Physical developmental delay or Motor developmental delay

Physical developmental delay or Motor developmental delay.

Development delay should be suspected,if the child is not able to

Pull up to sit by four and half months

Roll over by five months

Sit without support by seven to eight months.

Stand holding on by nine to ten months.

Walk by fifteen months.

Climb up and down the stairs by two years

Jumps with both feet by two and half years

Stand momentarily on one foot by three years

Hop by four years n walk in a straight line back and forth or bounce on one foot for five to ten seconds by 5 years.

Fine Motor Development

Parents should notice the fine motor development of child in initial age of child.

Parent should notice these things in his/her child.

Baby should be able to hold a rattle by 4 to 5 months.
Absence of pincer grasp by 10 to 11 months is a risk factor.
Grasp reflex should not persist beyond 3 and half months.
Inability to put In or take out an object from cup by 15 months.
Inability to remove socks by self by 20months should arouse suspicion of delay.
Child should be able to build a tower of 5 blocks.
Scribble by 2 years.
Inability to turn pages of book

Language delay

Child is likely to be delayed in language development if he or she doesn’t

Babble by 5-6months
If he or she has less than 3 meaningful words in his or her vocabulary by 18 months
Can’t use 2 word phrases or repeat phrases by 2 years.

Cognitive development delay

Immediately parent should get alert

If child doesn’t become alert when mother is around by 2-3 months.
Not interested in playing
Doesn’t distinguish between short and long objects.
Doesn’t know his full name by 3 years
Doesn’t know address and birthday at the age of 5 and half years.