The following page gives normal child development milestones during the period from 4 to 5 years (48 to 60 months).
There are 4 main areas of development that are assessed and these are shown in each age band.
Your precious baby is now getting ready for school and is becoming increasingly complex, particularly with language development and thought processes.
4 year normal child developmental milestones
Motor Development
At 4 years of age, your toddler will be able to:
- hop on one leg
- go downstairs one foot per step
Fine Motor / Vision Development
At 4 years, your toddler will be able to:
- draw a person with 3 parts
- build 6 cube step using 1 inch cube wooden bricks
- copy a cross
- use scissors
Speech and Language Development
At 4 years, your toddler will be able to:
- use words like "but" and "and"
- name 4 colors
- discriminate size - so will know which is the small and which is the large object
- follow a 2 step command, eg. get your ball and put it in the basket
Personal / Social Development
At 4 years, your toddler, if he is following normal development, will be able to:
- toilet himself
- play imaginatively
- show concern for others
4 1/2 year child development milestones
Motor Development
At 4 1/2 years of age, if your child is following normal development, he will be able to:
Fine Motor / Vision Development
At 4 1/2 years, your toddler will be able to:
Speech and Language Development
At 4 1/2 years of age, your child, if he is following normal child development, will be able to:
- follow commands with 3 steps
5 year child development milestones
Motor Development
At 5 years of age, if your child is following normal child development, he will be able to:
Fine Motor / Vision Development
At 5 years, your toddler will be able to:
- copy a triangle
- build 10 cube steps using 1 inch cube wooden bricks
- draw a person with 6 parts
Speech and Language Development
At 5 years of age, your child, if he is following normal child development, will be able to:
Personal / Social Development
At 5 years of age, your toddler will be able to:
- tie shoe laces
- dress alone
- actively help others
- observe rules - in fact, your toddler will be keen to inform on others breaking the rules!
References
- Martin Bellman and John Cash. Schedule of Growing Skills. NEFR-Nelson. ISBN 0 7005 1161 X
- Mary Sheridan. From birth to five years. NFER-NELSON. ISBN 0 85633 074 4
For normal child development from birth to six months, click here
For infants from 6 to 12 months of age, click here
For toddlers from 1 to 2 years of age, click here
For toddlers from 2 to 3 years of age, click here
For toddlers from 3 to 4 years of age, click here
For children from 4 to 5 years of age, click here
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Last reviewed 22 February 2007