DEVELOPMENTAL INFORMATION
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
Milestones matter! Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use illustrated checklists; get tips from CDC for encouraging your child’s development; and find out what to do if you are ever concerned about how your child is developing.
Developmental Milestones are the skills within each age group that babies and young children will start to do things. Click on an age group to see the CDC milestone tracker for that age.
If you have concerns that your baby or young child is not meeting the milestones for their age group, contact your local Help Me Grow Kenosha Coordinator!
CDC's Milestone Tracker App
DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING
Just like the milestones, Developmental Screening can help you recognize what your child should be doing by a certain age. Using a developmental screening tool can help you better understand where your child is in their development journey as well as educate yourself and family about typical childhood development. You will be able to discover your child’s strengths as well as what areas are challenging them.
When we talk about Developmental Screening there are 5 different areas we look at
Communication: is both expressive and receptive language (expressing and comprehending)
Gross Motor: is anything that uses those big muscles in their arms and legs. Think walking, running, crawling or other large muscle activities.
Fine Motor: is anything that uses those little muscles in their hands and fingers. Think of anything that involves coordination and small movements.
Problem Solving: involves your child being able to figure out how toys are supposed to be played with.
Personal Social: is their ability to help themselves and to interact with other children and/or adults.
START HERE!
From birth to 5, watch how your child plays, learns, talks, acts and moves. It’s up to you to track your little one’s development and learn what to look for!
Developmental screenings can do that for you to help your child thrive. Ongoing screening should be completed by a child’s parent, guardian or caregiver.
Help Me Grow Kenosha uses the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) as a screening tool. Complete your child’s free developmental screening today and see if he or she is on track!
Click the button below and get started TODAY!
The ASQ Social Emotional (ASQ: SE-2) screening tool is for children 1 month to 6 years of age and looks at your child’s social emotional development
We recommend that if you complete an ASQ: SE-2, you also fill out an ASQ-3 to accompany it.
Click on the buttons below to get started!
NEW!
Hi Kenosha Families!
From the day new parents bring their baby home from the hospital, they have questions. SPARKLER is a mobile app, provided for FREE by Help Me Grow Kenosha to families with children 6 and under and to families expecting new babies. It’s available for iOS and Android in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
You can still use the HMG links found on the web page for developmental screening or why not try SPARKLER and find out how easy it is to do the screening right on your phone!
Get Started With Sparkler Today!
Download and register for FREE
Use access code HMGK to tap into ~
- FREE Developmental Screening,
- Over 2000 play activities that spark offline interaction,
- Tons of tips on parenting and self care,
- Connect to coaching & resources from child development professionals
