Development Progression 7 - 12 Months

Question 1

Prone 7 Mo (6)

Answer 1

1. Quadruped - tummy off floor
2. UE - extension of elbows wrist and fingers
3. LE- hip flexion, knee flexion
4. PIVOTS IN PRONE : weight shifting in UE (sideways) weight shifting in hands
5. Grasp changes from ulnar to radial
6. Belly Crawl: UE-pulls, LE-dissociation

Question 2

Supine 7 Mo

Answer 2

Tends to roll out of supine

Question 3

Sitting 7 Mo (5)

Answer 3

1. Assumes from quadruped : lateral pelvic weight shift, righting and equilibrium reactions
2. Trunk rotation in sitting
3. Lordosis in sitting
4. Goes from sitting to prone
5. Equilibrium is precarious

Question 4

Standing 7 Mo (3)

Answer 4

1. Full weight - min. support.
2. Pulls self to stand
3. Bounces

Question 5

Prone 8 Mo (2)

Answer 5

1. Creeps on hand and knees using lateral felxion

2. Quadruped to sitting- uses lateral righting

Question 6

Sitting 8 Mo (5)

Answer 6

1. Good trunk extension
2. Decreased LE positional stability
3. Rotation : couterbalanced by sideways protective extension or equalibrium reactions.
4. Hands: Picks up small objects w/ thumb and finger oposition; release
5. From sitting goes to quadruped

Question 7

Standing 8 Mo (4)

Answer 7

1. Pulls to stand through kneeling, half kneeling
2. Rotates trunk over LE’s
3. Cruises sideways
4. Stands w/ one hand held.

Question 8

Walking 8 Mo

Answer 8

Not able to weight shit in standing. a “stepping gait” of LE ABD, ER, Flex, is used when both of the baby’s hands are held. This gait pattern doesn not provide forward advancement; this is provided y the person holding the baby’s hands, but the baby leads by leaning his trunk forward.
Can ILY cruise sideways around furniture by alternately ADD and ABD their legs.

Question 9

Sitting 9 Mo (4)

Answer 9

1. Good trunk control: in sitting the baby is developing and refining fine motor and cognitive skills.
2. Uses various LE positions
3. May “W” sit
4. Side-sits

Question 10

Kneeling 9 Mo (2)

Answer 10

1. Uses more active hip extension, but still lacks full hip control
2. UE’s More active and powerful, althought UE’s are still used for balance and assistance.

Question 11

Standing 9 Mo

Answer 11

Cruising is now accomplisehed w/ the baby semi-turned in the direction to which they are going. Still unable to lower themselves from standing.

Question 12

Walking 9 Mo

Answer 12

This change in hip flexion pattern is also noted in the baby’s FWD walking, when both hands are held. As active hip flexion and eventual pelvic rotation develop, the stepping gait decreases and FWD stride becomes more obvious.

Question 13

Standing 10 Mo

Answer 13

Can now lower himself from standing while holding onto furniture to maintain balance.

Question 14

Standing 11 Mo (3)

Answer 14

1. Ue’s used very little
2. Increased hip and LE control
3. LE ABD - wide BOS

Question 15

Walking 11 Mo

Answer 15

The 11 mo has enough trunk control to actively assist w/ lower trunk LE weight shifting. More pelvic rotation is used at 10 months. When less UE support is used, gait becomes more primative. ABD of LE’s along w/ steppage-waddle (toddler) gait occurs.

Question 16

Standing 12 Mo

Answer 16

Raises to stand by sole use of the LE’s
Weight shifts in standing while alternanting lifting legs
Moves toward bringing UE’s down from high guard toward reciprocal arm swing.