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Help Me Grow Pinellas

Want to set your child up for success? Early screening and intervention are vital for their healthy development. Discover our FREE developmental questionnaires to monitor and celebrate your child's milestones, along with engaging activities tailored to support growth from birth to age 8. Take this important step today!

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Benefits of Child Development Questionnaires

As your child grows, they embark on a journey of skill development, reaching crucial developmental milestones along the way. These milestones, which vary by age, cover four essential areas of growth: cognitive, communication/language, social and emotional, and fine/gross motor skills.

Celebrating these milestones is not just important; it’s vital to your child's growth!

By regularly completing developmental questionnaires, you can celebrate your child's achievements or identify areas where they may need additional support. Detecting potential delays early allows for timely interventions, ensuring your child receives the help they need to thrive. Your proactive involvement can make a significant difference in their development!

Types of Questionnaires

The Ages and Stages (ASQ-3) Questionnaire assesses a child's developmental 
performance in communication, gross and fine motor skills, problem-solving, and personal-social skills. 

The Ages and Stages Social Emotional (ASQ-SE) Questionnaire measures self-regulation, compliance, social communication, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, and interaction with people.

The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a brief questionnaire that helps 
identify and assess changes in children's emotional and behavioral problems.

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Developmental Screening 

(Birth – 5 ½ years old)

ASQ-3
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Social/Emotional Screening 

(Birth – 5 ½ years old)

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL ASQ-SE
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Pediatric Symptom Checklist 

(5 ½ – 8 years old)

PSC
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Milestone Checklist

Is your child on the right track for their age?

TRACK THEIR MILESTONE

Sponsored by the Children’s Forum and the State of Florida.

We can help you!

Fill out our form to reach a Care Specialist,
or contact us at (727) 454-4547.

REFERRAL FORM

Books, Balls, & Blocks!

A FREE and fun event offering developmental 
and behavioral screenings for children 
aged two months to five years. 
Next event: September 11, 2026

REGISTER HERE