tips and strategies for 6-8 month olds
Below are gross motor milestones that children 6-8 month olds should be meeting. To go along with these gross motor milestones, some basic tips and strategies are included to help your child meet these milestones.
from stomach, raises upper trunk and shifts weight to one side while lifting opposite arm toward toy
TIPS/STRATEGIES:
- Place a pillow/roll under torso, have child reaching for toys in all directions.
- Place child on Tumble Form Roll and tilt child side to side, giving support as needed.
- Place child on stomach on a ball, holding the child's legs slowly roll the child forward. You may place a toy in front of the ball to encourage the child to reach.
from stomach, elevates head and upper trunk and bears weight into palms
rolls from back to stomach
TIPS/STRATEGIES:
1. Place child on his/her back
2. Bend one leg up
3. Bring leg across body and move child into side lying
4. Once in side lying, slowly rock child back and forth until he/she follows with his/her trunk
**Go slow to allow the child to assist with movement**
- Passively move child through this motion.
1. Place child on his/her back
2. Bend one leg up
3. Bring leg across body and move child into side lying
4. Once in side lying, slowly rock child back and forth until he/she follows with his/her trunk
**Go slow to allow the child to assist with movement**
uses arms to move forward when lying on stomach
TIPS/STRATEGIES:
- "Tummy Time"
- With child on stomach, place a favorite toy 3-5 feet in front of the child. Push on the child's feet to help move them forward toward the toy.
- With child on stomach, place a favorite toy 3-5 feet in front of the child. Move the child's arms to assist in crawling/moving forward.
should be beginning to sit unsupported
TIPS/STRATEGIES:
- Play in sitting, giving assistance as needed.
- Place child in sitting on a Theraball and move in all directions, giving support to child at his/her hips.
child should be beginning to pull him/herself up from lying
TIPS/STRATEGIES:
- Work on pull to sit with child, only giving as much assistance as needed. Go slow and allow child to assist in movement (DO NOT do all the work for them).