DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES

Course overview

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES ARE MARKERS OF A CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT FROM INFANCY ON INTO CHILDHOOD. THEY ARE USED TO HELP DETERMINE IF A CHILD IS UNDERGOING TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT VERSUS IF A CHILD HAS DELAYED IN A GIVEN AREA OR OVER MULTIPLE AREAS IN THE PROCESS OF AGING DEVELOPMENT. MILESTONES ARE CATEGORIZED INTO SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL, GROSS AND FINE MOTOR, LANGUAGE, AND COGNITIVE. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ASSESSING DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES.