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Examples of developmental milestones by age for pediatric assessment

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julie.branch Dec 26, 2025

📚 Quick Study Guide

  • 👶🏻 2 Months: Smiles spontaneously, follows objects with eyes, coos.
  • 💪 4 Months: Holds head steady, grasps objects, babbles.
  • 🤸 6 Months: Sits without support, rolls over, responds to name.
  • 🖐️ 9 Months: Crawls, pulls to stand, plays peek-a-boo.
  • 🗣️ 12 Months: Walks with help, says "mama" and "dada", points to objects.
  • 🧱 18 Months: Walks independently, feeds self with a spoon, says several single words.
  • 🏃 2 Years: Runs, kicks a ball, follows simple instructions, speaks in two-word phrases.
  • 🎨 3 Years: Rides a tricycle, dresses self partially, speaks in short sentences, copies a circle.
  • 🖍️ 4 Years: Hops on one foot, pours, cuts with supervision, tells stories, draws a person with 2-4 body parts.
  • ✏️ 5 Years: Skips, dresses independently, counts to 10, draws a person with at least 6 body parts.

Practice Quiz

  1. Which of the following is a typical developmental milestone for a 4-month-old?
    1. Holds head steady
    2. Walks independently
    3. Speaks in short sentences
    4. Rides a tricycle
  2. At what age should a child typically be able to sit without support?
    1. 2 months
    2. 4 months
    3. 6 months
    4. 12 months
  3. A child who is able to say "mama" and "dada" is typically around what age?
    1. 6 months
    2. 9 months
    3. 12 months
    4. 18 months
  4. Which of the following milestones is usually achieved by the age of 2 years?
    1. Rides a tricycle
    2. Kicks a ball
    3. Hops on one foot
    4. Draws a person with 2-4 body parts
  5. What is a common developmental milestone for a 3-year-old?
    1. Counts to 10
    2. Dresses self independently
    3. Rides a tricycle
    4. Skips
  6. At what age can a child typically draw a person with at least 6 body parts?
    1. 3 years
    2. 4 years
    3. 5 years
    4. 6 years
  7. Which milestone is typically achieved last?
    1. Crawling
    2. Walking with help
    3. Walking independently
    4. Pulling to stand
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  2. C
  3. C
  4. B
  5. C
  6. C
  7. C

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