{"id":43587,"date":"2022-06-15T01:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T01:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstthingsfirst.org\/?p=43587"},"modified":"2022-06-15T15:33:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:33:37","slug":"ages-and-stages-updated-developmental-milestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/2022\/06\/ages-and-stages-updated-developmental-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Ages and Stages: Updated developmental milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Things First has revised our online Ages and Stages<\/a> content for families with young children to reflect recent updates to developmental milestones from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).<\/p>\n

The updated milestones indicate the ages by which most<\/em> children \u2014 75% or more \u2014 are expected to have met them. In the previous version, written 15 years ago, only half of children were expected to meet a milestone at a given age.<\/p>\n

This important change is intended to prevent unnecessary concern among parents while also encouraging them to act early if their child is missing one or more milestones or has lost a skill they once had. Rather than taking a \u201cwait and see\u201d approach, parents with concerns are encouraged to talk with their child\u2019s doctor and ask about developmental screening.<\/p>\n

Routine developmental screening is recommended by the AAP for all children during well-child visits at 9, 18 and 30 months, along with autism screening at 18 and 24 months.<\/p>\n