Developmental Red Flags 12 to 18 Months
Gross Motor Development
| The child is not meeting developmental milestones |
| A child walks on his/her toes all the time |
| The child is excessively clumsy |
| Something appears wrong with the child’s legs and/or feet |
| The child complains of persistent pain or fatigue |
| Child’s skills are regressing |
Fine Motor Development
| Your child is not able to use a pincer grasp (thumb and pointer finger) to pick up small objects |
| Your child does not point at things using his pointer finger (e.g. pictures in a book) |
| Your child is not able to put things into containers |
| Your child is not able to use both hands during play (most children do prefer one hand over the other) |
| Your child’s movements seem shaky or stiff |
Communication
| Does not respond consistently to their being called by name |
| Does not respond to familiar sounds (phone ringing) |
| Does not look at or point to objects and pictures when named |
| Does not show or give objects spontaneously |
| Does not start a turn-taking game (i.e. lifts up their blanket for peek-a-boo) |
| Does not direct others’ attention to something by pointing or making eye contact |
| Does not use consonant + vowel combinations that others recognize as words, even if they are mispronounced |
| Has fewer than 10 words |