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Normal Motor Milestones

Normal Major Motor Milestones

  • 6-8 months: Sits with support. Concern if not sitting by 9 months.
  • 9 months: Stands holding on. 
  • 10 months: Pulls to standing.
  • 12 months: Walks with assistance. Concern if not walking by 18 months.
  • 15 months: Walks unaided.
  • 18 months: Runs.
  • 2 years: Goes up and down stairs without assistance.
  • 2.5 years: Jumps. Walks on tip-toes. Concern if cannot jump by school age.
  • 3 years: Stands on one foot (few seconds). Goes up stairs 1 foot per step, comes down 2 feet per step. 
  • 4 years: Hops. Goes up and down stairs like an adult. Heel and tip-toe walk.
  • 5 years: Skips.
  • 7 years: Balance on one foot for 20 seconds.