Introduction

Motor development describes how a child develops or acquires movement patterns and skills. These movements and skills enable infants to explore and interact with the world around them. Motor skills can be broken down into gross and fine motor skills. Infants require gross motor skills to perform everyday functional activities such as rolling, sitting, crawling, and walking. Each new skill or milestone builds on the previous skill. While skill acquisition typically follows a specific trajectory, each baby acquires skills at their own pace. This course will walk you through the gross motor milestones of an infant aged 0 to 14 months.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• list at least six factors that can cause variation in the timeline for infant motor development
• discuss four gross motor milestones that an infant typically achieves between 0 and 6 months old
• discuss four gross motor milestones that an infant typically achieves between 7 and 14 months old

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

• Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.
• Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 2-2.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.
• Types of Activities - This course includes instructional and/or practical videos, reading activities, AI supported learning activities, reflection, evaluation forms, a quiz and additional resources.
• Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 2 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility and Non-Discrimination Policy

Physiopedia Plus is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible learning environment for all participants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, religion, sex, disability, military status, sexual orientation or age in any aspect of our continuing education services. We are dedicated to ensuring that all learners can fully participate in our programmes. Participants who require accommodations or have special needs are encouraged to contact us with details so that we can make all reasonable efforts to meet these requirements.