Gross motor skills: A developmental guide
Gross motor skills include locomotory movements, object manipulation, and postural control. How do they develop, and what can we do to help?
Gross motor skills include locomotory movements, object manipulation, and postural control. How do they develop, and what can we do to help?
When do babies crawl? Most start between 6-11 months, but some infants skip crawling, and favor other ways of getting around.
When do babies start walking? Some begin before 9 months, others take much longer. How does walking develop, and why do some babies walk earlier than others?
Most babies learn to sit up by themselves sometime between 4 and 8 months. But the process is gradual, and some babies make faster progress than others. We can give motor development a boost by helping babies build key muscles. When do babies sit up by themselves? There isn’t any one, universal answer. Around the … Continue reading