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This document provides developmental milestones for children at 5 years old. It lists skills and behaviors in the areas of social/emotional development, language/communication, cognitive learning, and physical movement that most children exhibit by age 5. Examples include wanting to please friends, telling simple stories with full sentences, counting to 10, hopping and skipping, and using utensils independently. It advises caregivers to speak with their pediatrician if a child is not meeting milestones or exhibiting concerning behaviors such as extreme shyness, inability to distinguish fantasy from reality, or losing previously acquired skills.

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Checklists 5yr

This document provides developmental milestones for children at 5 years old. It lists skills and behaviors in the areas of social/emotional development, language/communication, cognitive learning, and physical movement that most children exhibit by age 5. Examples include wanting to please friends, telling simple stories with full sentences, counting to 10, hopping and skipping, and using utensils independently. It advises caregivers to speak with their pediatrician if a child is not meeting milestones or exhibiting concerning behaviors such as extreme shyness, inability to distinguish fantasy from reality, or losing previously acquired skills.

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Your Child at 5 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 5th 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
Wants to please friends
Wants to be like friends
More likely to agree with rules

Likes to sing, dance, and act


Is aware of gender
Can tell whats real and whats make-believe
Shows more independence (for example, may visit a next-door
neighbor by himself [adult supervision is still needed])
q Is sometimes demanding and sometimes very cooperative

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Language/Communication
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Speaks very clearly


Tells a simple story using full sentences
Uses future tense; for example, Grandma will be here.
Says name and address

Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving)


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Counts 10 or more things


Can draw a person with at least 6 body parts
Can print some letters or numbers

Copies a triangle and other geometric shapes


Knows about things used every day, like money and food

Act Early by Talking to Your


Childs Doctor if Your Child:
q Doesnt show a wide range of emotions

q Shows extreme behavior (unusually fearful, aggressive,


shy or sad)
q Unusually withdrawn and not active
q Is easily distracted, has trouble focusing on one activity for
more than 5 minutes
q Doesnt respond to people, or responds only superficially
q Cant tell whats real and whats make-believe
q Doesnt play a variety of games and activities
q Cant give first and last name

q Doesnt use plurals or past tense properly

q Doesnt talk about daily activities or experiences

q Doesnt draw pictures

q Cant brush teeth, wash and dry hands, or get undressed

without help

q Loses skills he once had

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.

Movement/Physical Development
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Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer

Hops; may be able to skip

Can do a somersault

Uses a fork and spoon and sometimes a table knife

Can use the toilet on her own

Swings and climbs

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. This milestone
checklist is not a substitute for a standardized, validated developmental screening tool.

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

Learn the Signs. Act Early.

Su Hijo de 5 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 5 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


Quiere complacer a los amigos

Quiere parecerse a los amigos

Es posible que haga ms caso a las reglas

Le gusta cantar, bailar y actuar

Est consciente de la diferencia de los sexos

Puede distinguir la fantasa de la realidad

Es ms independiente (por ejemplo, puede ir solo a visitar

a los vecinos de al lado) [para esto todava necesita la

supervisin de un adulto]

q A veces es muy exigente y a veces muy cooperador

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En las reas del habla y la comunicacin


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Habla con mucha claridad


Puede contar una historia sencilla usando oraciones completas
Puede usar el tiempo futuro; por ejemplo, la abuelita va a venir
Dice su nombre y direccin

En el rea cognitivia (aprendizaje,

razonamiento, resolucin de problemas)

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Cuenta 10 o ms cosas

Puede dibujar una persona con al menos 6 partes del cuerpo

Puede escribir algunas letras o nmeros

Puede copiar tringulos y otras figuras geomtricas

Conoce las cosas de uso diario como el dinero y la comida

En las reas motora y de desarrollo fsico


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Se para en un pie por 10 segundos o ms

Brinca y puede ser que d saltos de lado

Puede dar volteretas en el aire

Usa tenedor y cuchara y, a veces, cuchillo

Puede ir al bao solo

Se columpia y trepa

Reaccione pronto y hable con el


doctor de su hijo se el nio:
q No expresa una gran variedad de emociones
q Tiene comportamientos extremos (demasiado miedo,
agresin, timidez o tristeza)
q Es demasiado retrado y pasivo
q Se distrae con facilidad, tiene problemas para concentrarse
en una actividad por ms de 5 minutes
q No le responde a las personas o lo hace solo superficialmente
q No puede distinguir la fantasa de la realidad
q No juega a una variedad de juegos y actividades
q No puede decir su nombre y apellido
q No usa correctamente los plurales y el tiempo pasado
q No habla de sus actividades o experiencias diarias
q No dibuja
q No puede cepillarse los dientes, lavarse y secarse las manos
o desvestirse sin ayuda
q Pierde habilidades que haba adquirido
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. Esta lista de verificacin de indicadores del desarrollo no es un sustituto de una
herramienta de evaluacin del desarrollo estandarizada y validada.

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

Aprenda los signos. Reaccione pronto.

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