Use Body - Stage 1
This section talks about how a child uses each of their body parts together to do an activity. Movements using the big body parts are called gross motor skills, while movements using the smaller body parts are called fine motor skills. This helps us understands how the child participates in and responds to using the combined skills together. We call this "coordination of movement" (like talking, walking, feeling, responding, etc). The brain has a big part in organizing everything that the body sees, hears, feels and plans, which we call "processing and regulation".
This section talks about how a child uses each of their body parts together to do an activity. Movements using the big body parts are called gross motor skills, while movements using the smaller body parts are called fine motor skills. This helps us understands how the child participates in and responds to using the combined skills together. We call this "coordination of movement" (like talking, walking, feeling, responding, etc). The brain has a big part in organizing everything that the body sees, hears, feels and plans, which we call "processing and regulation".
Click on the slider at the top to see how children naturally progress through the developmental stages of Body Usage.
Click on the slider at the top to see how children naturally progress through the developmental stages of Body Usage.
Typical Activities in This Stage
Typical Activities in This Stage
• Rolls from back to tummy and tummy to back
• Rolls from back to tummy and tummy to back
• Stands with support, accepts entire weight with legs
• Stands with support, accepts entire weight with legs
• Lays on tummy for 90 minutes or more a day for play
• Lays on tummy for 90 minutes or more a day for play
• Reaches for nearby toys while on tummy
• Reaches for nearby toys while on tummy
• Reaches both hands to play with feet while on their back
• Reaches both hands to play with feet while on their back
• Transfers a toy from one hand to the other while on their back
• Transfers a toy from one hand to the other while on their back
• Uses hands to support self while sitting with help
• Uses hands to support self while sitting with help
Use Body - Stage 1
Use Body - Stage 1
To help your child reach this milestone, here is an activity
To help your child reach this milestone, here is an activity
- Introduce Tummy Time
It's time to move onto the next stage when your child is
It's time to move onto the next stage when your child is
• Picking up head by pushing through arms to straighten elbows in tummy time
• Picking up head by pushing through arms to straighten elbows in tummy time
• Turning head to watch things move through their line of sight when in supported sitting
• Turning head to watch things move through their line of sight when in supported sitting
• Trying to balance when sitting
• Trying to balance when sitting
• Trying to hold toys and play in sitting
• Trying to hold toys and play in sitting
• Pivoting on their tummy when playing to get a toy
• Pivoting on their tummy when playing to get a toy