Infant Developmental Milestones
Guides & Resources
Baby Developmental Guides
Developmental milestones guides and e-books created by our pediatric physical therapy experts. We believe in empowering parents with the tools and resources to be an active participant in their child’s development at all ages and stages! Find our detailed resources below for tummy time and all things infant development.
Floor to Explore: Guided Milestone Play (0-4 Months)
A weekly guide to achieving early milestones through play, positioning, and tummy time! Pictures, videos, troubleshooting, warning signs, & more!
Tummy Time: Tips, Tricks & Troubleshooting
A handy dandy 1-page cheat sheet for understanding tummy time and making it more enjoyable for you and your baby.
Gross Motor Milestones for Infants & Babies
A 1-page cheat sheet for movement milestones all the way through walking. This is one you will want on your fridge or bulletin board!
This, Not That: Baby Equipment
Our guide to pediatric PT-approved baby equipment! We help you make the best choice to support development (and what equipment to avoid!).
Let's Roll: Guided Play for Encouraging Rolling
COMING SOON! A hands-on guide to purposeful play to help your baby to roll back to tummy AND tummy to back.
(3+ months)
Let's Sit: Guided Play for Independent Sitting
COMING SOON! A hands-on guide to purposeful play to help your baby start and master sitting.
(4+ months)
Infant Developmental Milestone Check-Ins
Running out of ideas for how to help your baby roll, sit, crawl, stand or walk? We can help! We offer 1:1 developmental milestones check-ins to help with hands on activities and education for parents & caregivers of babies aged newborn – 18 months. Virtual and local (Phoenix) appointments available!
Toys for Development
What toys do you need for infant development? Just a few, mighty toys will do! Find a list of our favorite PT-approved toys for infant development by skill or suggested age.
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Intro here about what visual tracking is and how to use these toys to practice visual tracking. If you need more ideas on how to practice visual tracking, how to use these toys, or why visual tracking is important – check out our 0-4 month milestone guide!
Intro here about what tummy time is and how to use these toys to practice tummy time as baby ages. If you need more ideas on how to practice tummy time, how to use these toys and why tummy time is important – check out our 0-4 month milestone guide or our free tummy time troubleshooting guide!
- High contrast cards
- Boppy (used for more than just nursing!)
- Crinkle books
- Play gym
- Soft foam mat
- Water mat
- High contrast play mat
- Mirror (2+ months)
Intro here about what rolling is and how to use these toys to practice tummy time as baby ages. If you need more ideas on how to start laying the foundation for rolling – check out our 0-4 month milestone guide or our free tummy time troubleshooting guide!
- Musical toys (something novel to grab baby’s attention!)
- Ring toys (reaching)
- Play gym
- Soft foam mat
Intro here about what sitting is and how to use these toys to practice tummy time as baby ages. If you need more ideas on how to start laying the foundation for rolling – check out our 0-4 month milestone guide or our free tummy time troubleshooting guide!
- Musical toys (something novel to grab baby’s attention!)
- Ring toys (reaching)
- Play gym
- Soft foam mat
Intro here about what sitting is and how to use these toys to practice tummy time as baby ages. If you need more ideas on how to start laying the foundation for rolling – check out our 0-4 month milestone guide or our free tummy time troubleshooting guide!
Intro here about what sitting is and how to use these toys to practice tummy time as baby ages. If you need more ideas on how to start laying the foundation for rolling – check out our 0-4 month milestone guide or our free tummy time troubleshooting guide!
Intro here about what sitting is and how to use these toys to practice tummy time as baby ages. If you need more ideas on how to start laying the foundation for rolling – check out our 0-4 month milestone guide or our free tummy time troubleshooting guide!
Developmental milestone help from physical therapists
Trusted, expert resource
Our pediatric physical therapists are experts in gross motor developmental milestones! They have treated babies of all ages and can answer all those "is this normal" questions all parents have!
Purposeful play
All of our resources help your baby achieve their developmental milestones through play! All with the tools you already have in the comfort of your own home.
Act early
Our resources help track your child's progress toward developmental milestones, bringing peace of mind for parents worried about pediatric concerns like torticollis, plagiocephaly, and other neurological disorders.
Empowerment
We believe in empowering our families with the tools to be active participants in their child's development. We love being a resource for helping your child reach developmental milestones!
What can we do to help?
Let’s chat! One of our board-certified physical therapists will email you to discuss any of your questions or concerns in any of our treatment areas.
