PD MH UC R2

  • Belly crawling moves into crawling up on hands and knees
  • Becomes adept at changing position from crawling to sitting in order to stop, pick up, handle and investigate objects
  • Sits unsupported on the floor, leaving hands free to manipulate objects with both hands
  • Picks up objects in palmar grip and shakes, waves, bangs, pulls and tugs them between two hands while looking at them
  • Enjoys finger and toe rhymes and games.
  • Pulls to standing from crawling, holding on to furniture or person for support
  • Walks around furniture lifting one foot and stepping sideways (cruising)
  • Starts walking independently on firm surfaces and later on uneven surfaces
  • Points with first finger, sharing attention with adult.
  • Starts to throw and release objects overarm.
  • Enjoys the sensory experience of making marks in food, damp sand, water, mud, paste or paint
  • Pushes, pulls, lifts and carries objects, moving them around and placing with intent
  • Climbs inside, underneath, into corners and between objects
  • Manipulates objects using hands singly and together, such as squeezing water out of a sponge