GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

1. 0-12 MONTHS

   • PHYSICAL
     • SITTING WITHOUT SUPPORT
     • CRAWLING
     • STANDING
   • SOCIAL
     • RESPONDING TO OTHERS
     • SMILING
     • MAKING EYE CONTACT
     • ANXIETY AND SHYNESS
     • STARTING TO FEED THEMSELF
     • HELPING TO BE DRESSED
     • SIMPLE COMMANDS
   • INTELLECTUAL
     • USE OF ALL SENSES
     • COPYING FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
     • OBJECT PERMANACE
     • REPETITIVE GURGLING, BABBLING AND SAYING ONE WORD
     • UNDERSTANDING SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS
   • EMOTIONAL
     • BONDING
     • SECURE RELATIONSHIPS
     • FEAR OF SEPERATION
     • COMFORTERS
     • KNOW FAMILIAR ADULTS
     • LOVE AND AFFECTION

2. 13-36 MONTHS

   • PHYSICAL
     • WALKING ALONE
     • RUNNING SAFELY
     • TURNING PAGES OF A BOOK SINGELY
     • PULLING AND PUSHING WHEELED TOYS
     • SCISSOR SKILLS
   • INTELLECTUAL
     • USING A OBJECT AS SOMETHING DIFFERENT
     • DIFFERENT CONCEPTS
     • ENJOYING STORIES
     • ASKING SIMPLE QUESTIONS - WHEN WHY HOW
   • EMOTIONAL
     • JEALOUSLY
     • SIBLING RIVALRY
     • EGOCENTRICITY
     • BEHAVING IN A ACCEPTABLE WAY
     • TEMPER TANTRUMS
     • SELF ESTEEM AND SELF CONFIDENCE
   • SOCIAL
     • TOILET TRAINING
     • CHOOSING THEIR FRIENDS

3. 3- 5 YEARS

   • PHYSICAL
     • CATCHING, THROWING, CLIMBING, HOPPING AND SKIPPING
     • PENCIL SKILLS, ADULT GRASP
   • INTELLECTUAL
     • LEARNING TO DECENTRE
     • INCREASED ATTENTION SPAN
     • UNDERSTANDING CAUSE AND EFFECT
     • ADULT GRAMMAR
     • READ AND WRITE
   • EMOTIONAL
     • INDEPENDANCE AND BEING AWAY FROM PARENTS
   • SOCIAL
     • PLAYIGN IN PAIRS OR AS A GROUP
     • LEARNING TO SHARE