Developmental Milestone of a Child at 12 and 15 Months
Definition of Baby Developmental Milestone:
Developmental milestones are a set of functional skills or age-specific tasks that most children can do at a certain age range. Developmental milestones are behaviors or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and development. Rolling over, crawling, walking, and talking are all considered as developmental milestone. These are the parameters of different age of children, which gives an idea about the average estimate of the time when the child can be expected to have certain skills.
Fig: Developmental Milestones of a Child at 12 and 15 Months
Developmental Milestone of a Child at 12 Months or 1 Year:
Developmental Milestones of a Child at 12 Months or 1 Year
Gross motor
Can rise to sitting position from lying down.
Crawl on hands and knees.
Pulls standing and lets himself down again holding onto furniture.
Fine motor
Holds, bites, and chews a cracker.
Grasps string with thumb and forefinger.
Beats two spoons together.
Begins to use index finger to point and poke.
Cognitive function
Recognizes voices of favorite people.
Responds to verbal request such as *Wave bye-bye.”
Vision
Drops and throws toys forward deliberately and watch them fall to ground.
Recognizes pictures and objects.
Hearing
Knows and immediately turns to own name.
Immediate response to baby hearing tests at 3-4.5 feet.
Speech
Calls parent “Mama” or Dada.”
Repeats performances that are laughed at.
Plays peekaboo.
Social behavior
Social with family, shy with strangers.
Begins to show sense of humor.
Becomes aware of emotions of others.
Developmental Milestones of a Child at 15 Months:
Developmental Milestones of a Child at 15 Months
Gross motor
Walks alone usually with uneven steps; feet wide apart, arms slightly flexed and held above head or at shoulder level for balance.
Fine motor
Builds tower of 2″cubes.
Scribbles spontaneously or by imitation.
Holds cup.
Puts raisin or pellet in bottle.
Turns book pages, 2-3 at a time.
Holds spoon.
Cognitive function
Chews most, foods well.
Opens closed doors.
Holds cup and drinks with some spilling.
Imitates housework.
Brings familiar object upon request.
Vision
100s and 1000s used for near vision.
Hearing
Distraction test to specific frequencies used.
Speech
Vocalizes ‘no.”
Has vocabulary of 10-15 words.
Fluently uses jargon.
Points and vocalizes to indicate wants.
Social behavior
Begins to distinguish “you” and “me.”
Imitates adult activities.
Interested in strangers, but wary.
Does not respond well to sharp discipline.
Does not respond to verbal persuasion and scolding.
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