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"My child is 12 months old, but isn’t sitting up yet. Should I be worried?"
"My 28
month-old doesn’t speak nearly as much as his sister did when she was his
age. Is this normal?"
"My
four year-old always seems withdrawn and doesn’t play like other kids his
age. Should I be worried?" "I know my ten year-old is bright, but she just has such trouble in school. Could this be a learning problem?" |
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CDS and its partners can help address a wide range of developmental issues related to:
We can also help families affected by developmental issues get the education and emotional support that they need. If you would like to find out more about how CDS can help you and your child, check out our Services and Programs page. |
| The checklist below focuses on some basic skills that most kids have by ages 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 4 years or 5 years. Of course children's development may vary, and this list is only a general guide. If you are concerned about anything related to your child's development, contact your pediatrician or CDS at (864) 331-1302. |
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____ Focus on a face? ____ Follow a moving object with eyes?
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____ Recognize bottle and familiar
faces? ____ Look at hand and object when grasping?
____ Reach for and grasp objects? ____ Bring hands and objects to mouth? ____ Bring hands together at center of
body?
____ Shake and bang toys?
____ Localize sound source?
____ Display different crying patterns
for different emotions?
____ Babble?
____ Laugh and squeal?
____ Smile at image in mirror?
____ Discriminate strangers from
family?
____ Eat from a spoon?
____ Hold, suck, bite, begin
chewing toys?
____ Roll in both directions?
____ Push up from ground, lift head
and chest?
____ Sit with support, straight back?
____ Reach for feet and bring to mouth
when on back
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____ Transfer object from one hand to
other?
____ Grasp with thumb and side of
index finger?
____ Bang two toys together?
____ Track and locate objects fallen
out of view?
____ Uncover toy he has seen hidden?
____ Play Peek A Boo?
____ Imitate simple movements like
clapping, waving?
____ Try to attract attention by
coughing?
____ Babble single syllable sounds
(da, ba, ma)?
____ Respond to name?
____ Respond to No?
____ React playfully to image in
mirror?
____ Finger feed small pieces of food?
____ Drink from cup with help?
____ Reach for and hold bottle?
____ Sit alone without support?
____ Pull self to standing position? ____ Crawl on all fours? ____ Release toy into parent's hand?
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____ Drop objects in container and
dump them out?
____ Use thumb and tip of index finger
to pick up objects?
____ Make marks on paper with crayon? ____ Build tower of two blocks?
____ Touch adult/object to cause
action/movement?
____ Respond to one simple command
(ex. come here)?
____ Imitate non-speech sounds (ex.
cough, tongue clicks)?
____ Say one word in addition to
ma-ma, da-da?
____ Laugh aloud?
____ Enjoy having an audience?
____ Use non-meaningful monologue?
____ Feed self with fingers?
____ Drink from cup with some
spilling?
____ Walk with one hand held?
____ Stand alone?
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____ Turn pages in book?
____ Remove lid from small box?
____ Scribble on paper?
____ Point to familiar people/objects
on request?
____ Find a toy hidden under one of
several covers?
____ Say 4-6 words?
____ Show interest in pictures?
____ Show wants by pointing and
gestures?
____ Follow simple commands?
____ Give a toy to an adult?
____ Show more comfort with strangers?
____ Initiate ball play or social
games?
____ Repeat a performance laughed at?
____ Hold out arms and legs while
being dressed?
____ Spoon feed self with some
spilling?
____ Walk (may fall occasionally)?
____ Rise to standing position
independently?
____ Creep up stairs?
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____ Build tower of 3 blocks?
____ Place round shape in a
simple puzzle? ____ Imitate crayon scribble? ____ Separate pop beads?
____ Use a tool to retrieve an object?
____ Say 10 or more words?
____ Shake head No?
____ Name one object on request?
____ Return a kiss or hug?
____ Exhibit specific emotional
behavior such as fear, joy, anger?
____ Have temper tantrum (may begin)?
____ Pick up cup and drink?
____ Remove simple garments?
____ Indicate wet or soiled diaper?
____ Walk upstairs with help?
____ Begin to climb?
____ Walk backwards and sideways?
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____ Turn pages of book one at a time?
____ Build tower of 5 blocks?
____ Place 3 shapes in a puzzle?
____ Imitate vertical crayon stroke?
____ Point to several body parts?
____ Imitate sounds, words, or body
movements?
____ Say at least 50 words?
____ Sometimes use two word sentences?
____ Name at least 3 familiar objects?
____ Play near other children, but not
with them?
____ Show intense positive and
negative reactions?
____ Like to imitate domestic
activities?
____ Zip and unzip large zipper?
____ Attempt to put on shoes?
____ Remove all clothes without help?
____ Unwrap enclosed food?
____ Run well?
____ Jump in place?
____ Walk up and down stairs with one
hand held?
____ Stand on one foot momentarily?
____ Sit self directly in small chair?
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____ Snip with scissors?
____ Unscrew a jar lid?
____ Draw a circle?
____ Align blocks horizontally?
____ Sort objects in two categories?
____ Exhibit a sense of ownership?
____ Use 2-3 word sentences?
____ Refer to self by name?
____ Understand concept on
and under?
____ Independently choose a toy and
begin to play?
____ Engage in pretend play?
____ Know difference between girls and
boys?
____ Find a way to get to objects out
of reach?
____ Suck through a straw?
____ Attend to toilet needs?
____ Put on simple clothes?
____ Kick a ball?
____ Jump off bottom step with feet
together?
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____ String beads?
____ Make forward progression with scissors?
____ Build tower of nine blocks?
____ Repeat two numbers in a row?
____ Use 3-word sentences?
____ Carry out 2-step commands?
____ Say complete name?
____ Know his or her sex?
____ Separate easily from parents?
____ Share toy with adult prompts?
____ Begin to use fork?
____ Dress self except for buttoning?
____ Wash and dry hands with
assistance?
____ Brush teeth with assistance?
____ Toilet with occasional accidents?
____ Throw ball overhand?
____ Ride tricycle?
____ Go up stairs using alternate
feet?
____ Jump with both feet off the
floor?
____ Balance on one foot?
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____ Cut on line with scissors?
____ Combine talking and eating?
____ Match colors?
____ Copy a crossed line?
____ Have a sense of shapes (round,
square, triangle)?
____ Be highly imaginative?
____ Ask and answer some questions?
____ Say rhymes and sing some songs?
____ Share and take turns?
____ Unbutton clothes and dress with
supervision?
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____ Copy a square?
____ Pick the longer of two lines?
____ Identify colors?
____ Use over 1,000 words?
____ Speak with 90% of words
understandable?
____ Answer questions like “What
do you do when you are cold, hungry, tired…?”
____ Separate from mother easily?
____ Enjoy dramatic play? ____ Select a friend? ____ Hop on one foot, beginning to
skip? ____ Run well and turn?
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This information borrowed with permission from a publication of BabyNet, SHARE, The School District of Greenville County and the Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board
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