Light Switch Operation

merged.physical_culture.switch_operation

Movementmeasurable22mo–2.2y

Measured by 1 instrument· Cross-instrument confidence:

What this is

Child flips switches off and on

Instrument	Approach	Age range	Mapping confidence	Ref
ASQ-3 24mo Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition — 24 Month Questionnaire	Parent screening report Subscale: Fine Motor	22mo–2.2y		fine_motor_q3

“Approach” describes how the instrument assesses this construct, not the specific items. We never reproduce proprietary test items.

Consensus window: 22mo–2.2y (all 1 instruments overlap).

Baseline: developmental_24mo_en_gbAge: 2yLocale: en-GBTone: mixed

“Has {child_name} worked out how to flick a light switch on or off?”

Follow-up: “Does {he_she} do it on purpose — maybe to signal the light — or more by accident?”

Not yet

Hasn't shown interest in light switches

Emerging

Bats at the switch, sometimes it moves

Developing

Can switch a light on or off when lifted up to reach it

Secure

Operates switches confidently and sometimes switches the lights to signal something

The same canonical item shows up on the developmental page with prerequisites, activities, and full developmental context.

ASQ-3 24mo
Squires, J., Bricker, D. (2009). The development of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00996.x