10-12 Months Questionnaire

Important for independent play, moving in space, and beginning motor planning/sequence development. Important for trunk strength, balance, upper extremity strength, vestibular and proprioceptive input.

Important for trunk control, independent play.

Important to develop motor planning/sequencing, leg strength and leads to independent standing.

Initiated by head, shoulder, or hips. Rolling is important because it’s the child’s first method of mobility. This develops trunk rotation, and provides strengthening and vestibular input.

Development of eye hand coordination, motor control, refinement of hand/finger skills.

Voluntarily releases objects in a container and dumps it out-This helps develop sequencing skills, controlled release and child exploration, and promotes bilateral coordination. This is important for the cognitive development of object permanence, and the desire to practice releasing objects. Cause and effect, and expands the horizons of the child’s exploration, and promotes bilateral hand coordination.

Motor planning needed for hand to mouth pattern.

This is important for attending skills, problem solving, and sequencing a simple task.

Baby enjoys playing early cause effect games such as “peek-a-boo” or “pat-a-cake”. Important for learning problem solving, joint play, and imitation.

(e.g., dog, juice, ball, mommy). Important for learning vocabulary and communication development.

The ability for a child to wave “hi” and “bye” gives us critical information regarding their understanding of social communication, as well as their ability to use appropriate gestures.

For example: Mama, Dada, bye-bye, hi, doggie, ball (may be approximations of words). Children need to first attach meaning to items, then they begin to imitate speech sounds and attach sounds to form words for labeling items. Imitates environmental sounds, and imitates names of familiar objects, “talks” to objects and people through longer verbal patterns. These skills look into emerging play skills, and increase in communicative intent to more specific needs. It is also the foundation of learning the reciprocal communication pattern. This builds pragmatic skills as well.

At this age, a child should demonstrate ability to follow simple commands such as “sit” and “come here”, and respond to simple questions such as “more juice”. These are important skills, which indicate age appropriate comprehension. Begins to understand simple directions like “where”. Listens to speech for longer periods, gestures in response to verbal requests, points to body parts. This basic knowledge facilitates body awareness and their progression of separation from familiar family members. Evident of known strangers and potential danger.