Early development III - The first five years
Here you'll find a mnemonic done in the style of a children's poem. It tells you at what ages certain activities should be seen in young children.
The general Early Developmental Milestones from 18 mo - 5 years of age are:
By age 18 mo the toddler should be walking, climbing stairs and able to kick a ball.
By age 2 the toddler should be able to move away from and return to the mother, use approximately 200 word and 2-word sentences and feed self with fork and spoon.
By age 3 they should be able to comfortably spend part of the day away from the mother, ride a tricycle, use about 1000 words and realize core gender identity.
By age 4 they should be able to draw by copying lines and circle and draw basic stick figures, have the dexterity to hop on one leg, form (imaginary) friends and engage in cooperative play, use complete sentences and tell detailed stories.
By age 5 the more advanced motor skills form (do buttons and zippers). Otherwise early development should be complete.
Below is the poem that encompasses nearly all of these developmental features:
1.
You're toddling around (Walking upright)
just a year and a half
you can climb up the stairs (able to climb stairs)
and kick balls with a laugh (able to kick a ball - might be later)
2.
Then soon you're two
and you eat with a spoon (can feed self with spoon and fork)
Use 200 words (use 200 words by age 2 in 2-word sentences)
and can go to the moon (Rapprochement - can leave and return to mother)
3.
And when kids are three
whether boys or birds (Core gender identity form)
They don't miss their mom (Comfortably spends part of day away from mother)
and use 1000 words (use 1000 words by age 3)
4.
You tell friends your stories (can tell detailed stories)
and can draw now you're four (can copy circles and lines and draw tick figure)
and hop around with only
one foot on the floor (has the dexterity to hop on one foot)
5.
at last you are five
and you find zippers cool (Finer motor skills)
you've mastered the basics
and you're ready for school (Early development completed)
Backgorund information:
p. 62 2014 FA 4 USMLE(I)