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Motor Milestones: From Reflexes to Walking

In the first 18 months, a helpless newborn becomes a walking toddler. The skills arrive in a remarkably steady order — head-to-toe (cephalocaudal) and center-outward (proximodistal). Drag the slider, tap a stage, or step forward to place each milestone on the timeline.

Birth

Postural control
Newborn reflexesBirth · Reflexes