Child Development Milestones Quiz

Postnatal development refers to

• Growth before birth

• Physical and motor changes after birth

• Cognitive changes only in adolescence

• Aging in adulthood

The typical pattern of motor development in infants is:

• Random progression

• Cephalocaudal (head-to-toe)

• Proximodistal (center-to-extremities)

• Equal development of all body parts

Sitting without support is usually achieved at:

• 2-3 Months

• 4-5 Months

• 6-8 Months

• 9-10 Months

Which of the following is a primitive reflex?

• Grasping a spoon

• Moro reflex

• Stepping

• Sitting independently

The stepping reflex disappears around:

• Birth

• 2–3 months

• 6–7 months

• 12 months

At what age do most children sit without support?

• 4-5 months

• 6-8 months

• 9-10 months

• 12 months

When do most children begin to walk independently?

• 6-8 months

• 9-10 months

• 12-15 months

• 18 months

Which gross motor skill is typically mastered by 9 months?

• Rolling from tummy to back

• Sitting without support

• Pulling to stand

• Running

True or False: Most infants can roll over from back to tummy by 4 months.

At what age do children typically begin crawling?

• 4-6 months

• 6-10 months

• 10-12 months

• 14 months