Floor Treasure Hunt
Child bends down to pick up objects from the floor and stands back up without falling or holding onto anything. Parent observes balance, the type of bend (squat vs forward hinge), and whether child uses hands or furniture for support. Three retrieval rounds with different distances and heights.
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What you'll need
Have 3-4 small objects (blocks, soft toys, rolled socks) in your hand. Stand with child on open floor away from furniture.
How it works
- 1~25s
Drop one object right at your child's feet — say 'Oops! Can you pick that up?' Then stay still. Don't offer your hand. Watch whether they bends at the knees (squats) or bends forward at the hips, and whether they uses anything for balance. Tell me what you see.
Watch for: Child bends to floor and stands up without holding on
- 2~30s
Now drop something about 60cm away from your child — a bit further. Same thing: 'Can you get that one?' Watch if distance changes the strategy — does they walk to it and then bend, or reach from further away? Does the bend-and-stand quality change?
Watch for: Child walks to distant object, bends, retrieves, stands
- 3~35s
Last one — drop two objects at once in different spots. Say: 'Can you pick up both?' Watch whether your child retrieves one, stands fully, then gets the second — or whether they stays low and moves between them. Either approach tells us something different.
Watch for: Child retrieves multiple floor objects without extended support use