Developmental Milestones Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Presenter: Dirty Medicine
• Objective: Teach developmental milestones in under five minutes.
• Encouragement to support the channel through membership.

Overview of Developmental Milestones

• Critical ages to remember: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months.

Language Development

• 2 months: Babies can coo ("coo" has 2 letters).
• 4 months: Babies can laugh ("ha ha" has 4 letters).
• 6 months: Babies babble ("babble" has 6 letters).
• 9 months: Babies say "mama" or "dada" ("mama dada" has 9 letters).
• 12 months: Babies say at least one word.

Gross Motor Skills

• 2 months: Raise their head.
• 4 months: Roll over.
• 6 months: Sit up.
• 9 months: Crawl.
• 12 months: Walk.
• Mnemonic: Sing milestones to the tune of "Happy Birthday":
  • Two months, raise your head.
  • Four months, roll over Fred.
  • Six months, sit up.
  • Nine months, crawl.
  • Twelve months, walk, and that's all.

Social Development

• 2 months: Smile ("twinkle").
• 4 months: Orient to sound.
• 6 months: Develop stranger anxiety.
• 9 months: Respond to their name.
• 12 months: Respond to commands.
• Mnemonic: First letters of each milestone - Twinkle, Focus, Stranger, Name, Commands.

Fine Motor Skills

• No specific mnemonic provided.
• The lecture covers 75% of what you need to know for the test.

Conclusion

• Review video a few times for retention.
• Apology for singing quality.
• Encouragement to continue studying and good luck.