Area of Development: Physical & Motor Skills

Jenny

Jenny's parents are excited that she's learned to crawl at 8 months.

They know Jenny is now able to move everywhere and will explore her surroundings.

They've childproofed their home, making it safer for crawling baby.

How Your Baby is Developing

• Gross Motor Development—Demonstrates large muscle balance, stability, control and coordination; moves body with purpose to achieve a goal.
  

Helping Your Baby Grow

• Provide safe, interesting places for baby to move around in and explore.
• Provide close supervision as baby learns to move and explore the environment, especially stairs and doorways.
• Childproof spaces baby explores and remove unsafe and breakable/valuable objects.

Source: The Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress