Gross Motor Milestones 0-12mo Flashcards
Supine neonate
Physiologic flexion
Head turned (gravity)
ATNR
Supine: hip ext begins
1 mo
Supine: “floppy” - no active flexor tone
2 mo
Supine: head rotates side to side actively
2 mo
Supine: feet touch each other
2 mo
Supine: “frog” - increased hip ext & ABD
3 mo
Supine: head in midline, chin tuck
3 mo
Supine: hand on body & hand on hand
3 mo
Supine: abdominal activity begins (anti-gravity control of flexion)
4 mo
Supine: hands to knees
4 mo
Supine: posterior pelvic tilt
5 mo
Supine: begins to roll supine to prone
5 mo
Supine: hands to feet & feet to mouth
5 mo
Supine: UE reaching bilaterally & across midline
5 mo
Supine: pelvic & LE control while moving UE & head
6 mo
Supine: head lift w/ chin tuck
6 mo
Supine: independent rolling supine to prone
7 mo
Prone neonate
Wt on face & chest
Head/neck hyperext & rotate
Rests w/ head to side
Prone: head lift to 45deg w/ bobbing
2 mo
Prone: head lift to 90deg & rotates
3 mo
Prone: elbows behind shoulders (passively)
2 mo
Prone: WB on forearms
3 mo
Prone: total extension pattern & reduced frog position
4 mo
Prone: symmetrical WB on forearms
4 mo
Prone: rolls prone to supine
4 mo
Prone: WB on ext arms (pushes self up)
5 mo
Prone: pivot prone
5 mo
Prone: trunk stable & controlled, wt shift w/ elongation for UE reaching
6 mo
Crawling begins
7 mo
Creeping begins
8 mo
Climbing stairs begins
9 mo
Sitting: starts to use high guard
2 mo
Sitting: head in midline with downward gaze, cannot turn head to side
2 mo
Sitting: sustained head lift
3 mo
Sitting: trunk ext, but forward lean at hips
4 mo
Sitting: independent for a few sec with UE propping
4 mo
Sitting: sits erect briefly
5 mo
Sitting: head righting rxn with lateral wt shifting
5 mo
Sitting: independent erect
6 mo
Sitting: developed head control
6 mo
Sitting: reaching & object manipulation
6 mo
Sitting: UE rotation begins
7 mo
Sitting: rotation for sit to quad
8 mo
Sitting: mature control of sitting achieved
9 mo
Sitting: functional sit for play & eating
10 mo
Sitting: increased trunk control for play
11 mo
Supported Standing: improved WB capability due to loss of positive support reflex
3 mo
Supported Standing: takes wt on feet with hand-holding support
4 mo
Supported Standing: full WB on LE, but still needs support
5 mo
Supported Standing: full WB
6 mo
Supported Standing: can bounce with support
6 mo
Standing: supports self at surface, not good at wt shifting
7 mo
Standing: attempts independent & can walk with hands held
8 mo
Standing: cruising with side-steps
8 mo
Standing: steppage gait
8 mo
Standing: cruising with turning toward direction of movement
9 mo
Standing: uses UE for balance, not WB
10 mo
Standing: cruising with forward steps
10 mo
Standing: walks with 1-hand support, or unsupported with high guard
11 mo
Standing: independent walking achieved
12 mo
Pull to sit: complete head lag
1 mo
Pull to sit: head lag, but begins some chin tuck
2 mo
Pull to sit: symmetrical head lift
4 mo
Pull to sit: activates flexors (abs, elbows, hips, knees)
4 mo
Pull to sit: no head lag, successful chin tuck
5 mo
Pull to sit achieved
6 mo
Transitions: into & out of quad
7 mo
Transitions: sit to quad
8 mo
Transitions: pull to stand
8 mo
Transitions: pull to stand & lowering
9 mo
Transitions: attempts independent rise from floor without pulling
10 mo
Transitions: squat at support surface
10 mo
Transitions: play in deep squat
11 mo
Transitions: quad to stand
12 mo