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