Development
Correct for age until 2 yrs if <37 weeks gestation.
See Play & Learn for games and activities to promote healthy child development.
Manoeuvres are based on evidence-based literature on milestone acquisition. Milestones for Dev Surveillance (AAP) Devel attainments: First 6 yrs (PCH). They are not a developmental screen, but rather an aid to developmental surveillance. They are set after the time of typical milestone acquisition.
Further assessment of development is merited by the absence of any milestone, loss of attained milestones or parental concern about development at any stage. Ensure that milestones have been achieved for any missed visits. Parental familiarity with particular milestones may be culturally dependent.
- Genetic and metabolic investigations (CCMG)
- Assessment tools; see Table 4 (CPS)
- Best Start Website contains resources for early child development.
- Identifying and treating speech & language delays (PCH) Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
Parent Resources
Caring For Kids - Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
Your Child’s Development – What to Expect - Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids
Bedwetting - Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids
Autism spectrum disorder: What you need to know . - Canadian Paediatric Society - Caring for Kids
Caring for Kids New to Canada. - Canadian Paediatric Society
About Kids Health - The Hospital for Sick Children
Bed-Wetting (Enuresis) - The Hospital for Sick Children – AboutKidsHealth
Early language development in babies and toddlers - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Babbling with your child - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Tips for developing language at 3 years - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Sensory development and activities for children older than 2 years - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Spatial reasoning skills: How to foster in children - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Early language development in babies and toddlers - The Hospital for Sick Children - AboutKidsHealth
Other Sources
Play and Learn – McMaster University and University of Toronto