Gross Motor Milestones Flashcards
Raises head slightly off floor or bed when in prone
birth-2 months
holds head up momentarily when supported
birth-2 months
alternates kicking legs when in supine
birth-2 months
arm thrusts in play
birth-2 months
begins to push up when lying in prone
2 months
props on forearms when on stomach
3-5 months
head bobbing in supported sitting
3-5 months
rolls from side to side
3-5 months
rolls from prone to supine
3-5 months
sits briefly with arm support
3-5 months
can bring hands to midline
3-5 months
pushes down on legs with feet on hard surface
4 months
can brings hands to mouth
4 months
can push to elbows in prone
4 months
reaches for objects in prone
6-8 months
pivots around when on stomach
6-8 months
pulls self forward on stomach
6-8 months
rolls from supine to prone
6-8 months
sits alone briefly
6-8 months
moves from sitting to prone
6-8 months
stands with support
6-8 months
Can get into quadruped and rock back and forth
6-8 months
can sit independently and rotate trunk
9-11 months
pivots and scoots in sitting
9-11 months
pivots and scoots in sitting
9-11 months
cruises
9-11 months
stands alone momentarily
9-11 months
assumes tall kneeling
12-15 months
walks on knees
12-15 months
walks independently without support
12-15 months
able to stand independently no support
12-15 months
creeps up the stairs
12-15 months
able to start, stop, and turn without falling while walking
12-15 months
crawls up on chairs or other furniture
12-15 months
begins to run
12-15 months
stairs with step to pattern and 1 HR
16-18 months
creeps down stairs
16-18 months
walks with a heel-toe pattern and seldom falls
16-18 months
walks sideways and backward
16-18 months
runs stiffly
16-18 months
stands on one foot with help
16-18 months
kicks a large ball forward after demonstration
16-18 months
Descends stairs in step to pattern with rail or hand-holding
19-24 months