26/07/2025
MOTOR MILESTONES
A developing brain and nervous system is evident when a baby reaches each motor milestone in sequence.
At the BabyGym Institute motor milestones are viewed as beacons that indicate progress, as it is the movement of the foetus, and later the movement of the baby that structures and prunes the wiring needed for a clever brain, a willing heart and an able body to do its work properly. We recognise that every baby is unique and develops at his or her own pace and hence milestones are not cast in stone, but viewed as general trends and guidelines that indicate the progressive development of the baby’s brain and sensory-motor apparatus.
The quality of the milestone is more important than the time in which the milestone is reached.
Motor milestones include: suckling for nourishment, rolling over to both sides, sitting without support, crawling on all-fours and walking without support.
