DEFINITION & KEY INFORMATION
DEFINITION
Gross motor skills: Large motor movements involving sitting, standing, walking and posture
NORMAL DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
4 months: Head control without support
6 months: Sits with support
9 months: Independent sitting, crawling, stands with support
12 months: Supported walking using furniture
15 months: Independent walking
18 months: Squatting to pick objects,
- years: Running, kicking ball
- years: Climbing stairs one foot per step, riding a tricycle
- years: Adult-like stair climbing/descending, hopping
KEY INFORMATION
Development progresses in the cephalocaudal direction.
Major milestones:
- Independent sitting: 9 months
- Walking: 15 months
- Running: 2 years
- Stair climbing: 3-4 years