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Take our child development quiz to see if you have a good understanding of whether or not your child is growing and developing normally. 1) By what age does the average baby double their birth weight? a) 3 months b) 4 months c) 5 months d) 6 months 2) I can roll over, grasp a rattle, reach for things, have begun feeding myself, but can't wave bye-bye yet. How old am I? a) 4 months b) 5 months c) 6 months d) none of the above 3) Most children say their first word, besides mama and dada, between the ages of... a) 9 and 18 months b) 12 and 15 months c) 12 and 24 months d) 15 and 24 months 4) By what age does the average baby triple their birth weight? a) 9 months b) 12 months c) 15 months d) 18 months 5) Between the ages of 11 and 22 months, most children can say about... a) 2-3 words b) 4-6 words c) 6-9 words d) 8-12 words 6) By age 4 years, most children can... a) copy a square b) copy a circle c) copy a cross d) draw a person with 6 body parts 7) In their first year, the average baby grows about... a) 5 inches b) 10 inches c) 15 inches d) 20 inches 8) Girls can normally start puberty at about age... a) 6 years b) 8 years c) 10 years d) 12 years 9) Most toddlers can... a) walk well by 15 months b) walk up steps by 21 months c) run by 20 months d) all of the above 10) At age 3 years, the average child can name how many colors? a) 0 b) 1 c) 4 d) 8 11) You can often estimate how tall a child will be by doubling their height at what age? a) birth b) 12 months old c) 2 years old d) 3 years old 12) My speech is half understandable, I know 6 body parts, and I can make a tower of 6 cubes, but I can't hop yet. How old am I? a) 2 years old b) 3 years old c) 4 years old d) 5 years old 13) Most infants can bang 2 cubes held in their hands by the time they are... a) 4 months b) 6 months c) 9 months d) 11 months 14) The average child learns to walk backwards before he learns to run. a) True b) False 15) Most children can get dressed by themselves, without any help, by the time they are... a) 2 1/2 years old b) 3 1/2 years old c) 4 1/2 years old d) 5 1/2 years old 16) Which milestone do most kids learn first? a) hopping b) kicking a ball c) throwing a ball 17) By age 3 1/2 years, the average child can balance on each foot for how long? a) 3 seconds b) 4 seconds c) 6 seconds d) 2 minutes 18) Which of the following are true statements? Most children can a) pedal a tricycle by age 3 years b) print their name by age 4 years c) tie their shoes by age 5 years d) both a and c 19) Parallel plays refers to the fact that younger children... a) like to play competitive games with other children b) usually play alone next to other kids who are also playing alone c) like to play non-competitive games in groups 20) The average 2 year old... a) knows 200 words b) follows 2 step commands c) speaks in 2 word sentences d) both b and c
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