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Milestones: How to Recognise the Importance of Your Child’s Developmental Milestones

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As a parent, you are always looking for ways to support your child’s development. This is especially true around the milestones in their development. However, with so many milestones to pay attention to you can easily get overwhelmed. Here is a guide to help you understand the development of your child and what milestones to pay attention to.

Walking is one of the most crucial milestone for any child

Milestones in your child’s development

Your child is growing up so fast and you are constantly being bombarded with new milestones and developments. You want to know what to expect and when to expect it so you can be there to support your child and help them grow and learn. Here are some of the developmental milestones and developments your child will likely experience. Importance of milestones

A child’s developmental milestones are important milestones that happen in the development of a child. The milestones can help parents understand the changes their child is going through. A child’s milestones are often related to their physical and cognitive development. For example, a child’s first word is a milestone because it can help parents understand the child’s progress. There are also many milestones that are related to their social development.

Things to remember

Children develop at their own pace, but it’s important to recognise the milestones they reach as they grow up. Some milestones will be obvious and others may be harder to see. Here are some important milestones to watch for with your child: -12-18 months:

  1. Your child will be able to sit up on his own 18-24 months

  2. Your child will be able to crawl 24-36 months

  3. Your child will be able to walk 36-48 months

  4. Your child will be able to stand and walk with help 48-60 months

  5. Your child will be able to run 60-72 months

  6. Your child will be able to climb stairs 72-84 months

  7. Your child will be able to talk 84-96 months

  8. Your child will be able to read 96-108 months

  9. Your child will be able to write 108-120 months

  10. Your child will be able to count 120-144 months

  11. Your child will be able to spell 144-168 months

  12. Your child will be able to read a sentence 168-192 months

  13. Your child will be able to read a paragraph -192

Conclusion

Milestones are important milestones in our child’s development and their milestones should be celebrated. Milestones are ways in which our child’s development is expressed and helps us to better understand their development. There are many milestones that we should be able to recognize. Some of the milestones that we should be able to recognize are when our child is able to sit up unassisted, crawl, first words, walking, and even toilet training. The earlier these milestones are recognized, the easier it is to prepare for them and the easier it is for your child to reach the milestones.

Article by Dr. Sanjay Madireddi PT/OT/CBT

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