Christopher P. Coppola, Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr. and Ronald J. Scorpio (eds.)Pediatric Surgery2014Diagnosis and Treatment10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_85
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Developmental Milestones
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, 100 N. Academy Av. MC 21-70, Danville, PA 17822, USA
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/ACTEARLY/milestones/, as adapted from Shelov S, Altmann TR. Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, 5th ed., American Academy of Pediatrics and Hagan Jr J, Shaw JS, Duncan PM. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 3rd ed. American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, 2008.
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Up to date information on developmental milestones is available at www.cdc.gov/actearly or via 1-(800) CDC-INFO.
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There is great variation between individual children. Progressive gain in milestones is important. Loss of previous milestones is particularly worrisome. Regular visits with a primary care provider are important to track normal development of children.
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Age: 2 months
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Motor: holds head up, smoother limb motion
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Speech: coos, gurgles, turns to sound
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Cognitive: attends faces, follows with eyes, gets bored with repetitive activity
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Social: smiles, can briefly calm self, tries to look at parent
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Age: 4 months
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Motor: Holds head steady, pushes down with feet, rolls from prone to supine, shakes a toy, hands to mouth, when supine can prop on elbows
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Speech: babbles, copies sounds, had different cries
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Cognitive: expresses happy or sad, responds to affection, reaches out with one hand, directs hand to seen object, follows with eyes side to side, watches faces closely, recognizes people at distance
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