Milestoneunknown· 10mo–14mo

Walking alone

Walks independently at least 5 steps without holding on to any support

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What the research says

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Normative evidence

1 source back this milestone. The bars below show the age range each source covers.

This milestone10mo–14moWHO MGRS0mo–5y012243648607284months
Milestone windowNormative study
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What mastery looks like

Not yet

Cannot yet walks independently at least 5 steps without holding on to any support

  • No observable behavior matching this milestone
Emerging

Beginning to show walks independently at least 5 steps without holding on to any support with support

  • Requires significant physical assistance or support
Developing

Demonstrates walks independently at least 5 steps without holding on to any support briefly or inconsistently

  • Achieves briefly
  • Inconsistent across attempts
Secure

Consistently achieves milestone across multiple attempts

  • Reliable performance without prompting
Reflexive

Masters milestone; demonstrates in varied contexts spontaneously

  • Generalizes skill to novel situations without support

Activities for this (1)

physical8mo–22mo

Up, Down, Around

Parent observes and scaffolds the full floor-to-standing movement sequence: dragging to reach, lying-to-sitting, sitting-to-kneeling, supported standing, standing-to-sitting, standing-to-squatting, cruising, and walking alone. Covers ten gross motor transition milestones at 8-22mo.

Formal assessments

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