Sensorimotor Development Mobility and Stability- Prone Position

Question 1

0-2 months

Answer 1

• Turns head side to side
• Lifts head momentarily
• Bends hips with bottom in air
• Lifts head and sustains in midline
• Rotates head freely when up
• Able to bear weight on forearms
• Able to tuck chin and gaze at hands in forearm prop
• Attempts to shift weight on forearms, resulting in shoulder collapse

Question 2

5-6 months

Answer 2

• Shifts weight on forearms and reaches forward
• Bears weight and shifts weight on extended arms
• Legs are closer together and thighs roll inward toward natural alignment
• hips are flat on surface
• Equilibrium reactions are present

Question 3

7-8 Months

Answer 3

• Pivots in prone position

- Moves to prone position to sit

Question 4

9 months

Answer 4

Begins to dislike prone position