Developmental MilestonesApproximate ages for common milestones, and what actually prompts referral.NursingApproximate typical ages. Wide normal variation; ranges matter more thandates.First year6 weeks · responsive social smile4 months · reaches for objects6–9 months · sits without support9–12 months · pulls to stand, pincer grasp12 months · one or two meaningful wordsOne to five years18 months · walks steadily, several words2 years · runs, two-word phrases3 years · short sentences, stairs4 years · draws a person, dresses with help5 years · hops, tells a simple storyEducational reference. A single late milestone is not a diagnosis. Loss ofan acquired skill, or persistent parental concern, is always referred.Developmental Milestoneslearnposters.com
Developmental Milestones — printable life science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Developmental Milestones poster

10 entries in 2 groups.

Approximate typical ages. Wide normal variation; ranges matter more than dates.

Educational reference. A single late milestone is not a diagnosis. Loss of an acquired skill, or persistent parental concern, is always referred.

Questions about the Developmental Milestones poster

What’s on the Developmental Milestones poster?
10 entries in 2 groups. Approximate typical ages. Wide normal variation; ranges matter more than dates. First year: 6 weeks · responsive social smile, 4 months · reaches for objects, 6–9 mo…; One to five years: 18 months · walks steadily, several words, 2 years · runs, two-wor…. Educational reference. A single late milestone is not a diagnosis. Loss of an acquired skill, or persistent parental concern, is always referred.
Who is the Developmental Milestones poster for?
Developmental Milestones belongs to the Nursing section rather than to a school year, because life science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning maternal & child can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Developmental Milestones poster?
Useful for orientation — the ranges are wide and overlap considerably. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Developmental Milestones belongs on the wall where that life science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Developmental Milestones?
The Apgar Score, Supporting Breastfeeding and Fetal Heart Monitoring sit alongside Developmental Milestones in the Nursing section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.The Apgar ScoreSupporting BreastfeedingFetal Heart Monitoring
Is the Developmental Milestones poster free to download and print?
Yes. Developmental Milestones downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Nursing section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Developmental Milestones poster print at?
Developmental Milestones is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Developmental Milestones loses nothing.Printing guide

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