Motor Skills Development

Motor Skills

Balancing, grabbing, pinching, waving, clapping, crawling and walkng are all examples of the many motor skills you baby will start to develop. In general there is a sequence to how these skills are learnt and there are many things you can do to get baby moving!

/media/239394/img_parenting1.jpg/media/315536/motor skills.jpg/gross-motor-skills.aspxEnhance Your Baby's Motor Skills
The motor milestones that occur during your baby's first year may seem unrelated to one another, but in fact they happen in sequence.
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/media/239394/img_parenting1.jpg/media/346221/learningtocrawl.jpg/baby-crawling.aspxLearning To Crawl
Along with all the other milestones of infant growth, there is one that puts babies on the move for the first time - crawling.
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/media/239394/img_parenting1.jpg/media/363397/pinching.jpg/fine-motor-skills.aspxPinching and Pulling
You've been amazed by each of your baby's big motor milestones. By now, she most likely rolls over and sits up.
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/media/239394/img_parenting1.jpg/media/346244/whenmybabystartwalking.jpg/baby-walking.aspxWhen Will My Baby Start Walking
Babies develop at their own pace. Typically, they start cruising (holding onto furniture to walk sideways) from 8 - 12 months old, and start walking from 10 - 15 months.
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/media/239394/img_parenting1.jpg/media/315789/babyfirststep.jpg/baby-steps.aspxMy Baby's First Steps
From nine to eleven months, babies are in basic training for walking. They're taking it one step at a time to gain the physical control and balance required to walk.
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