Development
And Developmental Assessment
Gross motor development
Fine motor development
Speech and language development
Social development
An
assessment of developmental progress is important at every clinical encounter
with children. It is important to understand the normal progression of
development in the early years and to develop skills in examination to assess
development in babies and children of different ages.
Milestones
It is hard to remember
so learn the essential ones given in
the table.
Developmental warning signs
There is a wide variation in the age at which milestones are met. Key warning signs of
significant developmental problems are listed in the following table.
