balance
  • Walk downstairs with one-handed support and alternating feet
  • Swing independently

By the age of 5 years, a child should be able to:

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  • Stand on one foot for 10 seconds
  • Swing and climb on playground equipment efficiently
  • Walk up and down stairs alternating feet without support
  • Begin to skip
  • Run while changing directions

Fine Motor Developmental Milestones

By the age of 0-6 months, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • Reflexive grasp (at birth)
  • Global ineffective reach for objects (3 months)
  • Voluntary grasp (3 months)
  • Two-handed palmar grasp (3 months)
  • One-handed palmar grasp (5 months)
  • Roll over from back to stomach and vice versa
  • Controlled reach (6 months)                                                      

By the age of 6-12 months, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • Reaches, grasps, and puts objects in their mouth
  • Controlled release of objects
  • Uses pincer grasp (thumb and one finger) 
  • Picks things up with a pincer grasp   
  • Transfers objects from one hand to the other
  • Drops and picks up toys

By the age of 1-2 years, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • Builds a tower of three small blocks
  • Puts four rings on a stick
  • Place five pegs in a pegboard
  • Turns pages two or three at a time
  • Scribbling
  • Turning a knob
  • Self-feeding with minimal assistance
  • Bringing a spoon to their mouth
  • Holding and drinking from a cup independently              

By the age of 2-3 years, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • String four large beads
  • Turn single pages
  • Snip with scissors
  • Hold a crayon with their thumb and fingers (not a fist)
  • Use one hand consistently in most activities
  • Imitate circular, vertical, and horizontal strokes
  • Roll, pound, squeeze, and pull Play-Doh
  • Eat without assistance                                                           

By the age of 3-4 years, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • Build a tower of nine small blocks
  • Copy a circle
  • Imitate a cross
  • Manipulate Play-Doh (roll balls, make snakes, cookies)
  • Use the non-dominant hand to assist and stabilize the use of objects                                                                                                                                                                                             

By the age of 4-5 years, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • Cut on a line continuously
  • Copy a cross
  • Copy a square
  • Write their name
  • Write numbers one through five
  • Copy letters
  • Demonstrate hand dominance
  • Dress and undress independently                                         

By the age of 5-6 years, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • Cut out simple shapes
  • Copy a triangle
  • Color within lines
  • Use a dynamic tripod grasp on a pencil
  • Paste and glue appropriately                                                          

By the age of 6-7 years, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • Write most letters and numbers correctly
  • Write consistently on the lines
  • Demonstrate controlled pencil movement
  • Show good endurance in writing
  • Tie shoelaces                                                                                 

By the age of 7-8 years, a child should demonstrate the following skills:

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  • Maintain legibility of handwriting for the entirety of a story

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