Developmental milestones are a set of functional skills or age-specific tasks that most children can do at a certain age range.
Speaking on Plan B Fm’s family, relationship, and lifestyle show dubbed NYANSAPO FIE, hosted by Dr. Michael Asenso on the topic “DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES” with Betty Ackon, Fafa Badu and Justina Suapim Kyei Public Health Nurses from Tema Polyclinic.
Contributing to the show Madam Betty Ackon explained that Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye-bye” are called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act, and move. You see children reach milestones every day. There are four main domains of a child’s development which include Rolling over, crawling, walking, and talking are considered developmental milestones and provide important information regarding your child’s early development. physical, cognitive, language, and social-emotional.
Madam Fafa Badu also explained that Developmental milestones are a set of goals or markers that a child is expected to achieve during maturation. They are categorized into 5 domains which include gross motor, fine motor, language, cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioral.
Justina Suapim Kyei said Developmental milestones are behaviors or skills that illustrate a child’s growth in several areas. The milestones have been established based on what most children can do at a certain age. Examples are the age at which a child smiles for the first time, takes his first steps, or says his first words.
She said that factors that can cause a delay in Developmental Mileatone include genetics, parental health and behaviors (such as smoking and drinking) during pregnancy; complications during birth; infections the mother might have during pregnancy or the baby might have very early in life; and exposure of the mother or child to high levels of environmental toxins.
Parents are advised to take their medical prescription prescribed by a midwife seriously they also urged partners especially women to get themselves ready before getting pregnant to avoid uncertainty in developmental milestones and disability.
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