Developmental Red Flags 12 to 18 Months
Gross Motor Development
Child is not meeting developmental milestones |
Child walks on his/her toes all the time |
Child is excessively clumsy |
Something appears wrong with child’s legs and/or feet |
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 |