Gross Motor Skills To Expect

Advanced floor play & tummy time.

Expected Age Range: 3 months, or so.

At this stage, you’ll begin to notice your baby interacting in a more purposeful way with their hands and toys, and with you! This is what you can expect to see in each position:

On Their Back:

• Your baby may start bringing their hands together at midline.

• They may also start to bring their hands to their mouth.

• When you grasp your baby’s hands and wrists and pull up to sit, they hold their head up. 

• They may begin holding a toy with both hands in midline.

On Their Side:

• They start to manipulate toys with both hands.

On Their Tummy:

• Your baby can lift their head 45-90 degrees and can hold without bobbing.

• They can turn their lifted head to look in both directions.

• Their elbows are most often placed under or in front of their shoulders.

• They occasionally lift their shoulders and top of chest off the floor by pressing weight into their forearms.

• Your baby may accidentally roll from tummy to side if they turn their head too far.

In supported standing

• Your baby should be weight bearing more through their feet when you hold them up in supported standing.