How Old Am I?
Test your developmental stage assessment abilities - wow your friends at parties by guessing their children's ages with a few simple hints... H McGurk 8-23-06 (With a bow to Sandra Ortiz, MD and Mattie Irigoyen MD) 1. I am so cute, and I love to look at you, especially when you talk. I can hold my head pretty steady if you sit me up, but I get tired and wobbly fairly soon. I talk with a little inflection now, and some guttural sounds, but I haven’t learned consonants yet. I clasp my hands together and get them up to my drooly mouth. 2. I can sit well now and have my hands free to pass objects across midline. I can reach for cubes from the table in front of me, and hold one in each hand. I say da-da-da-da- . Mom is trying to teach me ma-ma but I don’t have it yet. I like to have a baby cookie or a piece of bagel and chew on it myself. Until I decide to throw it on the floor. Could you pass that back, please? If you get in my face, and you’re not my mom, I’ll fuss and I won’t get over it. 3. I enjoy running and climbing and am getting smart about figuring out how to find hidden things. I am a picky eater except for those delicious containers Grandma keeps under her sink. I like to dust and use the sponge, but I’m afraid of the vacuum cleaner if it’s too noisy. I pretend to feed the dolly or drive my toy truck down the ramp. I can say “no”, “mine” Mama, Dada, and about 10 other words. My art work looks a little like a fight between the pencil and the paper. 4. When I tell people what to do, everyone can understand almost everything I say. I can draw a circle and know some colors and my body parts. I wish I could hop.I like picture books, and can tell you all the animal soundsMy favorite present is a pink tu-tu / fireman’s hat. 5. I get ready for school every day but sometimes I dawdle. I can draw people with faces and arms and legs and can draw the house if you help me. I know opposites and prepositions, but don’t expect me to know which way is left. I speak in paragraphs, can tell you my name and the story of how I got those stitches. It was 10 whiles ago. ANSWERS |