Hands to feet

Around 3 months of age you will likely notice that your baby discovers their feet! Little ones love to explore their feet with their hands (and sometimes mouth), which is so cute to watch, but also a FUNdamental skill. Hands to feet:

• Encourages cross-body exploration when the opposite hand reaches the foot

• Provides early opportunities at grasping

• Engages the core to keep the legs up against gravity

• Stretches out your baby's hamstrings

• May initiate rolling from back to side or tummy

If you have any questions or concerns about your baby's gross motor development please reach out to info@fundamentalspt.com or through our website to book an appointment!

Crawling

Crawling opens up a FUN new world for your little one and allows them to explore their surroundings. It also makes parents’ lives a lot busier! Crawling is a key FUNdamental milestone that helps to develop:

• Shoulder stability

• Hip strength

• Weight-shifting

• Pelvic mobility

• Trunk rotation

• Body awareness

• Interaction with the environment; optimizing social and cognitive development

Children typically start to crawl between 8-10 months. Is your child “bum scooting” or “commando” crawling? This can be perfectly normal, but sometimes these styles of crawling can indicate weakness or a delay in motor skill development. Crawling on hands and knees is key milestone in development and we always want little ones to master this movement, even if they have jumped ahead to other skills like cruising or walking.

If you have any questions or concerns about your baby’s gross motor development, please reach out to info@fundamentalspt.com or through out website. to book an appointment.