Physical activity milestones
4-8 months of age
- playing with feet and toes
- laying on stomach and raising head and chest grasping for objects outside their reach
- rolling from back to stomach
- crawling movements
8-12 months of age
- sitting
- standing position (with support)
- poking
- picking up and throwing small objects
- moving sideways (with support)
At 18 months of age
- walking
- running
- climbing
- squatting
- pulling
3 years of age
- running easily
- climbing easily
- kicking a ball
- jumping over low objects
- using steps (one at a time)
- balancing on one foot for a few seconds
- dancing to music
- standing on tiptoes
3-5 years of age
- galloping
- skipping
- throwing
- hopping
- catching
- balancing on one foot
- riding scooter, or two or three wheeled bike
5 years of age
- forward rolls
- swinging
- climbing with ease
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