Milestones
- Sherri Germann
- May 16, 2022
- 2 min read
As a mom, I have often sat in the doctor's office while the doctor is rattling off questions about my child's development. "Are they sitting?" "Do they say 2-3 word phrases?" "Do they play with others." "Do you have any concerns?"
When my son was 6 months old, he began doing what we called, "the scoot." Instead of crawling, he would just scoot on his butt. I had PT friends reaching out to me to ask if they could study him for school, the doctors were giving us tips and tricks, people were recommending that he be evaluated, and all I kept thinking was, "I am so thankful I know about child development." All the advice and concern, could have sent me into a tail spin but having my educational background, a little knowledge of developmental norms, and just knowing my kiddo, I knew this was just him. A smart and oh so cute boy, that just liked to "crawl" a little differently.
Below you will find links to speech and language milestones, cognitive milestones, and fine and gross motor milestones. These are great tools and resources to visit and pass on to others, but also remember every child is different. A team approach including parents, medical professionals, therapists, and educators can decide the best way to move forward in ensuring the needs of the child are met!
"This is a collective resource of norms and milestones for speech-language development. SLPs are often asked questions regarding typical age of sound acquisition and development of language. This information will help to answer those questions and provides resources to share with parents and colleagues."
"It is important to keep in mind that all children develop differently based upon their experiences and that all milestones have an appropriate “window” of time that the milestone is expected to occur. Each life experience helps to build gross motor, fine motor, and speech production milestones. Knowing what to expect can help you prepare and facilitate their development. Not every baby will roll at 3 months, sit independently at 6 months, crawl at 9 months, and walk at 12 months. What is important is the time frame developmentally when they begin to achieve these goals and looking at other skills that may be missing that would help them to develop independent mobility."
" This lesson will help you understand typical cognitive development, or how infants and toddlers develop thinking skills. You will learn about developmental milestones and what to do if you are concerned about a child’s development."
-Jessie Monda
Quality Control and Project Facilitator
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