Movement Milestones

3- to 4-Year-Old Development: Movement Milestones

Your busy preschooler continues to be on the move. Between or at ages 3 and 4, your child should be able to:

• Walk up and down stairs, alternating feet -- one foot per step

• Kick, throw, and catch a ball

• Climb well

• Run more confidently and ride a tricycle

• Hop and stand on one foot for up to five seconds

• Walk forward and backward easily

• Bend over without falling

• Help put on and remove clothing