FIFTEEN MONTHS

Walks alone and seldom falls; runs stiffly
Squats to play; stands up from squat
Walks up stairs with one hand held
Climbs on chair to reach things
Hurls ball
Scribbles spontaneously
Has a 10-20 word vocabularly
Points to one body part
Feeds with spoon, but spills
Plays with pull toys
Can point to two of own body parts



EIGHTEEN MONTHS



Walks down stairs with one hand held
Walks into large ball to kick; tries to jump
Turns two to four pages together
Likes to stack a few blocks
Points to own nose, eyes, hair, and mouth
Has a 20-30 word vocabulary
Asks for "more" and "drink"
Drinks well from cup and uses spoon; puts on hat; takes off socks
Imitates Mom and Dad in play; seats self in small chair
Hurls ball from standing position without falling
Log rolls
Stands on one foot with help


TWO YEARS

Runs well
Jumps down from bottom step
Kicks large ball; throws ball forward
Imitates vertical stroke and circular scribble
Turns book pages one at a time
Unscrews some parts of toys
Vocabulary has too many words to count
Points to body parts; names at least one
Likes pretend play; feeds doll
Likes to help around house
Identifies self in mirror
Performs palmer supinate grasp; turns palm facing up
Stoops and recovers
Walks backward
Walks upstairs and downstairs alone without alternating feet, holding onto the rail
Identifies two body parts from a picture


TWO AND A HALF YEARS




Jumps with both feet off floor
Tries to stand on one foot with help
Alternates feet going up stairs
Imitates horizontal stroke; imitates circle
Pours liquid from glass to glass
Names seven body parts
Expresses self in three to four word sentences
Answers simple questions; e.g., "What does a doggie say?"
Knows "big" and "little"
Pulls up pants; finds armholes correctly
Puts shoes on, any foot


THREE YEARS



Rides tricycle using pedals
Alternates feet while going down stairs
Stands on one foot 2-3 seconds
Walks on tiptoes
Throws overhand
Holds crayons by fingers
Copies circle, vertical, and horizontal lines
Tries to cut with scissors
Knows "up/down" and "loud/soft"
Matches colors and identifies two colors
Likes to play with other children
Understands turn-taking; likes to make-believe
Wahses and dries hands
Uses digital pronate (palm downward) grasp
Jumps on both feet
Jumps from 12" height-one foot leading


THREE AND A HALF YEARS




Builds tower of nine to ten 1" cubes
Catches bounced ball
Folds a sheet of paper
Draws any two parts of a six part stick figure
Identifies six to ten body parts
Stands on tiptoes for 10 seconds
Stands on one foot alone for 1-2 seconds


FOUR YEARS



Marches rhythmically to music
Hops on one foot; tries to skip
Positions arms to catch ball
Tries to cut on line; likes to paint
Uses words like "pretty", "big", "happy" appropriately
Counts to five; uses eight to nine word sentences
Repeats all of a nursery rhyme or song
Dresses self except for tying bows
Puts shoes on correct feet
Likes to make things from clay or blocks
Plays with children in a group
Pumps self on swing
Runs smoothly at different speeds
Bounces ball and catches it; catches object tossed from another
Static tripod posture
Stands on one foot alone for 3-8 seconds
Hops on one foot
Runs smoothly at different speeds
Draws any four parts of a six part stick figure (4.5 yrs)


FIVE YEARS



Gallops in order to skip; plays on monkey bars
Tries to turn somersaults
Rides bicycle with training wheels
Catches large ball with two hands
Copies square and triangle shapes
Likes cutting, pasting, and coloring
Draws picture of a person with body
Names five colors; prings name
Knows 1+1=2, 1+2=3; counts to 10
Likes puzzles and shape matching
Ties shoes
Likes school
Throws ball up and catches it; throws with some control
Dynamic tripod posture-the ability of the child to hold the writing implement with a pincer grasp (thumb, index finger,a nd middle finger) and negotiate the writing process


FIVE AND A HALF YEARS



Prone extension (Superman) for 10 seconds
Flexor supine (butt) 10 seconds
Walks on 1" line for 12' heel to toe
Dribbles large ball with one hand
Strikes ball with bat on string
Crumples a piece of paper into a ball
Points front, back, near, up, down, with eyes closed
Knows some body part functions
Knows all body parts


SIX YEARS



Skips
Walks on 1' wide line for at least 12'
Dribbles ball with one hand with control
Strikes ball on string with bat
Advanced throwing-the ability to step in opposition and throw (e.g., stepping with the left foot forward as the right hand throws)
Jumps over a 15" high rope
Standing broad jump for 3'
Copies "Simon says" postures crossing the midline
Advanced throwing (stepping in opposition)

Thanks Leigh! This is great! I'm certainly be checking in to find what our next developmental goal for Evan should be. Hey! He's already way higher than I anticipated! Woohoo!

Thanks Leigh! This is great! I'm certainly be checking in to find what our next developmental goal for Evan should be. Hey! He's already way higher than I anticipated! Woohoo!

That is awesome Janette. Keep in mind it's all the great work that you guys are doing with him that makes him achieve every little milestone. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Melanie! That means so much!

Glad to hear it, Janette! I know how hard you work with him!:-D

I have the age seven years as well. In case anyone thinks that I have gone crazy in separating the two stickys, I have not. The permissions will not allow them to be together as they are too long.:confused: Thus, I had to split the ages.

I meant to post this many moons ago and got the bug to do it today when I wanted to check when kiddos are supposed to be walking up and down stairs as Iain still crawls. I am sure that delay will be caught up as he continues to gain energy.:-D

He'll get there, Leigh! I'll look forward to reading the 7 years plus!

Thanks leigh! It helped to see that Zoee has just able cuaght up developemental as well even though it has showed me that she is behind in Speech. She is says 7 words right now. So on Friday I will justhave to push harder for the screening on speech for her.

Way to go, Janette about Evan.

This was meant more for developmental motor skills. Somewhere I have the speech and language information which I have to hunt up yet and sticky in that forum. Sigh... need more hours in a day!

Glad to hear it was helpful.:-D

Thanks Leigh for that detailed list of developments. Unfortunately my little girl at 18 months does maybe one of those things. But she has come along way from just 4 months ago. I guess we will just have to work harder.

Ada

OMGosh! I forgot about this thread, so thanks for bumping it, Ada! We've now hit everywhere from 2 or 2 1/2 years right up to a few things in the 4 yo. and 5 yo. range. Woohoo! Evan may be all over the map, but he's getting there!

Yes, thanks for bumping! :)
Zac's on schedule w/everything except vocab. :roll:

Thanks Leigh for that detailed list of developments. Unfortunately my little girl at 18 months does maybe one of those things. But she has come along way from just 4 months ago. I guess we will just have to work harder.

Ada

Keep in mind that there are a lot of factors involved with milestones. This list is mainly for kids who are healthy and not battling other issues be it a syndrome, GERD, or other health concern. I fretted for some time about Iain as he would not climb stairs or crawl much even at the age of 18 months. At 28 months he still prefers to crawl up and down stairs still to this day. I am no longer concerned as being so sick for so long does cause a delay. Your child WILL catch up in time once things are better managed in the GERD department.:wink: