Pediatrics (Gross Motor Developmental Milestones 0-12 months)

0-2 months

• NEW WORLD

• In prone

  • Lifts head briefly

  • Turns head side to side

  • bear weight on forearms

• In supine:

  • Turns head side to side

  • Swipes at objects with clenched hands

  • Kicks

• Sitting

  • Rounded back

  • Bobbing head

3-4 months

• STRONGER WORLD

• In supine:

  • Tracks objects side to side crossing the midline

  • Capitol flexion chin/tuck

• In prone:

  • Lift up higher up to elbow

  • Holds head steady

5-6 months

• SITTING WORLD

• In prone (5m):

  • lifts up in prone with arms extended

  • prop sitting

• In prone (6m):

  • sits alone

  • raking grasp

  • rolls both ways

  • sits up and props self on arms

7-10 months

• MOBILE WORLD

• Belly crawl (7 months)

• Creeps on hands & knees (8 months)

• Rises to sitting (8m)

• Pull to stand using furniture (8m)

• Cruise (10m)

10-12 months

• WALKING WORLD

• Lying to sitting (without propping)

• Crawling, standing (holding for support)

• Briefly stands alone

• Takes a few steps forward independently

18 months

• Squats to pick up items

• Walks well

• Uses cup/spoon

2 years

• climbs up/down furniture

• up/down stairs holding on

• jumps with both feet

• builds block towers

• runs

• kicks/throws a ball

3 years

• catches a large ball

• pedals tricycle

• dressed with MIN A (3/4 dressed)

4 years

• stands on 1 foot briefly

• begins to skip/hop

• alternates feet up stairs

• colors in lines

5 years

• toilets and dresses independently