Healthy Children Milestone Category

Movement

Milestone Name	Expected Age
Raises head and chest when lying on stomach	3
Supports upper body with arms when lying on stomach	3
Stretches legs out and kicks when lying on stomach or back	3
Opens and shuts hands	3
Pushes down on legs when feet are placed on a firm surface	3
Brings hand to mouth	3
Takes swipes at dangling objects with hands	3
Grasps and shakes hand toys	3
Rolls both ways (front to back, back to front)	7
Sits with, and then without, support of her hands	7
Supports her whole weight on her legs	7
Reaches with one hand	7
Transfers object from hand to hand	7
Uses raking grasp (not pincer)	7
Gets to sitting position without assistance	12
Crawls forward on belly by pulling with arms and pushing with legs	12
Assumes hands-and-knees position	12
Creeps on hands and knees supporting trunk on hands and knees	12
Gets from sitting to crawling or prone (lying on stomach) position	12
Pulls self up to stand	12
Walks holding on to furniture	12
Stands momentarily without support	12
May walk two or three steps without support	12
Walks alone	24
Pulls toys behind her while walking	24
Carries large toy or several toys while walking	24
Begins to run	24
Stands on tiptoe	24
Kicks a ball	24
Climbs onto and down from furniture unassisted	24
Walks up and down stairs holding on to support	24
Hops and stands on one foot up to five seconds	48
Goes upstairs and downstairs without support	48
Kicks ball forward	48
Throws ball overhand	48
Catches bounced ball most of the time	48
Moves forward and backward with agility	48
Stands on one foot for ten seconds or longer	60
Hops, somersaults	60
Swings, climbs	60
May be able to skip	60
Makes jerky, quivering arm thrusts	1
Brings hands within range of eyes and mouth	1
Moves head from side to side while lying on stomach	1
Head flops backward if unsupported	1
Keeps hands in tight fists	1
Strong reflex movements	1