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1 Month Old
- Chin up in prone position
- Turns head in supine position
- Hands fisted near face
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Physical Developments ages 0-10 years old
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2 Months Old
- Chest up in prone position
- Head bobs when held in sitting position
- Hands unfisted 50% of the time
- Retains rattle if placed in hand
- Holds hands together
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3 Months Old
- Props on fore-arms in prone position
- Rolls to side
- Inspects fingers
- Bats at objects
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4 Months Old
- Sits with trunk support
- No head lag when pulled to sit
- Props on wrists
- Rolls front to back -Hands held predominantly open
- Clutches at clothes
- Reaches persistently -Plays with rattle
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5 Months Old
- Sits with pelvic support
- Rolls back to front
- Puts arms out front when falling
- Sits with arms supporting trunk
- Palmar grasps cube
- Transfers objects: hand-mouth-hand
- Holds hands together
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6 Months Old
- Sits momentarily propped on hands
- Pivots in prone position
- In prone position, bears weight on one hand
- Transfers hand-hand
- Rakes pellet
- Takes second cube and holds on to first
- Reaches with one hand
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7 Months Old
- Bounces when held
- Sits without support steadily
- Lateral protection
- Puts arms out to sides for balance
- Radial-palmar grasp
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8 Months Old
- Gets into a sitting position
- Commando crawls
- Pulls to sitting/kneeling position
- Bangs spoon after demonstration -Scissor grasp of cube
- Takes cube out of cup
- Pulls out large peg
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9 Months Old
- Stands on feet and hands
- Begins creeping
- Pulls to stand
- Bear walks
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10 Months Old
- Creeps well
- Cruises around furniture using two hands
- Stands with one hand held
- Walks with two hands held
- Isolates index finger and pokes
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11 Months Old
- Pivots in a sitting position
- Cruises furniture using one hand
- Stands for a few seconds
- Walks with one hand held
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12 Months Old
- Stands well with arms high, legs splayed
- Posterior protection
- Independent steps
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13 Months Old
- Walks with arms high and out
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14 Months Old
- Stands without pulling up
- Falls by collapse
- Walks well
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15 Months Olds
- Stoops to pick up toy
- Creeps up stairs
- Runs stiff-legged
- Walks carrying toys
- Climbs on furniture
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16 Months Old
- Stands on one foot with slight support
- Walks backwards
- Walks up stairs with one hand held
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18 Months Old
- Creeps down stairs
- Runs well
- Seats self in small chair
- Throws ball while standing
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20 Months Old
- Squats in play
- Carries large object
- Walks downstairs with one hand held
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22 Months Old
- Walks up stairs holding rail, putting both feet on each step
- Kicks ball with demonstration
- Walks with one foot on walking board
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24 Months Old
- Walks down stairs holding rail, both feet on each step -Kicks ball without demonstration
- Throws overhand
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28 Months Old
- Jumps from bottom step with one foot leading
- Walks on toes after demonstration
- Walks backward 10 steps
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30 Months Old
- Walks up stairs with rail, alternating feet
- Jumps in place
- Stands with both feet on balance beam
- Walk with one foot on balance beam
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33 Months Old
- Walks swinging arms opposite of legs
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3 Years Old
- Balances on one foot for 3 seconds
- Goes up stairs alternating feet, no rail
- Pedals tricycle
- Walks heel to toe
- Catches ball with stiff arms
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4 Years Old
- Balances on one foot 4 to 8 seconds
- Hops on one foot two to three times
- Standing broad jump: 1 to 2 feet
- Gallops
- Throws ball overhand 10 feet
- Catches bounced ball
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5 Years Old
- Walks down stairs with rail, alternating feet
- Balances on one foot > 8 seconds
- Hops on one foot 15 times
- Skips
- Running broad jump 2-3 feet
- Walks backward heel-toe
- Jumps backward
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6 - 12 Years Old
- Tandem walks
- Sports
- Riding a bicycle with no training wheels