Full length of anonymous toddler squatting barefoot on floor playing with round wooden shapes of different size and pasta and putting biggest shape on while developing fine motor skills at home

The Drop-and-Play Move

Young children instinctively squat smoothly from standing when they want to reach the ground.

Toddler Squatting: The Instinctive Move

Adorable attentive child in stylish outfit squatting with balloon on pavement and looking away

Built-In Stability

One- and two-year-olds often play in a stable squat—feet wide, bottoms hovering above the floor.

Toddler Squatting: The Instinctive Move