Neurological Conditions
Has your child been diagnosed with a neurological condition or other diagnosis affecting their gross motor development?
Early physiotherapeutic intervention can be extremely valuable in assisting young babies and toddlers
West Ottawa Physio is happy to see infants and toddlers who have
- Cerebral palsy
- Down Syndrome
- Been born prematurely
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Epilepsy
- Agenesis of the corpus callosum
- Brain tumours
- Genetic mutations / genetic conditions
- Certain metabolic disorders
- A neuromuscular disorder
- As well as many other conditions/disorders
Baby Milestone Checkups
What is a Milestone Checkup?
Are you wondering if your baby is on-track for their gross motor development? We are happy to provide Baby Motor Milestone Check-ups. We will offer developmental play suggestions to help continue to promote their development. Most parents are typically already playing with their babies, so if you are looking to make that time "Purposeful Play" then let us know and we are happy to help!
Developmental Milestones
Gross Motor Milestones
It is very well-known that all infants develop their gross motor skills at various ages and each baby is different!!! However, we also know that there are some general guidelines for the typical developmental of gross motor skills as babies grow. Developmental milestones are things that most babies (75% or more) can do by a certain age. Here are some of the gross motor milestones:
2 months
- Able to lift head off floor when on their tummy
- Able to move their arms and legs
- Able to turn their head to both the right and left sides
4 months
- Able to push up onto their elbows when on their tummy
- Holds onto a toy when you give it to them
- Brings their hands to their mouth
- Starting to try to roll from their tummy to their back
6 months
- Rolls tummy to back
- Rolls back to tummy
- Pushes up onto straight arms (i.e. elbow are straight)
- Starting to prop on their arms in a sitting position
9 months
- Able to push up into a sitting position on their own
- Able to sit on their own (you feel comfortable leaving them in sitting)
12 months
- Moves easily up onto hands and knees
- Crawls on hands and knees
- Pulls to stand
- Starting to cruise along furniture
15 months
- Starting to take steps on their own without any hand/arm support
18 months
- Able to walk comfortably on their own without any assistance
