pediatrics
Childhood Development
Motor Development in Children
Motor development includes fine motor (eg, picking up small objects, drawing) and gross motor (eg, walking, climbing stairs) skills. It is a continuous process that depends on familial patterns, environmental factors (eg, when activity is limited by prolonged illness), and specific disorders (eg, Cerebral Palsy (CP) , Children typically begin to walk at 12 months, can climb stairs holding on at 18 months, and run well at 2 years, but the age at which these milestones are achieved by normal children varies widely. Motor development cannot be significantly accelerated by applying increased stimulation. 