Developmental Red Flags
For Gross Motor Skills
 Bringing
a newborn home from a hospital brings a new set of worries into
your world.
Is everything okay? How can you tell what your baby should be
able to do and when?
What makes it even more difficult is the fact that not all
babies mature at the same rate.
 As
you review each Motor Skills section by Age Group, look for this
flag. If you notice these problems with your baby,
please share your concerns with your pediatrician.
Therapy Options
Thankfully, there are many ways to deal with delays in child
development and behaviors.
These include in-home services, outpatient (you take your child
to a clinic), inpatient (following injury or surgery) and school
based services. Which type of therapy should you choose?
Visit our Therapy
Options area to learn more.
Ask a Therapist
We understand developmental milestones and the challenges of
Special Needs children. We spend a great deal of time with
families understanding the inner workings of childhood routines
and interactions. Ask us about your child today!
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Gross Motor Skills for
Infants, Toddlers, and Children
Are My Baby's Gross Motor Skills Typical?
Gross motor development involves a persons larger, stronger muscles. As
your baby grows into a child, it's the development of these muscles that
will enable it to hold its head up, sit, crawl and eventually walk, run,
jump and skip.
If your neighbor's nine month old is already walking and your
nine-month-old baby is content to crawl, don't become alarmed. Babies
develop at their own pace, so use this only as a guideline of what to
expect.
Below in each age range, there are ideas to help promote typical motor
development. There are also 'red flags' listed and parenting tips on what
activities you can do.
Gross Motor Skills by Age Group
Gross motor development involves the larger, stronger muscle groups. In
early child development, it's the development of these muscles that enable
it to hold its head up, sit, crawl and eventually walk, run, jump and skip.
Contact Information
Find Early Intervention
Support contacts in your State. If you have a question or comment for
us, please visit our Contact page.
Early Intervention Helps with Developmental Delay
For children with Special Needs, intervention in early childhood
development means finding specific ways to help a child become as functional
as possible.
Learn more on our Parenting
Tips
page.
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