Milestones 7-12 months

Question 1

observations at month 7 in prone

Answer 1

1. independent and functional
2. reaching
3. LE dissociation

Question 2

observations at month 7 in supine

Answer 2

1. rarely remains in supine for lone

Question 3

observations at month 7 during sitting

Answer 3

1. experiments with new LE positions

Question 4

observations at month 7 with creeping

Answer 4

1. transitions from prone to quadruped
2. rocking
3. creeping on hands and knees

Question 5

observations at month 8 in sitting

Answer 5

1. able to adopt and maintain a variety of LE postures
2. ring sitting is commonly employed when engaging in fine motor tasks
3. rotates trunk and reaches in all directions
4. transitions to quadruped

Question 6

observations at 8 months during creeping

Answer 6

1. reciprocal extremity movement

Question 7

observations at month 8 during transitions

Answer 7

1. quadruped to sit
   
   • flexes hip and knee to plant foot beside body
   • tucks the other leg under body and uses UE to shift body weight over BOS
2. sit to quadruped
   
   • tucks one leg and foot under body
   • moves pelvis and trunk over tibia of tucked leg
3. pull to stand
   
   • may transition from kneeling to half-kneeling

Question 8

observations at month 8 during stand at support

Answer 8

1. may transition from kneeling to half-kneeling
2. begin to cruise around furniture

Question 9

observations at month 8 during object manipulation

Answer 9

1. coordinated action w/2 objects
   
   • banging blocks together
2. deformation of objects
   
   • bending, squeezing or pulling apart objects
3. instrumental sequential actions
   
   • use of 2 hands for goal-oriented functions such as opening a box w/one hand and removing a toy w/the other

Question 10

observations at month 9 in sitting

Answer 10

1. well developed trunk control
2. long, ring, side and W-sit
3. easy transitions in/out of sitting
4. engages in fine motor play

Question 11

observations at month 9 during creeping

Answer 11

1. creeping with improved speed and control
2. changes directions w/ease

Question 12

observations at month 9 with climbing

Answer 12

1. climbs into chair
2. ascends stairs

Question 13

observations at month 9 during transitions

Answer 13

1. lowering
   
   • lowers in controlled manner
2. pull to standing
   
   • widens BOS on anticipated need
3. quadruped to sit
   
   • elevates hips by stepping on left foot
   • ER contralateral hip to bring foot under the body
   • moves pelvis and trunk backward to a sitting position
4. sit to kneel
   
   • tucks foot under body and rotates body over stable lower limb
   • weight bearing through single hand as trunk extends
   • trunk activation with overhead reach

Question 14

observations at month 10 in sitting

Answer 14

1. well developed trunk control
2. majority of time spent moving in and out of sitting
3. short sitting
   
   • well developed trunk control
   • may use one hand for extra support

Question 15

observations at month 10 during creeping

Answer 15

1. enjoys exploration of environment
2. majority of time is spent moving in and out of sitting

Question 16

observations at month 10 during kneeling

Answer 16

1. kneeling w/o external support
2. transition to 1/2 kneel with or w/o support
3. may use only one hand in transition to stand

Question 17

observations at month 10 during cruising

Answer 17

1. variety of cruising patterns and along furniture of varying heights and firmness
2. beginning to move across open spaces and around corners

Question 18

observations at month 10 during climbing

Answer 18

1. climbing as means of exploration
2. ascends stairs
3. climbs into chair

Question 19

observations at month 11 in standing

Answer 19

1. widens BOS as needed
2. engages in play while standing

Question 20

observations at month 11 in sitting

Answer 20

1. well developed trunk control
2. engages in play while sitting
3. easily transitions in and out of sitting

Question 21

observations at month 11 during transitions

Answer 21

1. sit to stand
   
   • rising to stand through squatting
2. squat to stand
   
   • rises in controlled manner
   • able to hold toy and maintain eye contact while transitioning
3. squat
   
   • lowers in controlled manner
   • engages in play while squatting

Question 22

observations at month 11 during walking

Answer 22

1. Supported walking
   
   • maintains weight shift towards side of support
   • takes shorter steps on side that is supported
2. Unsupported walking
   
   • abducts legs for wide BOS
   • abducts arms and flexes elbows

Question 23

obervations at month 12 during transitions

Answer 23

1. floor to stand
   
   • crosses one leg slightly over the other
   • flexes trunk and shifts body weight forward
   • plants foot out in front and assumes half kneel position
   • pushes off foot to stand
2. squat
   
   • squat to stand w/ease
   • smooth transition btw squatting and walking
3. sustained squat
   
   • transitions in and out of sitting to quadruped, kneeling, squatting, and standing
   • may play in squatting position

Question 24

observations at month 12 during walking

Answer 24

1. emergence of skill onset varies
2. wide BOS
3. maintains hip ER throughout gait cycle
4. synchronous flexion of hip, knee, and ankle of swing leg
5. extension of stance leg
6. flat foot contact

Question 25

observations at month 12 during climbing

Answer 25

1. climb onto or into anything they wish to investigate
2. experimenting w/new environments and new objects w/indpendence