Age: | Physical development & motor skills |
| 2 months | - Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy
- Makes smoother movements with arms and legs
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| 4 months | - Holds head steady, unsupported
- Pushes down on legs when feet are on a hard surface
- May be able to roll over from tummy to back
- Can hold a toy and shake it and swing at dangling toys
- Brings hands to mouth o When lying on stomach, pushes up to elbows
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| 6 months | - Rolls over in both directions (front to back, back to front)
- Begins to sit without support
- When standing, supports weight on legs and might bounce
- Rocks back and forth, sometimes crawling backward before moving forward
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| 9 months | - Stands, holding on
- Can get into sitting position
- Sits without support
- Pulls to stand
- Crawls
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| 1 year | - Gets to a sitting position without help
- Pulls up to stand, walks holding on to furniture (“cruising”)
- May take a few steps without holding on
- May stand alone
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| 18 months | - Walks alone
- May walk up steps and run
- Pulls toys while walking
- Can help undress self
- Drinks from a cup
- Eats with a spoon
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| 2 years | - Stands on tiptoe
- Kicks a ball
- Begins to run
- Climbs onto and down from furniture without help
- Walks up and down stairs holding on
- Throws ball overhand
- Makes or copies straight lines and circles
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| 3 years | - Climbs well
- Runs easily
- Pedals a tricycle (3-wheel bike)
- Walks up and down stairs, one foot on each step
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| 4 years | - Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds
- Catches a bounced ball most of the time
- Pours, cuts with supervision and mashes own food
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| 5 years | - Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer
- Hops; may be able to skip
- Can do a somersault
- Uses a fork and spoon and sometimes a table knife
- Can use the toilet independently
- Swings and climbs
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