Developmental Progression

Question 1

Give the prone, supine, sitting, and standing positions for a one month old.

Answer 1

Prone: Physiological Flexion; Head to side
Supine: Physiological Flexion; Turn head to side
Sitting: Round back; Pelvis perpendicular
Standing: Positive support reaction; automatic walking

Question 2

What are the prone, supine, sitting, and standing positions for a two month old baby?

Answer 2

Prone: Neck ext. to 45-asymmetrically; Forearm WB; Elbows behind shoulders
Supine: ATNR and random swiping
Sitting: Heads up but bob; round back
Standing: Astasia, abasia

Question 3

A three month old would be in what prone, supine, sitting, and standing positions?

Answer 3

Prone: Lifts head to 90; elbows in line with shoulder
Supine: Head midline; UE midline on chest; Foot to foot play on floor, Tracks 180
Sitting: Head up; increased back ext.; scapular elevation and ADD.
Standing: WB through LE with UE in high guard; supported at trunk

Question 4

At four months what should a baby in prone, supine, sitting, and standing look like?

Answer 4

Prone: Wt. Shift through forearms; hips nearly flat
Supine: UE midline in air; LE off floor; Hands to knees; Roll to side
Sitting: Sits with slight support; no head lag in PTS
Standing: Increased WB through LE; Supported at UE

Question 5

Five month old babies will look like what in prone, supine, sitting, and standing?

Answer 5

Prone: Extended UE WB; Forearm WS with reaching; roll to supine; Swimming
Supine: Hands to feet; happy baby pose
Sitting: Leans forward at hips props with UE
Standing: Full WB; Supported at UE; Bouncing (large movement)

Question 6

At 6 months a baby should be able to do what in prone, supine, sitting, and standing?

Answer 6

Prone: WS on extended arms with reaching; pivoting
Supine: Lifts head; feet to mouth; rolls supine-> prone
Sitting: Indep. sitting; high guard position of UE
Standing: Bounces (small movements)

Question 7

7 month old babies are able to do what in prone, supine, sitting, and standing?

Answer 7

Prone: Quad w/ rocking; easily transitions quad prone
Supine: Doesn’t like it! Rols to prone or side lying to play
Sitting: Transitioning sit quad; trunk rotation with WS
Standing: Pulls to stand with UE over top of toes

Question 8

At 8 months which position is no longer used? What does the baby look like in the other 3 positions?

Answer 8

Supine is no longer a place they want to be

Prone: Creeps on hands and knees/feet easily
Sitting: Transitions via sidesit -> quad
Standing: Pull to stand via 1/2 kneeling; LE Wt shifting

Question 9

What are the 9 month positions for sitting and standing?

Answer 9

Sitting: Various LE positions
Standing: Cruises on furniture

Question 10

At 10-12 months old what will a child bedding in standing?

Answer 10

10: Lowers self from stand with UE support
11: Stands alone; Plantigrade -> stand
12: Indep. walking; UE in high guard