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How Your Child plays, learns, speaks, and acts offers clues about his or her development. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. Talk with your child's doctor at every visit about the milestones Your Child has reached.

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Checklists 4yr

How Your Child plays, learns, speaks, and acts offers clues about his or her development. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. Talk with your child's doctor at every visit about the milestones Your Child has reached.

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Your Child at 4 Years

Childs Name Childs Age Todays Date

How your child plays, learns, speaks, and acts offers important clues about your childs development. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. Check the milestones your child has reached by his or her 4th birthday. Take this with you and talk with your childs doctor at every visit about the milestones your child has reached and what to expect next.

What most children do at this age:


Social/Emotional
q q q q q q q Enjoys doing new things Plays Mom and Dad Is more and more creative with make-believe play Would rather play with other children than by himself Cooperates with other children Often cant tell whats real and whats make-believe Talks about what she likes and what she is interested in

Movement/Physical Development
q Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds q Catches a bounced ball most of the time q Pours, cuts with supervision, and mashes own food

Act early by talking to your childs doctor if your child:


q q q q q q q q q q q Cant jump in place Has trouble scribbling Shows no interest in interactive games or make-believe Ignores other children or doesnt respond to people outside the family Resists dressing, sleeping, and using the toilet Cant retell a favorite story Doesnt follow 3-part commands Doesnt understand same and different Doesnt use me and you correctly Speaks unclearly Loses skills he once had

Language/Communication
q Knows some basic rules of grammar, such as correctly using he and she q Sings a song or says a poem from memory such as the Itsy Bitsy Spider or the Wheels on the Bus q Tells stories q Can say first and last name

Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving)


q q q q q q q q q q q Names some colors and some numbers Understands the idea of counting Starts to understand time Remembers parts of a story Understands the idea of same and different Draws a person with 2 to 4 body parts Uses scissors Starts to copy some capital letters Names four colors Plays board or card games Tells you what he thinks is going to happen next in a book

Tell your childs doctor or nurse if you notice any of these signs of possible developmental delay for this age, and talk with someone in your community who is familiar with services for young children in your area, such as your local public school. For more information, go to www.cdc.gov/concerned or call 1-800-CDC-INFO.
Adapted from CARING FOR YOUR BABY AND YOUNG CHILD: BIRTH TO AGE 5, Fifth Edition, edited by Steven Shelov and Tanya Remer Altmann 1991, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2009 by the American Academy of Pediatrics and BRIGHT FUTURES: GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH SUPERVISION OF INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS, Third Edition, edited by Joseph Hagan, Jr., Judith S. Shaw, and Paula M. Duncan, 2008, Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

www.cdc.gov/actearly | 1-800-CDC-INFO

Learn the Signs. Act Early.

Su hijo de 4 aos
Nombre del nio Edad del nio Fecha de hoy

La manera en que su hijo juega, aprende, habla y acta nos ofrece pistas importantes sobre cmo se est desarrollando. Los indicadores del desarrollo son las cosas que la mayora de los nios pueden hacer a una edad determinada. Marque los indicadores del desarrollo que puede ver en su hijo cuando cumple 4 aos de edad. En cada visita mdica de su hijo, lleve esta informacin y hable con el pediatra sobre los indicadores que su hijo alcanz y cules son los que debera alcanzar a continuacin.

Qu hacen los nios a esta edad?


En las reas social y emocional
q q q q q q q Disfruta haciendo cosas nuevas Juega a pap y mam Cada vez se muestra ms creativo en los juegos de imaginacin Le gusta ms jugar con otros nios que solo Juega en cooperacin con otros Generalmente no puede distinguir la fantasa de la realidad Describe lo que le gusta y lo que le interesa

En las reas motora y de desarrollo fsico


q Brinca y se sostiene en un pie hasta por 2 segundos q La mayora de las veces agarra una pelota que rebota q Se sirve los alimentos, los hace papilla y los corta (mientras usted lo vigila)

Reaccione pronto y hable con el doctor de su hijo si el nio:


q q q q q q q q q q q No puede saltar en el mismo sitio Tiene dificultades para hacer garabatos No muestra inters en los juegos interactivos o de imaginacin Ignora a otros nios o no responde a las personas que no son de la familia Rehsa vestirse, dormir y usar el bao No puede relatar su cuento favorito No sigue instrucciones de 3 partes No entiende lo que quieren decir igual y diferente No usa correctamente las palabras yo y t Habla con poca claridad Pierde habilidades que haba adquirido

En las reas del habla y la comunicacin


q Sabe algunas reglas bsicas de gramtica, como el uso correcto de l y ella q Canta una cancin o recita un poema de memoria como La araa pequeita o Las ruedas de los autobuses q Relata cuentos q Puede decir su nombre y apellido

En el rea cognitiva (aprendizaje, razonamiento, resolucin de problemas)


q q q q q q q q q q Nombra algunos colores y nmeros Entiende la idea de contar Comienza a entender el concepto de tiempo Recuerda partes de un cuento Entiende el concepto de igual y diferente Dibuja una persona con 2 o 4 partes del cuerpo Sabe usar tijeras Empieza a copiar algunas letras maysculas Juega juegos infantiles de mesa o de cartas Le dice lo que le parece que va a suceder en un libro a continuacin

Dgale al mdico o a la enfermera de su hijo si nota cualquiera de estos signos de posible retraso del desarrollo para su edad, y converse con alguien de su comunidad que conozca los servicios para nios de su rea, como por ejemplo la escuela pblica ms cercana. Para obtener ms informacin, consulte www.cdc.gov/preocupado o llame 1-800-CDC-INFO.

Tomado de CARING FOR YOUR BABY AND YOUNG CHILD: BIRTH TO AGE 5, Quinta Edicin, editado por Steven Shelov y Tanya Remer Altmann 1991, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2009 por la Academia Americana de Pediatra y BRIGHT FUTURES: GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH SUPERVISION OF INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS, tercera edicin, editado por Joseph Hagan, Jr., Judith S. Shaw y Paula M. Duncan, 2008, Elk Grove Village, IL: Academia Americana de Pediatra.

www.cdc.gov/pronto | 1-800-CDC-INFO
Aprenda los signos. Reaccione pronto.

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